Woman asked to give Rs 45 lakh for immigrating to Canada, here’s what she did next
The post, which rapidly went viral, narrates how this consultant got in touch with her on WhatsApp and informed that he too is planning to relocate to Canada in a few days.
- Aug 21, 2023,
- Updated Aug 23, 2023 4:49 PM IST
In a hair-raising incident vividly shared on social media, a woman revealed that she was asked for a whopping Rs 45 lakh to immigrate to Canada, bringing in spotlight the unscrupulous practices of certain fraudulent immigration consultants.
The woman, who preferred to remain anonymous, shared her ordeal on Reddit. The post, which rapidly went viral, narrates how this consultant got in touch with her on WhatsApp and informed that he too is planning to relocate to Canada in a few days. The woman had mentioned the same thing in her profile.
"So, this one guy texts me. We talk for about two days before he slyly brings up that he's also planning to move to Canada (I have that mentioned on my profile) and says that he freelances for a company that helps people immigrate and could help me. That's where I realised that he just made the profile to figure out if he look for potential customers for his firm. I wanted to know the extent of what they could be doing," she wrote.
She further revealed how the man cunningly made her get in touch with another woman from the consultancy company he was working for, who asked her to pay Rs 45 lakh for immigration purposes.
"He got me in touch with his consultancy firm and the woman there told me he is her junior. About the immigration, she said I could just pay Rs 45 lakh and get the additional points for my PR. Rs 45 lakh. Itne mei kahi plot he le lu (You could buy a plot) outside of the city. Nonetheless, I told her I couldn't afford it and blocked them both. Some people be looking for jobs and packages on the app, some for potential customers," the woman added.
Though the Canadian Immigration Consultants Regulatory Council provides a fee schedule that assures fairness and transparency in transactions, numerous fraudsters operate outside these bounds, exploiting innocent aspirants.
This incident has created a storm on social media, with netizens expressing their outrage at such unscrupulous practices. These fraudulent acts not only play with the dreams and aspirations of people but also deter many from trusting legitimate channels to pursue their dreams.
"There are a lot of scams going on there. One of them is that a guy who is settled abroad would talk to you and pretend he would be visiting you or sending you gifts and that guy or those gifts apparently are stuck at immigration and they need money to be released," one user wrote.
"Just wondering, you spend 45 lakhs to get a visa and spend another 10-15 lakhs relocating to a new country. And no offence, unless you are a software engineer or a super competent petroleum engineer no other job can pay you a salary that justifies this investment," another user wrote.
In a hair-raising incident vividly shared on social media, a woman revealed that she was asked for a whopping Rs 45 lakh to immigrate to Canada, bringing in spotlight the unscrupulous practices of certain fraudulent immigration consultants.
The woman, who preferred to remain anonymous, shared her ordeal on Reddit. The post, which rapidly went viral, narrates how this consultant got in touch with her on WhatsApp and informed that he too is planning to relocate to Canada in a few days. The woman had mentioned the same thing in her profile.
"So, this one guy texts me. We talk for about two days before he slyly brings up that he's also planning to move to Canada (I have that mentioned on my profile) and says that he freelances for a company that helps people immigrate and could help me. That's where I realised that he just made the profile to figure out if he look for potential customers for his firm. I wanted to know the extent of what they could be doing," she wrote.
She further revealed how the man cunningly made her get in touch with another woman from the consultancy company he was working for, who asked her to pay Rs 45 lakh for immigration purposes.
"He got me in touch with his consultancy firm and the woman there told me he is her junior. About the immigration, she said I could just pay Rs 45 lakh and get the additional points for my PR. Rs 45 lakh. Itne mei kahi plot he le lu (You could buy a plot) outside of the city. Nonetheless, I told her I couldn't afford it and blocked them both. Some people be looking for jobs and packages on the app, some for potential customers," the woman added.
Though the Canadian Immigration Consultants Regulatory Council provides a fee schedule that assures fairness and transparency in transactions, numerous fraudsters operate outside these bounds, exploiting innocent aspirants.
This incident has created a storm on social media, with netizens expressing their outrage at such unscrupulous practices. These fraudulent acts not only play with the dreams and aspirations of people but also deter many from trusting legitimate channels to pursue their dreams.
"There are a lot of scams going on there. One of them is that a guy who is settled abroad would talk to you and pretend he would be visiting you or sending you gifts and that guy or those gifts apparently are stuck at immigration and they need money to be released," one user wrote.
"Just wondering, you spend 45 lakhs to get a visa and spend another 10-15 lakhs relocating to a new country. And no offence, unless you are a software engineer or a super competent petroleum engineer no other job can pay you a salary that justifies this investment," another user wrote.