Any idea how is it done

[LifeDreamer]

This is pure BS. People at any bank would laugh loudly if the person on the other end of the line said 'this is IRCC calling, please give me your client information'.

No wonder people believe such non-sense if they have problem understanding simple cut-off score concept. I repeat: IRCC has no way to confirm their identity, when they're calling your employer, bank, or university. Such a call can be easily spoofed. So do they call? Answer yourself...

Yes, they do call the banks and the employers. There are plethora of cases filed in courts people challenging misrepresentations because of information retrieved over the phone. It cannot be spoofed either because sometimes they conduct parallel calls to you and your employer and have both of you quizzed about your work at the same time and then compare your answers to see if they match up or if you are making things up.

If you do not believe IRCC can verify your bank statement or if you must see this for yourself, go ahead and watch this clip from UK's border force show (remove the space): https:// youtu.be/BuOsUMNrpBY?t=18m12s

 

[navinball]

Yes, they do call the banks and the employers. There are plethora of cases filed in courts people challenging misrepresentations because of information retrieved over the phone. It cannot be spoofed either because sometimes they conduct parallel calls to you and your employer and have both of you quizzed about your work at the same time and then compare your answers to see if they match up or if you are making things up.

If you do not believe IRCC can verify your bank statement or if you must see this for yourself, go ahead and watch this clip from UK's border force show (remove the space): https:// youtu.be/BuOsUMNrpBY?t=18m12s

In some cases not all. Even employer verification is not done in all cases.

 

[Jacko007]

Yes, they do call the banks and the employers. There are plethora of cases filed in courts people challenging misrepresentations because of information retrieved over the phone. It cannot be spoofed either because sometimes they conduct parallel calls to you and your employer and have both of you quizzed about your work at the same time and then compare your answers to see if they match up or if you are making things up.

If you do not believe IRCC can verify your bank statement or if you must see this for yourself, go ahead and watch this clip from UK's border force show (remove the space): https:// youtu.be/BuOsUMNrpBY?t=18m12s

All they can do is to TRY to make such phone calls (or spread news they do them, so people like you would blindly believe them), but how effective are they? And what if the person on the other end replies "stop those stupid pranks and get a life"? What if the person does not speak English/French? What if the person asks back: if you claim you're calling from IRCC, then prove it, huh?

 

[navinball]

All they can do is to TRY to make such phone calls (or spread news they do them, so people like you would blindly believe them), but how effective are they? And what if the person on the other end replies "stop those stupid pranks and get a life"? What if the person does not speak English/French? What if the person asks back: if you claim you're calling from IRCC, then prove it, huh?

True, they definitely cannot call banks. It's a pointless exercise.

 

[LifeDreamer]

You can search on Quora "do embassies call to verify bank statements?" and you will find most answers affirming this by bank executives themselves and IT consultants who work for banks, but you will also find the occasional "I'm not competent to disclose client information" response. Having said that would you risk your falsified statement be found out and charged with fraud on the hopes of this occasional denial by a bank manager?