Migration Alliance has discovered a scam currently taking place in the working holiday visa scheme.

The scam details we have so far:

• For $800, “criminal entrepreneurs” on social media will find a regional company (aka a “farm”). This “farm” perhaps unbeknownst to the farm, will provide payslips to a working holiday visa holder in their first year.
• Real farms are used by the “criminal entrepreneurs” for the visa applicants 1263 forms “Working Holiday Visa Employment Verification Form”. This form states where the  working holiday visa holder completed the 88 days of regional work experience.
• “Criminal entrepreneurs” rotate the farm names, and use farms that are less popular so as not to draw attention to themselves.  The farm legitimately does employ real workers and they do the right thing by those workers they actually know about.
• The criminal entrepreneurs steal copies of the farm work contracts, pay slips and PAYG summaries, and then replicate these documents for the visa applicants that are not going to the farm (the fakers).
• The “criminal entrepreneurs” create fake work contracts for and on behalf of the first year working holiday visa holder, who needs to pretend they have worked on a farm.  We are highly suspicious that the farm is not conspiring with the criminal entrepreneurs and that they in fact may have no idea about these scams.
• The scammers say “don’t even worry if you are working above board in Sydney or another city because if your visa is decided on the papers, immigration will not do any investigation into your bank statements”
• The “criminal entrepreneurs” lodge the visa applications for the working holiday makers, attaching all the fake documents that they need.  Then they send them a HAP ID and they go to the doctor by themselves to do their health examinations.  A whole host of gmail addresses are used to make these visa lodgements.
• The more sophisticated version of this scam ask the working holiday visa holder to buy a return flight ticket to the rural or regional area so this shows in the bank statement, but they never actually fly there
• The more sophisticated version of this scam provides the working holiday visa holder with instructions to hand-over their physical bank card to a criminal entrepreneur or representative in a major city.  Their “wages” are put into the bank account of the working holiday maker as a cash deposit. This is so there is no trace of the source of the income.  The bank card is then used by the criminal entrepreneur or their representative in the rural / regional area where the farm is located so that the working holiday maker can evidence that they were using the card in Coles, liquor stores, and other places in the regional area.  This is  just in case Home Affairs want to check that the working holiday maker was actually there.  This service comes as part of an add-on at a cost of $200 which makes it a $1000 total fee for the deluxe-scam package.
• Given that the scammers are in control of the bank accounts and physical cards of the working holiday makers, they even put $5000 in the working holiday maker’s bank account so that they can demonstrate they have sufficient funds for the second working holiday visa.
• The scammers advertise in community language sites and SNS services such as Facebook, KAKAOTalk, Line, WeChat, WhatsApp.
• A working holiday maker is told that they can even clear immigration just because they have an e-passport, by using e-gates.  They are told that if they re-enter Australia after the visa is granted, the gates will always open for e-passport holders.  They reassure the e-passport holder that they can sneak back into Australia for their second working holiday visa, and avoid having to lie to immigration just by using an an e-gate.

Advertising method: 

Criminal entrepreneurs use social media. They advertise the scam on the community language sites and then delete the advertisement approximately a week after upload.  They constantly upload new ads, same content, same contact details, but change accounts and usernames.  Now they are getting a little more lazy or brazen, and don’t change their phone number or account.  Here are the details we have on the scam so far:

Scam phone number: 0401729 539  (ring this number and you will probably have your call tapped)

Scam chat: ID: 2and3 KAKAOTalk (write to this and you will probably get your chat tapped)

Real grant letter (used as bait to lure further visa applicants):

 

Sample Advertisement (translation of this advert is below):

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Hello ~ Working Holiday Visas ~

We have been working with visa holders for working holiday visas in Australia for many years.

We also post for those who need a second or third visa.

If you would like a more detailed consultation with the brief explanation below, please call.

1. You can get a visa even if you don’t come to the farm.

We have a direct contract with the farm. Even if I did or did not do the farm work, I did the actual farm work with the help of the farm.

All documents will be processed in your name.

You can also apply if you are in Australia or have been working in Australia in the past.

Create a complete schedule in your name for 3 ~ 4 months and issue all documents in your name.

I’m very safe and sure by doing this.

In fact, you do not need to think that the documents and the visible parts of the person who is working on the farm are the same, so they are the same.

You can check if it’s a real farm factory on Google, because we actually go through very good quality farms.

In other words, it is very safe and the approval rules are 100% promised because it is carried out through a farm that is not passed by many people.

I will call the actual farm from the Department of Immigration and ask the farmer to check whether I have worked or not, and prepare a record for the process.

* There are a lot of bad stories these days that it is hard to get visa approval.

We will issue immigration documents required by the Department of Immigration under the name of the person.

Until last year, there were many cases of giving approval without checking the documents in detail.

Please check if you can prepare documents and proceed.

If you proceed with those who do not work professionally, you will not be issued the specific documents for which you worked.

For example, those who only contact Katok ID may not be working for a long time or because they are not professional people.

Because non-professionals do not issue farm related documents.

Many people can’t help because they work within their responsibility. Actually, I can’t contact them by deleting the IM.

There are many cases where we have applied for these applications.

It’s a pity to see my friends who are hurting and complaining through unprofessional people. Please remember ~

Approved by non-professionals, they don’t even know how they worked on what farm.

Basic documents such as 1263 form, face slip, summary, etc. do not give anything.

In any case, it’s a good idea to have a document about the farm where you worked.

* We will issue the documents for the farm where we worked ~!

So if you do it through us, there is no problem when you come to Korea or change your student visa or other visa.

You never have any problems. In fact, if you only have proof that you have worked on farms, you will not experience any problems.

We can also provide safety guarantees in any case as we keep details of our individual farm work.

Please trust me !!!! So far, no phone number has changed since 7 years.

I promise to help you in everything you can’t do properly like a flimsy company or to avoid any damage to them.

* There are a lot of negative stories these days.

There are so many rumors and hype that haven’t really happened, whether on the internet or on social media,

There is a lot of talk that frightens students with too much wrong information.

Rather, it confuses the students a lot. I think it’s good to be careful, but not to react unconditionally to bad stories.

Indeed, even if you’re still in progress, it’s going well without any problems.

Even if I do this, I will not do it because it is meaningless, but it is not as dangerous as I think.

Again, it is very important who you act through.

Before proceeding, you can check the latest approved person by date. You can easily check it on the immigration site.

Not just words … I will show you the real skills!

Please trust me with 7 years of experience. I will show you the good results.

* By the end of the visa, there are many friends who are worried about student visa

Student visa is costly, attendance rate management, and full time job

Student visas and second visas can vary by as much as ten times in costs.

Missing this opportunity can be quite damaging to you.

We recommend that you use it when you have a chance.

* Women ~! Farms and factories are very hard ~! There are many cases where people fail to see the farm days. Don’t waste money, time or physical strength ~

There are a lot of people who regret it later ~

It’s not easy to do what you think.

Normal farm waits take two to three weeks. There are also many weather variables.

Please carefully consider before going to the farm.

* It is also no problem to go to Korea or overseas after approval.

We will actually issue documents such as farm information about the farm where I worked.

Payslip, 1263 form, pacer head, contract, etc. Even if you have only documents, you will never have problems when entering the airport.

If you don’t believe me, I will always help you to check in at any time.

You can call or contact the latest arrivals at any time, and also keep your personal records on the farm.

Even if you get a question when you arrive at the airport, the farm will cover you. So let’s say it again with confidence

Also the most obvious way is ePassport ~ !!

If you enter the country with your ePassport, the immigrant will not examine you ~!

It’s a very simple and sure way, there’s no opportunity to ask you questions. It’s a very easy way.

Again, I’m coming to Korea .. really no problem ~

3. About Tex Job, past banking records

-If you are currently doing a text job, or if you have a text job in the past, or have a plan to do it, there is no point in obtaining a visa

Even if there is a duplicate of the tex and the date of the actual farm work where I work, there is no problem in obtaining visa approval.

This is possible because the immigrant itself does not have a system or any legal authority to view information about the text that he or she has texted.

We make decisions based on the papers and pay slips we submit.

That’s why it’s okay if you have done texturing in the past, worked as an ABN, or made a banking transaction in City ~

No other document is a problem for us to proceed with the random creation of my name.

The details are complicated to write down, so we will talk in detail during the telephone consultation.

As a result, the texjob, bank transaction, and text return are irrelevant!

4.About physical examination

-Check whether you have a physical examination .. After the physical examination in Korea (between 11 and 12 months),

Upon receipt of your medical examination you will need to take one more medical examination in Australia.

In addition, physical examinations cost more than $ 300 and require an appointment and visit a designated hospital.

Therefore, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible, so as not to waste $ 300.

You don’t have to waste money or waste time. It’s a slow country in Australia, so when you get a new sword, it takes a lot of time to get approval.

5. About supporting documents

-Submission of documents actually issued by the farm.

-The farm will issue the goods as the real person’s name.

Issuance of basic documents (e.g. balance certificate, face slip, 1263 form, farm contract, pacer, bank statement) required for immigrant visa application

When you apply for a visa, we will upload it directly to the Immigration site. We will also send you an e-mail individually.

We will prepare all the documents you want at the Department of Immigration, so you will never have to refuse your visa due to lack of documents.

As it is issued through a real farm, it is very safe and secure. We will prepare more detailed people than those who have actually been to the farm.

We will prepare the supporting documents and proceed with the farm so you don’t have to worry about this part!

(Documents: balance certificate, 1263form, face slip, pacer head, farmer handwritten contract, bank statement, tex, pension document, etc.)

6.About cost

-The cost is $ 800. The amount may vary depending on the process, process and situation.

For more details, we will tell you in detail at the time of call. No visa fee will be required until the visa is approved.

The payment method is your choice ~! However, the immigration application fee must be paid by you first.

7.We will accept payment after confirmation after the approval is completed.

I would like to give the receptionist some faith by opening up his face.

Also, since we have received payment in person, it would be difficult for us to meet and pay you if we have been harmed by someone or we can’t see it by ourselves.

If you have been victimized by us, you can swear and slander.

I will do my best for the walker who can’t help going to the farm.

We know how important trust is as a business person.

If you want to keep your business as a person for 7 years, that’s the way it is.

To that end, I promise to do my best. If you do not care, please do not slander or swear. Thank you.

Inquiries> 0401 729 539

Inquiries> 0401 729 539

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Advice for RMAs:

When applying for student visas (or any other visas) on behalf of clients who have held a second working holiday visa, it is a good idea when filling out the employment section to ask your clients if they really went to the farm.  Not just flying there and taking a picture in fluorescent high-viz vests.  Did your client actually work at the farm?  Ask for the superannuation details.  Ask for more than one photo from the 88 days they lived there.

If anyone knows anything more about this scam please email Migration Alliance the details on help@migrationalliance.com.au