Scammers stole £47m from HMRC in phishing attack

Scammers stole £47m from the online accounts of 100,000 people after posing as taxpayers, HMRC has revealed.The tax authority said it is writing to those affected to confirm it has secured their accounts, they haven't lost any money, and they don't need to do anything."These are attempts to claim money fraudulently from HMRC, not from customers," HMRC said.There has already been a criminal investigation with…