DEAR DEIDRE: I FEAR I have been ripped off by a tax-rebate scam.
I’m a 69-year-old man and have worked hard since leaving school at 16.
Last summer I received an email from a company that said they were a tax agent working on behalf of HMRC and could see that I was owed a significant rebate.
They said they could ensure I received the full amount, and by simply giving them a few details they would handle every-thing else.
But they took 30 per cent of the rebate. I feel like such an idiot.
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DEIDRE SAYS: I am sorry you have been ripped off.
HMRC advises that if individuals don’t think they signed an agreement or are unhappy with the fees they were charged, they take it up with the company first.
But HMRC will take firm action against any agencies who aren’t complying with the law.
So do get in contact with the HMRC complaints department if you don’t get anywhere with the company you used.