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Ryedale residents warned over Council Tax scam
Ryedale residents are being warned not to give their bank
details to a company claiming they will repay a Council Tax
overpayment.
Staff at Ryedale District Council have
received a number of calls from customers in Ryedale who have said
that they are being contacted by a company who state they have
overpaid their Council Tax and are due a refund.
Subsequently, customers’ bank details are
being asked for in order to ‘repay the overpayment directly
into their bank account’.
“The Council would never telephone a customer
and request that they provide bank details, which would suggest
that whoever is making these calls is doing so with fraudulent
intent,” said Alan McCarten, Revenues Team Leader for Ryedale
District Council.
“I would urge anyone contacted in this way not
to provide any personal or financial information and to contact
Ryedale District Council immediately for advice.”
For further information please contact
Revenues Team Leader Alan McCarten on 01653 600666 ext 377