Document Request from a Home Office Email id

[spartan1234]

I applied for my ILR on 23-Apr-2020. I received an email from WandSContingencyCaseworkDocumentReturn@homeoffice.gov.uk on 18-May for all 4 applications saying that they will take more than 8 weeks to process the application due to Covid.
Then on 19-May-2020 I received 4 emails from the same id, asking for documents.

Reasons I think that this is a SCAM are the following:

a) the page https://www.gov.uk/government/publicati ... -and-scams clearly says that valid homeoffice email ids are of the form "firstname.LastName@homeoffice.gov.uk" and this email is not
b) of the 4 applications, one of the emails for my youngest son, even has the wrong application number in the subject
c) For both my sons, the email asks for a bank statement showing £630.00 in funds. This is strange as a 13 year old and a 17 year old cannot have a bank statement
d) When I submitted The original application form on 23-April-2020, it asked for a set of documents and that DID NOT include "bank statement" for the child
e) The emails are signed at the end by one " xxxxxxx@homeoffice.gov.uk" but when I wrote back to that person to please reply back and confirm that "WandSC...." is a valid email id and can I share the documents with them, I got NO RESPONSE
f) Why should they ask for all these documents when we have already uploaded them on the UKVCAS website ? They can just access it from there.
g) Anyway the UKVCAS website is now open for appointments on a controlled basis from 01-June

based on all of the above I feel one must be very very careful while sharing documents with that email id.

[CR001]

Many have received a request for documents from that email to be sent back by email.

Are you not aware that the home office CANNOT see the documents you have uploaded until UKCVAS submits them electronically to HO once you have attended your biometrics and identity check.

If your children have applied for ILR, then simply respond that the maintenance funds are not required. It is a GENERIC list that you have been sent for tier 2 migrants and dependents.

Also, do NOT name HO staff on the forum. You have NOT been given permission by the person to post their name on a public internet forum.

No need to be so paranoid.