is TRAVEL AGENCY a Scam?

[kyka]

TRAVEL AGENCY to me
show details Jul 31 (7 days ago) Reply






Attention : Removed ,

Company Registration Number UKJ46265390



Thanks for the calling, your information are acknowledge and recorded. To have your Complete Documents including your UK Visa, work permit and Tax-clearance and all other requirement for your travel to the United-Kingdom.

We shall have it processed and send it to you via Courier service to your home contact address when we receive your Details that we have listed below.

Here are the details needed :

FULL NAME :


FULL ADDRESS:

COUNTRY :

NATIONALITY :

STATE & ZIP CODE :

EMAIL ADDRESS :

TELEPHONE NUMBER:

INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT NUMBER:


DATE YOU WANT TO FLY TO UK:




A Total of £ 1,500.00 to enable us process the necessary Documents for the visa for you to Travel down here to U.K, Flight ticket and all other necessary documents as well for 2 years.


Consular fee
VISA TYPE ......E_VISAType of Visa ChargeValidityTerm of Issue
Single Entry1 year
3 Working day£800.00

Single Entry 2 years
5 Working days £1,500.00

Single Entry3 years
7 Working day £ 2,000.00


We will also like to know if you are eligible to work and live in the United Kingdom , You are eligible if you are okay with the following reason ,

H AVE YOU EVER BE EN DEPORTED FROM THE UK BY THE UK GOVERNMENT , HAVE YOU EVER BEEN CAUGHT FOR A CRIMINAL PURPOSE IN YOUR COUNTRY .

Email us as soon as possible and let us know if you can provide us the following details and a Scanned copy of your International Passport.
Correspondent should contact us for immediate payment and Ticket booking .You can make payment to us by Western Union Transfer.
Please advice us immediately to avoid any delay in permitting/processing your Visa & ticket for your travelling , Contact us for more inquiries and payment information .Once we have Confirmed Receipt of your Payment we will proceed with your Application and will send to you your Travel documents.

Thanks for your Co-operation.
P.R.O. World Travel Agency
Mr. Mark Johnson.
C.E.O. World Travel Agency
Ms. Cindy Taylor




Yours Faithfully,

World Travel Agency


Company Office Address: 61 Princely Street, London, E1 5LP, UK
Company Registration number: UKJ462653

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[Clair]

Hi kyka, Yes this is a scam. Good job to you for spotting it! Travel agencies do not process visa applications or work permits. Legitimate companies do not request payment through Western Union or other money wiring service.

This sounds like it started with some kind of employment scam. Please post up whatever additional information you have, but be sure to delete out your own information.

[GomerPyle]

The person who wrote this mail to you is a scammer AND an idiot.

Travel agents cannot supply visas. You must apply to the embassy yourself.

The idiot who contacted you does not even know the correct type of visa that should be applied for

Treaty Traders & Investors (E Visas)
Introduction

Treaty Trader visas (E-1) and Treaty Investor visas (E-2) are non-immigrant visas for nationals of a country with which the United States maintains a treaty of friendship, commerce and navigation who wish to go to the United States for one of two purposes: to carry on substantial trade, principally between the United States and the treaty country (E-1); or to develop and direct the operations of an enterprise in which the national has invested or is in the process of investing a substantial amount of capital (E-2).

I won't detail the correct type of visa in case any scammers visit this forum looking for information.

[AlanJones]

That's a good point that Gomer has made.

Travel Agents do not arrange visas or work permits, they book holidays and flights. The only way that you will get a visa is by visiting the Consulate or Embassy of the country that you wish to visit IN PERSON. The Consulate will require fees, but they will not receive them by Western Union.