Paying for a service
Service payments — consultants, freelancers, subscriptions, agencies — are easy targets for invoice fraud and impersonation.
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In 2025, over £1.2 billion was stolen by fraudsters in the UK. Verify before you pay.
What we check
4 checks across the UK's most-trusted data sources, run in under 30 seconds.
Confirmation of Payee
Bank account matches the payee name
Companies House
Company registered & active
VAT verification
VAT number valid
Seller Reviews
Reputation on Google, Trustpilot & more
Verify the bank account is in the name of the company you're actually engaging. If you're paying a new supplier for the first time, run the checks before you transfer anything.
Tips before you transfer
Run CoP + Companies House on new suppliers
A first invoice from a new supplier should always be verified. Account name + company status takes less than a minute.
Use card payments where you can
Section 75 / chargeback rights on card transactions over £100 are significantly stronger than bank-transfer recovery.
Watch for payment-details changes on existing suppliers
If a regular supplier sends a 'we've changed banks' email, call them directly to confirm. Mid-relationship swaps are the easiest fraud vector to miss.
Check the VAT number if listed
Most legitimate UK service providers have a VAT number you can validate against HMRC. Robust checks do this automatically.
Common scam patterns
- Impersonator email from a 'known supplier' with new bank details
- Phantom invoice for a service you didn't engage
- Subscription auto-renewal at a wildly inflated rate after a small trial
- Freelance disappearance after up-front payment
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