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This guide from the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) will help you identify fraudulent calls, emails and texts. You can also find out how to report any suspicious activity.

• Updated: 26 January 2026

How internet scams work and what to be aware of - misleading websites, report website fraud, suspicious communication and phishing, HMRC scams, immigration scams.

• Report internet scams and phishing

  Report misleading websites, emails, phone numbers, phone calls or text…

• Report scam HMRC messages, calls and social media accounts

  You can report suspicious HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) emails, texts,…

• Report visa and immigration scams

  You’ll never be asked to pay for a visa using: cash money transfer Contact…

Telephone reporting allows eligible people to comply with the conditions of their immigration bail over the phone, reducing the need to attend a reporting centre in person.

• Updated: 12 April 2022

What to do if you think you've noticed a scam pretending to be from Companies House, and examples of scam emails, letters and telephone calls.

• Updated: 4 December 2025

If your business pays the cost of an employee's home phone - what you must report to HMRC and what taxes and National Insurance are due

Check a list of recent phone contacts from HMRC to help you decide if a phone call you've received is a scam.

• Updated: 10 November 2025

If your business pays the cost of an employee's mobile phone - what you must report to HMRC and what taxes and National Insurance are due.

Find out about terrorist threat levels, national measures against terrorism and how to report suspect activity

Use a checklist to decide if a suspicious contact is a scam and not a genuine phone call, text message (SMS) or email.

• Updated: 15 December 2025

Contact the police by calling 999 to report emergencies or by calling 101 for non-emergencies