Sometimes a person slowly takes over part of your life — your home, your money, your time, or your choices — and makes it hard to say no or to ask for help. It can happen to anyone, and it is not your fault. The people who do this are good at making it feel like friendship, or like you owe them. You are a victim of crime, not a partner in it. This page helps you notice it and find help.
Sometimes a person slowly takes over part of your life — your home, your money, your time — and makes it hard to say no. It can happen to anyone, and it is not your fault. The people who do this make it feel like friendship, or like you owe them. You are a victim of crime. This page helps you notice it and find help.
Sometimes a person slowly takes over your home, your money, or your time, and makes it hard to say no. It can happen to anyone. Not your fault. They make it feel like friendship, or like you owe them. You are a victim of crime. This page helps you notice and find help.
Sometimes a person takes over your home, money, or time, and makes it hard to say no. Not your fault. You are a victim of crime. This helps you notice and find help.
Your home
Someone has moved in, or uses your address, without your real agreement — or stays when you've asked them to leave. Other people come and go. You feel like a guest in your own place.
Someone has moved in, or uses your address, without your real agreement — or stays when you've asked them to leave. Others come and go. You feel like a guest in your own home.
Someone moved in, or uses your address, without your real agreement — or won't leave when you ask. Others come and go. You feel like a guest in your own home.
Someone moved in or uses your address without agreement. Won't leave when you ask. You feel like a guest in your own home.
Your money
Your money goes missing, or someone controls it — your card, your benefits, your bills. They say they're “helping”, but you can't spend your own money when you want to.
Your money goes missing, or someone controls it — your card, your benefits, your bills. They say they're “helping”, but you can't spend your own money when you want to.
Your money goes missing, or someone controls it — your card, your benefits, your bills. They say they're “helping”, but you can't spend your own money when you want.
Money goes missing, or someone controls your card or benefits. You can't spend your own money when you want.
Things you're asked to hold or move
Someone makes you hold, look after, or move things — packages, cash, phones — and says you owe them, or that you'll be in trouble if you refuse. You may not know what's in them.
Someone makes you hold, look after, or move things — packages, cash, phones — and says you owe them, or you'll be in trouble if you refuse. You may not know what's in them.
Someone makes you hold or move things — packages, cash, phones — and says you owe them, or you'll be in trouble if you refuse. You may not know what's in them.
Someone makes you hold or move packages, cash, or phones. Says you owe them. You may not know what's in them.
Your contact with people
Someone has cut you off from friends, family, or support workers — or answers your door and phone for you, or tells you who you can see. You feel alone with them.
Someone has cut you off from friends, family, or support workers — or answers your door and phone for you, or tells you who you can see. You feel alone with them.
Someone has cut you off from friends, family, or support workers — or answers your door and phone, or says who you can see. You feel alone with them.
Someone cut you off from friends, family, or support. Answers your door or phone. You feel alone with them.
If any of this is happening to you, you are not in trouble. You are a victim of crime. The people doing this are the ones in the wrong. Being kind, being lonely, being ill, or being trusting are not crimes — and the people doing this know how to use them. Asking for help is not a weakness. It is the first step to being safe.
If this is happening, you are not in trouble. You are a victim of crime. The people doing this are in the wrong. Being kind, lonely, ill, or trusting is not a crime. Asking for help is the first step to being safe.
If this is happening, you are not in trouble. You are a victim of crime. The people doing this are in the wrong. Being kind, lonely, ill, or trusting is not a crime. Asking for help is the first step to being safe.
You are not in trouble. You are a victim of crime. Being kind or trusting is not a crime. Asking for help is the first step to being safe.
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Call now if you are in immediate danger.
Call now if in immediate danger.
Call now if in danger.
Modern Slavery & Exploitation Helpline 08000 121 700
Free, 24/7, confidential. For cuckooing, being made to hold or move things, or being controlled. They can start a National Referral Mechanism referral.
Free, 24/7, confidential. For cuckooing, being made to hold things, or being controlled. They can start an NRM referral.
Free, 24/7, confidential. For cuckooing or being controlled. They can start an NRM referral.
Free, 24/7. For cuckooing or being controlled. Can start an NRM referral.
Victim Support 0808 168 9111
Free, 24/7. Emotional support and practical help after a crime, in your own home or by phone.
Free, 24/7. Emotional and practical help after a crime, at home or by phone.
Free, 24/7. Emotional and practical help after a crime, at home or by phone.
Free, 24/7. Help after a crime.
Citizens Advice 0800 144 8848
Free. Help with money, housing, bills, and benefits if someone is controlling them.
Free. Help with money, housing, bills, and benefits if someone is controlling them.
Free. Help with money, housing, bills, benefits if someone controls them.
Free. Help with money and housing if someone controls them.