Beware of scams

These scams mainly involve someone impersonating a DWP employee to help you obtain the highest level of benefit. They advertise on the internet and via social media, often blatantly copying government logos to appear convincing. Whilst having the idea of someone filling in the forms sounds excellent; they are simply exploiting your financial vulnerabilities to access your personal information and bank details.

Scammers will ask for your bank details (so they can arrange for the money to be paid into it), in essence it is all designed to be as plausable as possible. Armed with this information they can seek to take out credit in your name, some even manage to claim an advance payment on your behalf then pocket the money, leaving you with an instant U.C debt to repay.

 

Our advice is simple – don’t trust any source online and don’t be so naive – do you REALLY think the DWP would employ staff to help you get the most money from them?

 

Non-Personal scams

Some scammers have exploited the five-week delay in initial payments and advance payments and have created claims for people who have died or children that do not exist. 

 

If you think you might have been a victim of a U.C scam

We recommend you report any suspected actions to Action Fraud on 0300 123 2040, they have a reporting system that guides you through the various aspects, their advisors are online 24-7 to give help and advice as required. As well as reporting to Action Fraud we strongly suggest that you report the matter as soon as possible to your local Jobcentre Plus and the Police.

 

How we can help

If you have been the victim of a scam which has landed you in debt with the DWP then we may be able to put forward a case to them to get the matter rectified. To gain our assistance you need to open a case, this is done by simply clicking on the link at the top of the page, you will then need to deposit a sum equal to one hour’s usage, upon receipt of these funds you will be assigned your personal caseworker who will telephone you to discuss the matter and make suggestions on how to proceed. Please note your caseworker can only give generic advice, their role is to prepare your details for handling by our legal team and to act as your point of contact, they will also issue you with your Password and PIN, these will be needed to log onto your client dashboard. From your dashboard you will be able to manage and view every aspect of your case, upload documents, images, files etc.