This was reported by the Times of India. It is amazing how people continue to resort to those who make outlandish promises of quick visas, success, and `guarantees`. The best practice for applicants would be to hire only reputable lawyers with a proven track record who will give applicants a realistic assessment of their chances to migrate.
Nigerian pulls off $150K scam in state - The Times of India
Nigerian pulls off $150K scam in state
TNN Oct 12, 2011, 04.54AM IST
AHMEDABAD: It was a mix of immigration scam and Nigerian email scam that stumped many in the state and cost them $1,50,000 collectively. Investigators believe that Eradiri Erepamo, 31, a resident of Nigeria, might be involved in other similar scams in India.
City police crime branch officials said that in October 2010, Manish Panchal, a resident of Nava Vadaj, had filed a complaint against his immigration agents, who had taken money from him for Canadian visa.
However, the accused, proprietor of Vidhi Visa Consultancy at Nehrunagar, Divyej Bhut, and his brother-in-law who was proprietor of Holiday Corner in Rajkot, Hitesh Dathaliya, did not provide the original passport and visa. These two, along with two others, were arrested by a team of special operations group (SOG).
During questioning, Bhut and Dathaliya told the cops that when the former was working with a luxury hotel in the UK, he came in touch with Nigerian national Eradiri Erepamo. He introduced himself to Bhut as Jim Casey, and promised that he could provide authentic visas for anyone against payment.
"It was the first phase of scam. Bhut came back to Rajkot in 2010, and started a immigration consultancy with his brother-in-law. After Rajkot, they started a similar firm in Ahmedabad. Bhut sent 25 passports to Casey in Ghana, along with $500 for each application. Most of the applicants wanted to go to the US through Canada. After a fortnight, Casey sent the scanned copies of visa and passport to Bhut who distributed the same to the applicants" said P I Solanki, crime branch inspector.
The second phase of scam took off when 20 applicants sent $3,500 each for visa. Crime branch officials said that it was a true-blue Nigerian scam. After getting the money, Eradiri said that he was sending the passports through courier. "The courier company existed only on web. When the passports did not arrive even after a month, Eradiri said that there has been some trouble in an African nation at war and if they want to free the parcel, they would have to send $1,5000. This amount wa" said a crime branch official.
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Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
INDIA: REPORTS OF IMMIGRATION FRAUD INCREASING
The Times of India reports an increase in immigration fraud (see article below). This is hardly surprising in a market where people eager to gain an advantage over others to cut long processing times for doing things correctly fall prey to unscrupulous individuals who make outlandish promises. Applicants for immigration need to understand that there is no substitute for retaining qualified lawyers specialized in immigration law and following the rules, and that good representation costs money and comes without any silly "guarantees" of success.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ludhiana/Immigration-fraud-cases-on-the-rise/articleshow/9191084.cms
Immigration fraud cases on the rise - The Times of India
Immigration fraud cases on the rise
Naveen KaliaNaveen Kalia, TNN Jul 12, 2011, 12.56am IST
LUDHIANA: The last 10 days have seen immigration fraud of around Rs 1.28 crore here, with fake agents duping many from across the state.
Anti-human trafficking cell of police has received around 60 such complaints from January to June.
Some days ago, a case was registered at division number 5 police station in which Jatinder Pal of Thareekay, here, had said that fake agents duped him of Rs 6.5 lakh. ''Yuvraj Singh and Charu Bhardwaj, who ran a private immigration firm in the city, cheated me. I was promised that I would be flown to Canada... I gave them money, important documents and passport. But I was neither sent to Canada, nor my money and papers returned,'' he had said in his complaint to the police.
On July 2, too, 80 person from the city and nearby areas had alleged that a fraud immigration agent, Gurbachan Singh Manku of Shimlapuri, had taken Rs 1 lakh from each of them to send them to United Kingdom.
Additional in-charge of anti-human trafficking unit Jagpal Singh said, ''There are around 300 fake immigration agents here who are running their businesses without a licence. Around five cases of human trafficking have been registered from February to June. A few months ago, Prem Parkash of Basti Jodhewal, an illegal agent, was arrested after he duped 200 people.''
Such agents have their offices in posh localities and some ran their businesses from their homes. Most of the times, their addresses as well as contact numbers were false, he added.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ludhiana/Immigration-fraud-cases-on-the-rise/articleshow/9191084.cms
Immigration fraud cases on the rise - The Times of India
Immigration fraud cases on the rise
Naveen KaliaNaveen Kalia, TNN Jul 12, 2011, 12.56am IST
LUDHIANA: The last 10 days have seen immigration fraud of around Rs 1.28 crore here, with fake agents duping many from across the state.
Anti-human trafficking cell of police has received around 60 such complaints from January to June.
Some days ago, a case was registered at division number 5 police station in which Jatinder Pal of Thareekay, here, had said that fake agents duped him of Rs 6.5 lakh. ''Yuvraj Singh and Charu Bhardwaj, who ran a private immigration firm in the city, cheated me. I was promised that I would be flown to Canada... I gave them money, important documents and passport. But I was neither sent to Canada, nor my money and papers returned,'' he had said in his complaint to the police.
On July 2, too, 80 person from the city and nearby areas had alleged that a fraud immigration agent, Gurbachan Singh Manku of Shimlapuri, had taken Rs 1 lakh from each of them to send them to United Kingdom.
Additional in-charge of anti-human trafficking unit Jagpal Singh said, ''There are around 300 fake immigration agents here who are running their businesses without a licence. Around five cases of human trafficking have been registered from February to June. A few months ago, Prem Parkash of Basti Jodhewal, an illegal agent, was arrested after he duped 200 people.''
Such agents have their offices in posh localities and some ran their businesses from their homes. Most of the times, their addresses as well as contact numbers were false, he added.
Sunday, March 13, 2011
IMMIGRATION FRAUD IN CHANDIGARH
Report from the Times of India:
Spate of immigration frauds in city
TNN
Mar 13, 2011, 01.04am IST
CHANDIGARH: The dream to fly off-shore is costing people dear in the city. Going by the police records, Chandigarh is becoming a hub of immigration frauds. As many as 20 cases of cheating on the pretext of sending innocent persons abroad have been registered during the past two months.
Records available with the police reveal that in most cases agents duped residents of Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh on the pretext of sending them to Canada, US, Australia, UK and other western countries.
The most recent victim of the fraud was Vikrant Singh of Gurdaspur district in Punjab who was cheated out of being sent to Australia. Police sources said a Sector 44-resident Ravi Kiran Singh had taken Rs 6 lakh from Vikrant to send him to Australia. Neither was Vikrant sent abroad nor was his money returned to him. Police registered a case against the accused on Saturday.
On February 22, 2011, cops arrested a Sector 38-resident couple for cheating Krishan Kumar, a resident of Panipat district on the pretext of sending him to the USA. The accused Sanjeev Kumar and his wife Anuradha had taken Rs 3.46 lakh from the victim but never fulfilled the deal
Spate of immigration frauds in city
TNN
Mar 13, 2011, 01.04am IST
CHANDIGARH: The dream to fly off-shore is costing people dear in the city. Going by the police records, Chandigarh is becoming a hub of immigration frauds. As many as 20 cases of cheating on the pretext of sending innocent persons abroad have been registered during the past two months.
Records available with the police reveal that in most cases agents duped residents of Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh on the pretext of sending them to Canada, US, Australia, UK and other western countries.
The most recent victim of the fraud was Vikrant Singh of Gurdaspur district in Punjab who was cheated out of being sent to Australia. Police sources said a Sector 44-resident Ravi Kiran Singh had taken Rs 6 lakh from Vikrant to send him to Australia. Neither was Vikrant sent abroad nor was his money returned to him. Police registered a case against the accused on Saturday.
On February 22, 2011, cops arrested a Sector 38-resident couple for cheating Krishan Kumar, a resident of Panipat district on the pretext of sending him to the USA. The accused Sanjeev Kumar and his wife Anuradha had taken Rs 3.46 lakh from the victim but never fulfilled the deal
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