651 days ago

Engineer unable to feed his family after being duped by immigration scammers

Mildred Armah Reporter from Central Leader

An Indian national was left unable to feed his family after paying half his monthly salary to scammers posing as Immigration New Zealand.

Ganga Dharan​ who lives in the south Indian city of Bengaluru​, was contacted on WhatsApp in October by a person claiming to be a New Zealand immigration adviser.

”They promised me a work visa and asked me to send my CV to their email address,” Dharan said.

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