Scoop has an Ethical Paywall
Warning to beware of passport scam
18 June 2009
Media release
Warning to beware of passport scam
Mangere MP Su’a William Sio is warning people to beware of passport scammers in New Zealand charging people more than $500 for fake visas.
“If anyone has paid money over to this rogue group, you have been fooled. It’s a complete and utter sham. Any visa or residency stamps in your passport from this group are worthless and have no legal status whatsoever.
“The New Zealand Immigration Service is the only legitimate body in this country which can issue visas and permanent residency.
Mr Sio received reports of a meeting held last night at a Manurewa marae at which hundreds of Pacific people, mainly Samoans and Tongans, from Auckland and other regions, say they paid over $500 to a group claiming to have the authority to issue visas and permanent residency.
“In return, they received a fake visa or permanent residency stamp on their passport,” says Su’a William Sio.
“The actions of these rascals are despicable. Shame on them for preying on desperate people.
The Mangere MP says if anyone has heard of these meeting, or paid for the services of these scammers, he’d like them to contact his electorate office.
ENDS
Gordon Campbell: On The Making Of King Donald
Greenpeace: Shane Jones Indicates NZ's Entire EEZ Now Open For Oil And Gas Free-for-All
Ngati Kahungunu Iwi Inc: Kahungunu Submission Rejects The Regulatory Standards Bill In Its Entirety
Fire and Emergency NZ: Older People Are More Likely To Die In A House Fire This Winter - Check They Are Fire Safe Today
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand: Statement from RBNZ chair Neil Quigley about OIAs on Adrian Orr's resignation
Deep Sea Conservation Coalition: Protected Corals Destroyed In Six-Tonne Bycatch “Disaster” From A Single Bottom Trawl
Aroturuki Tamariki: Report On Outcomes For Tamariki And Rangatahi Māori In The Oranga Tamariki System – A Story Of Consequence
