The latest HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) figures show that the number of reported scam phone calls made by criminals impersonating the department have fallen by 97 per cent over the last 12 months.
Reports of dodgy phone calls peaked at 79,477 in March 2021 and fell to just 2,491 in December 2021, something which HMRC says is a result of all its efforts to make people more aware of scams and methods cyber criminals use.
The fall in scam call reports to HMRC has also been seen elsewhere with a 92 per cent drop in phishing emails and a 97 per cent decline in fake texts recorded over the last year.
