Tax returns: scams are rising rapidly – how to spot a fake phone call and avoid falling victim

By Calli Tzani, Senior Lecturer in Investigative Psychology, ACPC Deputy Director and ADM Forensic Editor, University of Huddersfield
Maria Ioannou, Professor in Psychology, University of Huddersfield
Thomas James Vaughan Williams, Postgraduate Researcher - Part-time lecturer, University of Huddersfield

Tax deadlines, such as the annual January 31 deadline for filing UK self-assessment tax returns, typically cause an uptick in tax scams. This year, for example, an ad for a costly connection service disguised…

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