Taxman Hacked Dead Man’s I.D.

Thursday, 19th May 2022 at 11:18am

As reported on the Metro website, a taxman used the hijacked identity of a dead man to cover up a £171,000 VAT fraud and money-laundering offences.

James McGee was found with two bank cards in the name of the deceased person when he was arrested.

An HMRC fraud investigator said: “McGee used his knowledge of the VAT system to co-ordinate a scheme to steal from the public purse.”

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