In the grim epicentre of UK work visa scams, a Kurdish fixer known as Shaxawan shocked BBC undercover journalists as he pledged to erase £60,000 fines for employing illegal migrants. The sting exposed a network of migrant worker exploitation in mini-marts, many of them selling counterfeit tobacco, according to a BBC report on 5 November 2025.
Thousands of Indian nationals remain stranded by bogus Health and Care Worker Visa schemes, squeezing millions from desperate families. Immigration fraud in 2025 thrives on ghost directors and forged paperwork, fuelling penalties for rogue employers and foreign workers that cripple already vulnerable economies.
