Tax refund

I spoke to HMRC today and they confirmed that they never ask for passport number. If the OP has done this can I suggest that they change all passwords etc and maybe register with one of those organisations that checks whether their identity is being used illegally. Hope all well but fear it may not be. Good luck.

A few months ago we had a thread about giving your spouse your tax allowance if you didn't use it. We downloaded the form and submitted it , it was all very easy. Had an email back to say the application was accepted and all well and good. A letter to H at the weekend with a new tax code and the allowance left off and saying he owed them £215 , the tax break was worth approx £220. There was no explanation. Has anyone else had it removed.

Don't agree FarNorth I don't tell my OH everything, he'd forget anyway.

Actually, Auntieflo, I've just checked on the HMRC website and you can choose to register to have all your tax dealings done online, so you must have chosen to do that at some stage. I think I'll stick to the old paper cheque route, it's easier on the brain!

"noone else could answer all the questions, not even my OH!"

It depends who is asking the questions and getting the answers, tho.

DH and I each got a tax refund in July and August (they kept me waiting!). They related to the last tax year. We each had a letter saying what we were due and a second letter containing a cheque, in the same post.

I'd be worried about your letter, Auntieflo, though Irma seems to have got her money without a problem.

Hrmc never email. I was due a refund and logged into my account to find they had already paid me, OH got his refund without notification. They are a law unto themselves

I'm registered with HMRC, but have never had to give passport details, as I don't have one.

gets not gwts!

I could be wrong, but I don't think HMRC e mail you and ask for details, good grief even passport details. I am really worried for you that this is a scam. I would suggest if anyone gwts anything like this to telephone or write( A proper letter) to HMRC, and sort it out that way

I hope yours is genuine, Auntieflo.
I got an email which I am sure was fake.

I have had the same notification by letter - arrived last Friday. As I have neither a Passport nor a HMRC ID I have decided to wait the 45 days. It will fairly boost the Bank Account ready for the Christmas Shopping when they send me the £10 I'm due. I have already banked the £2.40 I won on the Lottery - also on Friday.

Do you think my luck has turned at last?

I've been receiving a lot of emails recently purporting to come from paypal. Sent the first to their 'spoof' email address and got a reply to say they were looking into it. Sent another (two or three later) but have had no reply ... Shan't be using paypal again

My notification came by letter, so I'm hoping it's genuine.

I'm still waiting for a Road tax refund after selling my old car two months ago.

I had a letter saying they owed me £23.50, went online, yes they want to know everything except your bust size! £23.50 deposited in my bank account within days. I must say I prefer this level of security, noone else could answer all the questions, not even my OH!

If you overpaid tax in Switzerland, they pay you interest on the extra money for the time they have it. Also, if you are renting, the deposit has to be put into a special account and interest paid on it while the landlord holds it. Just saying...

I would not answer one single question on any thing that came through from HMRC. If they have a refund for me, I will gladly accept a cheque through the post. There is a scam, and I almost became a party to it, until I realised that the money they were offering to refund me was exactly the same amount I had already received 18 months before hand, and since there had been no change in my circumstances to warrant another refund I ignored the request. Nothing more happened. No cheque. Be careful what information you give out.

Money Saving Expert (Martin Lewis) posted out an alert this morning about an HMRC tax refund scam. I think it was an email, but be careful in case it's also being circulated in letter form.

How would HMRC expect a passport number, not everyone has a passport, sounds like a scam.

Is this not a scam? There are a lot of text and email HMRC notifications being received by family and friends at present. Never ever give passport number, Inland revenue do not ask for it.

Charleygirl, ? That makes me sound clever, no I'm not, just eventually managed to get where I needed to be. I made myself a and it's going down a treat. But, why should we wait 45 days, for our money to be returned to us? They have had the use of it during the year, when in the past a cheque would be winging it's way to us pretty quickly. I know, it's all progress,

I also had the same letter this morning! HMRC obviously doing a job lot! So. Logged in, got a user id easily enough. Then needed another number to log in with the user id!! Ok, so carried on - automatic phone call gave me the number. Logged in, then security details needed, then passport number needed,.....I will also wait for 45 days and hope my cheque comes sooner.!

I do not have a user ID either or a passport number so I would also wait the 45 days.

I received one of those HMRC letters this morning. After reading of the kerfuffle you had Auntieflo I have decided to wait the 45 days. I do not have a user ID with them so heaven knows how I would log on.