A Nigerian Doctor living in the U.K has been caught on camera attempting to scam unsuspecting victims in immigration fraud.
Dr. Kelvin Alaneme, founded the Harlow, Essex-based CareerEdu organization.
The Nigerian Doctor has worked for the NHS in the field of psychiatry.
Although the BBC World Service’s research demonstrates the seeming simplicity with which these agents may deceive individuals, evade discovery, and continue to make money, the Home Office has acknowledged that the system is vulnerable to misuse.
Theses are some strategies used by the agents:
- Selling jobs in UK care companies illegally
- Creating fictitious payroll schemes to hide the existence of certain jobs
- Moving from the care industry to other fields with staff shortages, such as construction
Since a government visa program that was first created to allow foreign medical experts to work in the UK was expanded to include care workers in 2022, reports of immigration frauds have surged.
T qualify for the program, candidates must first receive a “Certificate of Sponsorship” (CoS) from a UK employer certified by the Home Office in order to apply for the visa. Rogue relocation agents are taking advantage of the requirement for CoS documents.
Concerning the expose, Dora-Olivia Vicol, CEO of Work Rights Centre said: “The scale of exploitation under the Health and Care Work visa is significant”. Her organization assists migrants and disadvantaged individuals in the UK obtain employment justice.
In the documentary, the Dr. claims to have 9,800 “happy clients” and describes his company on his website as a “launchpad for global opportunities catering to young Africans”.
The BBC began investigating him following a series of online complaints about his relocation services.
Nana Akwasi Agyemang-Prempeh
After a number of people told the BBC that they had paid tens of thousands of pounds for care worker roles for their friends and family that turned out to be nonexistent, the BBC also conducted undercover filming with Nana Akwasi Agyemang-Prempeh, another UK-based recruitment agency.
According to them, some of the Certificates of Sponsorship that Mr. Agyemang-Prempeh provided them were counterfeit copies of the actual CoS that care firms had issued.
Mr Prempeh could charge to the tune of $54,000 for three people. In one of the videos, Mr Prempeh told the BBC he had moved into construction because rules are being tightened in the care sector.
U.K’s Home Office has revoked Mr Prempeh’s license. His defense however is that he was unaware of the state of COS he was issuing and that he had also being a victim of fraud
