article_snippet: But the trio men were rumbled early on by HMRC and did not pay out more than three-quarters of the money.
article_snippet: This was nothing but a common repayment fraud attempt which our systems quickly identified as bogus.
article_snippet: HMRC shuts down the vast majority of bogus repayment applications.
article_snippet: This trio will face confiscation proceedings at a later date but most of the money has already vanished.