2024.3.4 租房诈骗者专门针对在新西兰寻求住宿的中国人。警方已收到多起涉及华人社区的出租房屋诈骗案的举报。诈骗者的目标是在新西兰（特别是奥克兰市区）寻求出租房屋的中国人。不幸的是，这不是一个新的骗局，并通过不同的平台针对受害者。
（new zealand police news）
rental scammers targeting chinese people seeking new zealand accommodation
police have received several reports of a rental property rental scam involving the chinese community.
the scammers are targeting china-based people who are seeking rental accommodation in new zealand, and in particular the auckland city area.
unfortunately, this not a new scam and targets victims through different platforms.
we are seeing reports of this scam recently being advertised on a popular new zealand-based chinese web forum.
in all instances, the scammers are posing as legitimate landlords or real estate agents.
a person seeking a rental property is usually asked to make contact with the supposed landlord or agent over the messaging app wechat.
the scammer will send alleged proof of identity through to the renter, usually in the form of a real-looking passport photo or official-looking document.
the renter is then asked to digitally sign a false tenancy agreement and transfer money, usually thousands of dollars, to a new zealand-based bank account to secure the rental property.
the scammer often asks the renter for more money, again usually in the thousands to reserve the property, telling them a new zealand-based tenant was also interested in the property.
if the china-based renter does not pay, the property would be rented out to the new zealand-based renter, and they would lose it.
often, the victim is asked for a third payment, to make sure the rental property is furnished.
upon arriving in new zealand however, the renter soon learns they have been scammed, when they discover that their supposed rental property is already occupied.
police understand that these offences can be very believable. they can be carried out from anywhere in the world and are prevalent on many online platforms especially social platforms.
tony wright/nz police
2023.8.14，在奥克兰南部一栋肮脏的三居室房屋内发现数十名移民后，一项重大刑事调查正在进行中。据称，这些人为与当地招聘承包商签订的雇佣协议支付了数千美元，但自抵达以来，他们没有收到任何工作或工资。周日晚上，这些人在食物耗尽后报警，被迫乞讨。四十名男子连续几个月挤在奥克兰这座肮脏、拥挤的三居室住宅里，共用一个淋浴间，在一个炉子上做饭。印度移民普拉萨德·巴布说：“三天来，我们没有东西吃，只有喝水。没有食物，什么都没有。没有食物，先生，我们只能喝水。”他们说，他们每人支付了数万美元以获得工作机会，并与新西兰招聘承包商签订了合同，但没有工作一个小时，也没有得到一分钱。“你们从我们这里拿了两万美元来找工作。你们为什么向我们保证可以在这里过上更好的生活？这里没有更好的生活，”巴布说。他们没有过上更好的生活，而是转而乞讨。“就像乞丐一样，我们要去寺庙，吃那里的食物。我是基督徒，我甚至不能去印度寺庙，但我要去，因为我需要食物。”他们是通过认可的雇主工作签证计划抵达的，但他们没有找到工作，而是处于救济边缘——而且不仅仅是他们。“我们在这里受苦了三个月。我们连一美元都没有寄给我的家人和孩子们。他们怎么吃？” 巴布说道。新西兰移民局对涉嫌签证欺诈和移民剥削的严重刑事犯罪展开了重大调查。移民合规和调查总经理史蒂夫·沃森表示：“调查完成后，如果指控得到证实，我们将提起诉讼，并对任何违法者采取严厉行动。”但移民部长安德鲁·利特尔仍然不会承诺暂停认可雇主计划。“我们有大约 27,000 名经过认证的雇主，在新西兰有大约 77,000 名持有该计划签证的工人。绝大多数人工作得很好，”他说。“你告诉我们，你在新西兰生活得更好，你可以在这里安顿下来，你的孩子在这里接受良好的教育。这是哪里？像这样？每个人都这样睡觉？” 巴布说道。
major criminal investigation after dozens of migrants discovered living in squalid auckland home
14/08/2023
a major criminal investigation is underway after dozens of migrants were discovered crowded inside a squalid three-bedroom home in south auckland.
it’s alleged the men paid thousands of dollars for employment agreements with local recruitment contractors, but since arriving they’ve received no work or pay.
on sunday night, the men called police after their food ran out and they were forced to turn to begging.
forty men were crammed into the filthy, overcrowded three-bedroom home in auckland for months on end, sharing a single shower and cooking over one stove.
“three days, we don’t have nothing to eat, only just drinking water. no food, nothing. no food, sir, we are only drinking water,” said indian migrant prasad babu.
newshub visited the papakura property on sunday night and found dozens of migrants crowding their street after calling in local police.
it’s a last resort. they say they paid tens of thousands of dollars each for job offers and signed contracts with new zealand recruitment contractors, but haven’t worked an hour or seen a cent.
“you guys took $20,000 from us to get a job. why did you promise us you can give a better life here? there is no better life here,” babu said.
instead of a better life, they’ve turned to begging.
“like beggars, we are going to the temple and eating the food there. i’m a christian, i can’t even go to the temple, indo temple, but i’m going because i need food.”
they arrived via the accredited employer work visa scheme but instead of jobs, they’re on the breadline – and it’s not just them.
“three months we have been suffering here. we didn’t send even one dollar back to my family and my children. how can they eat?” babu said.
union network of migrants president mandeep bela walked newshub through the property on sunday night. several men were crammed into a porta com out the front, suitcases were piled up into a lounge that doubles as a laundry, tiny back rooms were full of mattresses, while others sleep in the garage.
“in terms of work visa schemes – scam schemes – this is really at another level,” bela said.
immigration new zealand has launched a major investigation into alleged visa fraud and migrant exploitation, which are serious criminal offences.
“once the investigation is complete, if the charges are proven we will prosecute and we will take serious action against any offenders,” said steve watson, immigration compliance and investigations general manager.
so how widespread are scenes like this? the ministry concedes it simply doesn’t know.
“um, makes me sad for the integrity of the system being called into question because there are a large number of employers and people who come to this country and have a positive experience. and i don’t believe these people have had a positive experience,” watson said.
but immigration minister andrew little still won’t commit to pausing the accredited employer scheme.
“we have about 27,000 accredited employers, we have about 77,000 workers here in new zealand under visas under that scheme. the vast majority are working fine,” he said.
even though this is the reality for who knows how many.
“you told us that you have a better life in new zealand, you can settle with the family here, your children have a good education here. where is it? like this? everybody sleeping like this?” babu said.
they were sold a dream, but instead they bought a lie.
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