Man Pays Over GH¢430K To Get Canadian Travel Documents, Discovers It Is Fake: "Direct Work Visa"
- After paying the whopping sum of N30 million (GH¢437,476) for a work visa in Canada, a Nigerian man discovered he had been scammed
- The man's sad story was shared by Grandma Shasha, a travel advisor who also posted the document online
- Shasha advised people to be careful not to engage fake agents who would take their hard-earned money and not deliver
A man who paid N30 million (GH¢437,476) for a direct work visa to Canada was disappointed after discovering an agent played a fast one on him.
The painful story of how the man lost such a huge amount was shared on TikTok by a travel advisor, Grandma Shasha.
Source: UGC
Shasha shared an image of the visa, which she insisted was fake, and showed people how to spot the difference from a genuine Canadian visa.
She said a visa agent did a dirty job, taking the client's money without delivering as expected.
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Her words:
"An agent scammed a client of N30 million (GH¢437,476) for this direct work visa."
Netizens who saw the video marvelled at the amount the man lost to scammers who promised him a Canadian visa.
See the video below:
Reactions as man loses N30 million (GH¢437,476) to fake visa agent
@Onyeukwu K Sebastine said:
"I swear the agent and his or her family go go down."
@adetolawaziri commented:
"Any visa you did not go and take by yourself at the embassy is fake."
Six Ghanaians arrested in US for fraud
Earlier, YEN.com.gh reported that six Ghanaians were arrested in the US for their involvement in cyber fraud.
The six Ghanaians have been charged for laundering more than $50 million.
They were arrested in different states at different times.
Ghanaian who applied for her visa without any agent
Meanwhile, Angela Sarpong, a Ghanaian living in Canada, said she applied for her visa on her own without the help of any agent.
Angela said she applied for her Canadian visa after she read the requirements and ensured she met them all.
According to her, she was not keen on travelling but was only trying her luck when she got the visa.
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Source: Legit.ng
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