Hey everyone..!!
I would like to share my story here. I still can't believe and still not sure if it was a scam or not..!!
I have my PR file under process in CIC under CEC category. I've also added my husband to my file as dependent. Me and my husband both are here on open work-permit (he has a work permit on my dependence).
Yesterday my husband got a call from a guy. He introduced himself as an agent from CIC. He told my husband that he is speaking from CIC and he needs to have some questions regarding the PR file. He told my husband that his UIN (Unique identification Number) is not registered at India. (CEC category in one form they ask for any piece of id from backhome. and thus me and my husband had put our UIN number in the file which got issued in India) is not registered. So it is delaying your file. Now you have two options. Either fly back to India in next 15 days or pay $788, so that we will make the furthur process and then you won't be having any troubles. And the money taht you are paying is just the proof that you submitted the valid id, its just that the problem occured in India. So we are gonna refund this monney to you back in 2-3 business days. after your payment is done I am gonna transfer you to a legal department of Canada and they will give you the receipt number of your payment and also you will get an email right after your payment including all the details. Also one officer will be coming to you tomorrow to check your ids. so you need to give him the photocopies of both yours passports and some other details. he also mentioned the name, that this officer is gonna visit you tomorrow. my husband made the payment. the strange thing was the guy was recording the call saying that your call is being recorded and you are not permitted to cut the call as the legal deparment of Canada is also on the other hand of this call. So we had to continue the call "all the time" .. even when we went to the canada post to do a money gram..EVEN WHEN WE WERE ON OUR WAY..!! after first payment the guy said ohh I see here that your wife's id is also not registered..! she has to pay $877. more money cuz shes primary applicant. my husband did second payment.. after that the said m transferrignyour to a legal deparment of canada the the transfered the call. the legal deparment guy said because you are a secondary applicant you cant make this payment in half. you have to pay both together. pay $1600..! my husband said i dont have that much limit in my debit card. the guy asked him to make acash and pay.. my poor husband withdraw cash $1600 and paid..!!!! after that they said we now need to speak to your wife. cuz shes a principle applicant. I work night shift so i was sleeping my husband woke me up. They started talking to me saying that you have a penalty of $3100. $1600 for you and $1500 for your husband. so either fly back or pay the money..!! I got mad right away m like how can this be possible..!! I asked the agent id number, his name, my file number and he provided all..! i said i need to verify this in person so I need to go to your office. he said thers a cic office at 1027 ficnh ave west, unit 164. I can make your appointment there. and when I went there, there was no such address available on the stated site..!! so i got the clue that this was fraud. he even said at the end that he is withdrawing my file because i dint pay and i said i do not have any problem. and he was like m transferring your call to account department. other guy came and sked for my file number, i said i dont have it on hand and then he hung up..!!
its avery long story but i cant write whole thing but this is the summery..! we still have no idea what happened..!!
so i am gonna call to cic tomorrow. and find out what happened to me.
now in this case CIC is not gonna fight for my gone money. If i want my money back then i'll definitely have to go to the police..!! so if in case i go to the police to register a scam , WOULD THAT BE AFFECTING/DELAYIGN MY PR FILE?? OR WILL THERE BE ANY IMPACT ON MY PR FILE BECAUSE OF POLICE INVOLVEMENT HERE????
pLEASE PLEASE PLEASE help me..!!!
suggestions and possible solutions and discussions are more then welcome here..!!
Thanks a lot..!
They followed up on my return in less than 2 weeks.