The police have warned the public to beware of unsolicited telephone calls from scammers claiming to be phoning on behalf a government department, such as the Inland Revenue. 

Police said the calls were claiming that the department is giving tax refunds or payments related to COVID-19 and are being made to obtain the recipient's personal bank details.

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