Are there signs that a small business grants programme is actually part of a fraud?

One of the primary signs that someone claiming to offer grants programmes or who can guarantee they can broker funding on your behalf is really a fraud is they will guarantee funding will be provided to the victim. Following the eligibility conditions of the funding programme they received money from, such as not keeping or going so far as to falsify receipts and other forms of documentation related to the grants. Unfortunately, such grants fraud is difficult is often to spot until the grants recipient slips up and alerts the funding agency, in which case the fraud will usually have cost the government thousands of pounds. Complete our web site’s form for more information or speak with one of the representatives at UKStartups.org by calling, freephone, 020 3880 8554.

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