{"id":4241,"date":"2025-12-15T15:18:29","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T15:18:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/ukraine\/?page_id=4241"},"modified":"2026-01-12T15:57:32","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T15:57:32","slug":"fraud-committed-by-forcibly-displaced-and-stateless-persons","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/ukraine\/fraud-committed-by-forcibly-displaced-and-stateless-persons\/","title":{"rendered":"Fraud committed by forcibly displaced and stateless persons"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>What is fraud?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fraud is any action or failure to act that intentionally misleads someone to obtain a benefit, either for oneself or for someone else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Forcibly displaced and stateless persons are at risk of being tricked by fraudsters, and some may commit fraud themselves.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-background has-fixed-layout\" style=\"background-color:#faeb00\"><tbody><tr><td>Important notice: <strong>UNHCR services are<\/strong> <strong>always free!<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Never pay<\/strong>&nbsp;for UNHCR registration, resettlement, or any other service.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If someone asks for money, favors, or any form of payment,&nbsp;<strong>report it to UNHCR immediately<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Any offer of UNHCR services in exchange for money is&nbsp;<strong>fraudulent<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Filing a complaint:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Reporting fraud&nbsp;<strong>will not<\/strong>&nbsp;affect your case.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Complaints can be made&nbsp;<strong>anonymously<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Provide all facts and evidence you have.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Your report will be handled&nbsp;<strong>confidentially<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For trusted information, always consult UNHCR directly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>If you suspect fraud, please report it immediately using the channels below:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>By confidential email:&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:inspector@unhcr.org\"><\/a><a href=\"mailto:dlreportingfraudukr@unhcr.org\"><strong>dlreportingfraudukr@unhcr.org<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-text-align-left wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/ukraine\/misconduct-by-anyone-working-for-or-with-unhcr\/\" style=\"border-radius:20px;background-color:#0072bc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Learn more about misconduct <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMixed fraud\u201d involving&nbsp;<strong>both&nbsp;<\/strong>UNHCR staff or partners&nbsp;<strong>and&nbsp;<\/strong>forcibly displaced persons must also be reported to the IGO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If you suspect&nbsp;<strong>other people committed fraud, including refugees, asylum seekers, internally displaced persons, or other individuals receiving assistance or services from UNHCR<\/strong>, please report them to UNHCR \/ the UNHCR office nearest to you.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>You can contact UNHCR in Ukraine through the Hotline:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>By email:&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"mailto:UNHCRUkraine@DonbasSOS.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UNHCRUkraine@DonbasSOS.org<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>By calling the UNHCR Hotline: <strong><a href=\"tel:0800307711\">0800307711<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;(Mon\u2013Fri, 09:00\u201318:00)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Suspected fraud implicating forcibly displaced and stateless persons can include:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Exploitation scheme<\/strong>: Schemes where individuals falsely claim to have special ties to UNHCR or other entities, to exploit others for monetary, sexual, or other benefits.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Organized fraud:<\/strong>&nbsp;Fraud involving two or more individuals working together to commit fraud.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Fraudulent or fraudulently used UNHCR-issued (or joint UNHCR and Government-issued) identity documents:<\/strong>&nbsp;Creating or using fake identity documents, or using someone else\u2019s identity documents as their own to misrepresent oneself.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Identity misappropriation:<\/strong>&nbsp;Using the identity of another individual or parts of it to register with UNHCR or obtain other benefit under that false identity.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Other suspicious activities that may indicate fraud and should also be reported to UNHCR.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is fraud? Fraud is any action or failure to act that intentionally misleads someone to obtain a benefit, either for oneself or for someone else. Forcibly displaced and stateless persons are at risk of being tricked by fraudsters, and some may commit fraud themselves. Important notice: UNHCR services are always free! 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