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Lauren Walker

Scammers stole €55.8 million from UK tax office in phishing attack

An organised crime gang posing as taxpayers stole £47m (€55.8m) from Britain's tax office, after accessing more than 100,000 customer accounts, His Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has admitted.

HMRC published details about the phishing scam, which occurred last year, on the UK government's website on Wednesday.

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