A warning has been issued to all those receiving a scam email which fools users into giving away critical tax information.

An HMRC spokesman said: "We never use e-mails, telephone calls or external companies in these circumstances.

"We strongly urge anyone receiving such an e-mail to send it to us for investigation before deleting it."

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