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We have received reports that Chinese students in the UK are being approached on WeChat by criminals offering a fraudulent rent payment service. Students who have used this service have had their money stolen by the criminals.
We are aware that some International students have been targeted by fraudsters offering to pay tuition fees on your behalf and sometimes at a reduced rate.
Be aware that a number of international students in the UK have been targeted by fraudsters, pretending to work for the Home Office UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI), an embassy, the police, or another official authority in their home country.