By AAT Comment Anti-money launderingAlert: HMRC text scam20 Jan 2025 Several members have contacted us to say they’ve received a text message from HMRC asking for confirmation of their Agent Services Account.HMRC has confirmed that a text message, where the sender appears as ‘TaxGateway’ and asks the recipient to click on a link and confirm details of their agent services, is fraudulent.Warning signsWe understand the message includes a link that looks very similar to what you would expect from a legitimate HMRC communication. However there are two significant red flags:the domain ‘gov’ is incorrectly replaced with ‘qov’the domain appears to be from outside of the UK ‘.com.es’What to do nextIf you receive this or a similar text message or email, please do not click on any links. Instead, report it to HMRC and delete the message immediately.Before you open links, you should always check the list of recent text messages sent from HMRC here to help you decide if a text you’ve received is a scam. AAT Comment offers news and opinion on the world of business and finance from the Association of Accounting Technicians.