<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="false"><li>Thirteen people have been arrested in Romania for phishing attacks on Britain's tax office, suspected of obtaining millions of pounds in tax payments.</li><li>The arrests were made in cooperation between HMRC and Romanian police, with individuals aged between 23 and 53 facing charges including computer fraud and money laundering.</li><li>A criminal gang stole £47 million through phishing tactics, accessing customer accounts and making false payments, prompting HMRC to launch investigations and make arrests.</li><li>The phishing incidents targeted individuals with legitimate-seeming emails to obtain sensitive information for fraudulent tax repayment claims, involving income tax, value added tax, and child benefit payments.</li></ul>

Romania arrests 13 in phishing scam targeting British tax office

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