Immigration Scams
Undoubtedly, the Internet and modern technology are wonderful things and have no doubt changed our lives for the better in most cases. Specifically, it allows friends and family members to communicate across international borders and allows business to operate more efficiently. However, unfortunately, it is also vulnerable to immigration scams and fraud.
Therefore, to promote transparency and openness, we believe all our potential clients (in particular overseas clients) should be able to independently check that our principal, Jay To is a:
- Melbourne immigration lawyer (click to confirm)
Immigration Scams in the Media
Undeniably, scams and fraud come in different shapes and sizes and occurs in different industries, which include the Australian immigration industry. Evidently, this can be seen in the media:
- ‘We paid you $35,000 and we got nothing’: Migration business investigated for alleged visa rip-off
- Indian migration firm charged over $4 million Australian visa fraud
- Migration agent barred for five years over fraudulent conduct
- ‘Pay $6,000 or immediately leave Australia’ – Migrant duped in phone scam
- International students lose thousands of dollars in alleged visa fraud
- Ripped off and kicked out: Immigrants rorted by dodgy migration agents
- Foreign Students Allegedly Scammed By Education Agency
- Singh Jailed for Running Visa Scam
- Businessman jailed on Fraud Charges Fake Visa
- Fake immigration agent avoids jail
- Immigration Audits Reveal Large Scale Visa Fraud
To minimise the risk of being a potential victim of a fraud or scam, we encourage visitors to ‘Migration Agents Melbourne’ to look for ‘Warning Signals‘ such as where a business:
- has no address
- has no phone number
- does not show its Migration Agents Registration Number (MARN), if a registered migration agent
Remember, if it sounds too good to be true, then 9 times out of 10, it is likely to be not true.
For all your immigration needs, contact us for professional immigration services.
