uavisa.pk · Anti-fraud unit
Subject · Scam prevention FAQ
Scam prevention, in questions.
Real questions from applicants who almost paid a scammer — answered honestly, with sources.
Direct finding
These are the questions we wish every applicant had asked before paying anyone. They are also the questions agents reliably refuse to answer in writing.
Method
- 01.Q1: Can I trust an offer from someone introduced by family? — Family is no substitute for legal verification.
- 02.Q2: Is a Ukrainian company guaranteed real if it has a website? — No.
- 03.Q3: What if the agent has Pakistani office? — Office presence does not equal legal capacity.
- 04.Q4: Should I pay anything before verification? — No.
- 05.Q5: Can I recover money from a scam? — Rarely. Civil action across jurisdictions is expensive.
Tools & sources
Family-introduced offers
Verify with the same rigour as cold offers.
Website ≠ real company
Websites are cheap to spin up.
Office presence ≠ legal capacity
Most scam agents have physical offices.
Never pay pre-verification
Verification costs less than the fee being requested.
Recovery is hard
Civil action is rarely cost-effective.
Reporting
Reporting to authorities helps future applicants more than it recovers funds.
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Verification before trust.
Employer verification + document review together cost less than a single 'agent fee'.
If you are already mid-scam