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Fraud victims treated like ‘cheats’ and chased for tax on payments lost to scammers

Fraud victims treated like ‘cheats’ and chased for tax on payments lost to scammers

The tax man is charging scam victims up to 70 per cent tax on unauthorised payments, in what experts call an “aggressive” and “inflexible” approach

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