Wayne Bank Statement is not just the only thing that can or is faked, unfortunately
People send fake Job documents, Education, even AEO letters. I read the article (somewhere) where Minister Jason K. visited India Punjab and was shocked to see the pile of fake documents. I think it must have been posted in the news or on the forum.
Canadian Immigration offices are cautious/aware and do scrutinize applicants for Fraudulent documents, everything is verified. And Banks do reply to the Immigration offices if they call, I dont think there is any doubt in that.
Well no need for Link. Like I said, I sent 2 statement, one on official letter head and the other online Print out, with all the details/branch address contact etc printed online (Both totaling towards my required POF). And it got accepted. I read somewhere here on the forum that someone's else also got his/her application accepted.
A word of caution is that IT MIGHT vary from Country to Country, as my online was of a UK Bank, and I read on the forum someone used US bank online statement. BUT I have not heard of any refusal on the basis of providing Online statement. Like I said, they verify your documents, and POF might also be one of your documents that is verified.
Rest remains a personal choice. If you have easy access to Bank Statement, better to get that.
I personal think that they do verify everything. They have people who are probably trained to do sort out suspicious applicants and their documents. It would be difficult to believe that they dont check POF.
Please check the link below. Though a bit funny how people forge and expect to get away with it
http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Politics/2010/09/05/15253336.html
Many of the people that are exploited by crooked consultants live overseas, and that's why we need the help of foreign governments to crack down on fraudsters and document counterfeiters who take thousands of dollars in exchange for nothing.”
Kenney described going to India's Punjab province in early 2009 and seeing what Canadian officials at the visa office there described as “the wall of shame.”
“There was everything from Photoshopped pictures of brides and grooms with heads on other people's bodies to fake letters of reference from MPs,” said Kenney.
Other forged documents seized by Canadian officials included falsified bank records, academic transcripts, fake marriage certificates and even counterfeit death certificates.
One group of fraudsters uncovered by Canadian officials in Hong Kong were dubbed “The Burgundy Suitcase Mafia.” More than a dozen applications to bring a spouses into Canada were submitted to the Canadian visa office in Hong Kong. All the photos showed a couple sitting on a bed, often surrounded by family members. Immigration officials questioning the applicants were assured the photos were all taken in their homes.
Under inspection, the Canadian officials noticed that all of the pictures were taken in the same room, with the same decorations. The biggest giveaway was the same burgundy suitcase sitting on top of a wardrobe in the top left corner of the photo.
Applicants eventually admitted they had paid on average $60,000 for a fraudulent package to guarantee their successful application to Canada.
