Check if a text message you've received from HMRC is genuine.

HMRC has published a list of legitimate text message topics and formats to help taxpayers identify potential phishing scams. This guidance details specific scenarios where HMRC may contact customers via text, including debt recovery, tax refunds, and complaint updates, and confirms that they will never ask for personal or financial information in these messages. You can verify if a text you have received is genuine by checking the official list on the GOV.UK website. Suspicious messages should be forwarded to 60599 or emailed to phishing@hmrc.gov.uk.