Scammers stole £47m from HMRC in phishing attack

Scammers stole £47m from the online accounts of 100,000 people through "organised crime phishing", HMRC has revealed.

The tax authority said it is writing to those affected to confirm it has secured their accounts and that they haven't lost any money.

"These are attempts to claim money fraudulently from HMRC, not from customers," HMRC said.