Callous fraudsters are spoofing official government phone numbers and impersonating the taxman in a bid to coax worried Britons into handing over money or their bank details.
One screenshot posted on social media platform Twitter by Sky News political reporter Tamara Cohen, showed scammers had managed to hijack the thread of a genuine official UK Government coronavirus alert service, which sent out a text message earlier in the week.
The message - appearing to be from the genuine number - told the recipient that they needed to pay a £35 fine, after being 'recorded as leaving their home on three occasions'.
There are then two links that the recipient could open. These are likely to go through to dodgy websites looking to steal personal information or install malware.
Given the current climate, many may be panicked by the message and click the link without processing the contents properly.
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