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Guidance

Fraud, tricks and scams

Guidance on what to do if you get an email, telephone call or letter from someone pretending to be the Home Office.

From:
UK Visas and Immigration
Published
14 February 2014
Last updated
816 MayOctober 20242025 — See all updates

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Fraud, tricks and scams: guidance

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Working with fraud prevention organisations

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Use these documents to find out about:

  • the tricks we know about and how you can protect yourself
  • how we share data with financial services organisations to help prevent fraud

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Update history

2025-10-16 15:09
Fraud, tricks and scams guidance has been updated.

2024-05-08 13:21
Updated the email addresses in the ‘fake email addresses’ section for the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office.