Newtownabbey woman conned out of over £1,000 by scammers

Local residents are being urged to be vigilant after a lady from the Newtownabbey area was targeted by someone pretending to be from HMRC.
By Russell Keers
Published 24th Apr 2019, 14:00 BST
Updated 24th Apr 2019, 14:03 BST
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Detailing the incident, a spokesperson for NI Direct said: "A lady from Newtownabbey got a phone call from a scammer who called himself Alan, pretending to be from HMRC.

"Alan told her she owed tax and would be arrested in 30 minutes if she didn’t pay £1,276 immediately.

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"She didn’t know it was a scam and unfortunately transferred the money. HMRC will never call you up and threaten to arrest you if you don’t pay immediately."

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