liuxue86.com provides overseas current affairs news for Chinese students: "Australian immigration agency money disappeared and dozens of international student employees were cheated" reported by liuxue86.com on August 8.

“R” said that not only did she lose an astronomical amount of money, but her visa would also be affected, and she would face the embarrassing situation of leaving the country when it expires. It is said that there are about 40 to 50 applicants like her from China, India, South Korea and other parts of Asia.

"Guaranteed success, unsuccessful fees will be refunded"

The influx of students immigrating to Canada has become popular

A statement provided by "R" to the Australian New Express reporter In the complaint letter, these students claimed that an immigration agency "F" offered students the business of applying for Canadian PR. The fees ranged from 3,500 Canadian dollars to 28,500 Canadian dollars and only charged Canadian dollars. This fee varies by type. For example, the fee for Quebec's skilled immigrants is 7,000 yuan, which is paid in two installments of 3,500 yuan each, and students are required to pay a French learning fee of 9,000 yuan. The letter stated that the agency said it was "guaranteed to pass the Quebec Selection CSQ exam. If the student fails, the original banknote will be refunded." It also claimed that "after obtaining Canadian PR and landing in Quebec, you can apply to the government to get back the entire 9,000 yuan. If the student does not participate in the agency, The French courses provided are not responsible if the application is unsuccessful.”

Another category is the higher-dollar “PNP Yukon Provincial Government Nominee Program”. The agency was accused of charging up to 85,000 Canadian dollars. , and promised to "find a local employer to guarantee, and you can get PR and land in Yukon Province, Canada in about one and a half years."

The reporter talked to many students involved in this incident and found out that they lost a lot of money. Money, mostly between 3,500 and 28,000 Canadian dollars. The exchange rate announced by local financial companies in Australia on Thursday showed that the exchange rate of Canadian dollars to Australian dollars is about 1:1.03, and the exchange rate for cash is higher.

If the figures given by the students are true, based on 50 people and an average of 5,000 yuan per person, it is estimated that the amount involved may be as high as nearly 300,000 yuan. It is worth mentioning that at the request of "J", one of the company's partners, the students all paid in cash. They are worried that this huge amount of money has been transferred overseas, and the main mastermind involved may already be in Canada.

"They have moved away and will not come back."

The person in charge of the company left the building empty overnight

The letter stated that the agency hired two people The first is to seize the psychological difficulties of students applying for Australian PR to attract money. One of the Chinese men, "J", was accused of not knowing English at all and never revealing his real name. He was a "company director." There is also a Chinese lady "B", whom the students call "J"'s partner. Throughout the incident, "J" and "B" became the focus of complaints from students and were responsible for company operations and financial operations.

In addition, "P", another registered partner of the company who holds an immigration agency license, told the students that his credit card and other information were obtained by 'J' without his knowledge, and he registered the type of and the company named 'F', and asked to draw a clear line with 'J'.

"P" said in a statement to students that he recently discovered that his company name, immigration number, education license, personal passport and credit information had been illegally stolen by "J", the president of "F" company. Use, requiring the latter to "stop unauthorized and illegal activities."

The statement stated that his company and individuals have no business relationship with "F" company, and pointed out that "F" company has not obtained the qualification to provide immigration services.

According to the students, they realized they had been cheated in mid-July. "This company suddenly disappeared and all staff took leave. 'J' and 'B' disappeared together and stopped answering calls from all employees. When students tried to find them, they would text them back or hide their caller numbers, saying The company is currently on vacation and needs to deal with some internal matters and will resume operations later."

The letter stated, "Because the company is unable to fulfill the French teaching courses, the phone calls of French teachers have been blocked by many students. It was a blow, and the teacher has not been paid for a month.

When the teacher called ‘J’ and asked for salary, he was told, ‘Do you still want this job? ' The words were threatening, so that the teacher did not dare to continue to pursue the case. "

The reporter went to the company's luxuriously decorated office at 44 Market Street in downtown Sydney at the beginning of this week and found that the name of "F" Company was no longer on the information bar in the lobby. One of the floors on which it is located An administrator told reporters, "The company moved out last week and will not come back." She said that "F" company rented the office building here for about one year, and she did not know the reason for its move and its whereabouts. "Many students have come to inquire recently." She expressed sympathy for the students' plight.

A clever move to "use students to deceive students"

"Not one less" employees also fell into Scam

In the corner of a fast food restaurant in downtown Sydney, the reporter met nearly 10 students who came to seek media assistance. Many of them came from Wollongong to tell the reporter about their experiences. .

In order to apply for Canadian employer-sponsored immigration, Lee paid nearly 26,000 yuan to "J". She was kept in the dark and waited for the "good news" until the students met. One day, she learned that she might have fallen into a scam. She said, "'J' told me that there were still 500 immigration quotas, promised to help me solve all the problems of employer sponsorship and obtaining PR, and asked me to pay 82,000 yuan in three installments. I have already paid the first payment."

Because "J" also promised to help her transfer from a student visa to a bridging visa, the disappearance of "J" directly caused Lee's visa problem. Next month Her visa was about to expire, and she was faced with the dilemma of having to leave the country and having difficulty recovering her losses.

Another Western Sydney University student "D" told reporters, "I was hesitant at first, but I did check it online. When I got the company's registration number and found that Quebec did have a policy to absorb skilled immigrants, I gradually gave up my worries and negotiated with the company three times before signing the contract. "Submitting the application plus the first tuition fee for the French course, "D" paid 5,000 yuan. However, only a week after learning French, the company ran into trouble.

He said, "5,000 yuan is not a small amount. , enough for my living expenses for half a year." This loss put him under financial pressure. According to him, his French teacher once told him that he "had not been paid for two months."

Indian man" R" is the marketing manager of company "F", but he himself fell into the "situation" and lost more than 20,000 yuan. He said, "'J' and 'B' gave me many promises and made me believe that I had sufficient opportunities. I immigrated to Canada, but they took the money and ran away. This is a blatant scam." He said that he "during about three months of working at 'F' Company, I gradually discovered that many things were wrong. There was no progress or explanation on my application, and I asked 'J' many times to no avail."

He said that after the company closed, he tried to call the mobile phones of the two people mentioned above. "'J''s phone number could not be reached. , 'B' won't answer either, but sometimes he will text me back and ask me who I am. If I identify myself and call, she will definitely not answer the phone. If I call from another cell phone, she will text me back and ask me who I am, obviously trying to avoid us. ""R"'s rights protection experience is consistent with that of many other students.

Another Indian student "G" told reporters that his life has been "completely changed because of this scam." He was also He promised that "employer guarantee, PR and work can all be taken care of". After checking all the information he could think of, he finally paid 15,000 yuan with full trust in "F" company and "J" himself.

As a chef, he said, “I worked hard part-time to earn 15,000 yuan a year, but all of it was in vain. "He said that financial pressure was only one aspect. In order to deal with the visa problem, he had to enroll in other courses to extend his visa, and then worked hard to earn tuition. As a result, his life plan was completely disrupted. "Everything has to be started all over again. Wasted a lot of my time."

Like many students, he fell into the scam after being introduced by his friends. They all believed that the "smartness" of "J" and "F" companies lay in "using Students lie to students, so we can't guard against it."

Postscript to the interview

The students were very angry, but helpless. They had nowhere to turn to for help, so they had no choice but to turn to the media.

In their words, "I'm mentally prepared that I won't get my money back, but I won't make it easy for the scammer."

As immigration policies become increasingly tightened, their stories are just a drop in the ocean of intermediary fraud cases that frequently break out across Australia.

When the reporter went to "F" company to investigate, on the roadside across the street from the company's office building, an agency employee smiled and handed the reporter a leaflet with the following words clearly printed on it: "Immigrate to Canada" advertisement. During the subsequent unannounced visit, a female intermediary told reporters with a serious face, "We guarantee 100% success, you don't have to worry about anything."