Migrants are scammed yet again. We explain below
This time they are scammed by a Mr Prasad of SLV legal services. About 20 people were scammed in February 2016. Students could not sleep and were left penniless after they were scammed $17,000- $41,000 in fees. They never got any jobs or a visa. Most could not sleep after finding out that they were duped by this con man. Some were suicidal.
Ashley Chen was one such student after paying $41,000 for no job and no visa. She was threatened by Prasad who said that he knows where she lives and she was suicidal. Other students were stressed out about losing their money.
Mr Prasad has been arrested by the Police and the Police are working with Immigration on this matter.
This visa scam is a concern for us as we want International students to have a good time in Melbourne and not waste any money. Unfortunately these things happen. But there are always ways to avoid the scam, such as seeing a registered migration agent with a MARN (Migration Agent Reference Number). One such agency is the Education Migration Agents Service. This is a legal service which is based all around Australia.
Be careful of scams such as these. Students should use their university support services to assist them with finding a registered migration agent.
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This time they are scammed by a Mr Prasad of SLV legal services. About 20 people were scammed in February 2016. Students could not sleep and were left penniless after they were scammed $17,000- $41,000 in fees. They never got any jobs or a visa. Most could not sleep after finding out that they were duped by this con man. Some were suicidal.
Ashley Chen was one such student after paying $41,000 for no job and no visa. She was threatened by Prasad who said that he knows where she lives and she was suicidal. Other students were stressed out about losing their money.
Mr Prasad has been arrested by the Police and the Police are working with Immigration on this matter.
This visa scam is a concern for us as we want International students to have a good time in Melbourne and not waste any money. Unfortunately these things happen. But there are always ways to avoid the scam, such as seeing a registered migration agent with a MARN (Migration Agent Reference Number). One such agency is the Education Migration Agents Service. This is a legal service which is based all around Australia.
Be careful of scams such as these. Students should use their university support services to assist them with finding a registered migration agent.
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