Fake Government Licence Application Scam
A web page copies a government driving-licence or vehicle-licence service. It promises a licence with little or no testing, asks for identity details and document uploads, and directs payment through a mobile wallet QR code or till number. The page is not run by the government. Submitting details or paying through it does not establish that a licence will be issued.
How this scam works
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Step 1: A link leads to a page that uses a government licensing service's name and logos.
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Step 2: The page promises a convenient online application, often with home delivery and little or no driving test.
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Step 3: It asks for personal details and copies of identity documents, then shows a fee screen with a mobile-wallet QR code or till number.
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Step 4: Paying or uploading documents on that page does not establish that any licence will be issued. The documented variation does not establish a completed payment or delivery.
✓ Do this
- Apply for a licence only through the official government website address typed yourself or through an official office.
- Look at the full web address before entering details or uploading identity documents.
- If you already paid or uploaded documents, contact your bank or mobile wallet provider and report the page to the agency being copied.
✗ Avoid this
- Do not upload your national ID card or licence photo on a page reached from an ad or short link.
- Do not pay a licence fee by scanning a QR code or till number on an unofficial page.
- Do not trust a page because it shows government logos or says "powered by" a government doorstep-delivery programme.
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