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Daily Record
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Dion Dassanayake & Ketsuda Phoutinane & Steven Smith

Email scam warning issued as fraudsters impersonate government and make enticing offer

A dangerous scam email circling the internet has come to the attention of the UK's national fraud and cyber reporting centre.

Action Fraud has received hundreds of recent reports about a fraud message said to be from HMRC that makes an irresistible offer.

The email informs potential targets that they are owed money by HMRC due to an overpayment during the last financial year.

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