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An ongoing topic - click here for Most Recent Post row, row, row your boat . . .
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from China Law Blog China Scams: Our Annual Holiday Edition By Dan Harris on December 12, 2019
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in the SCMP Chinese divorcee fleeced by best female friend in phantom boyfriend scam
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My wife was previously married to another American citizen. They began the petitioning process and it proceeded at least to the point where they were informed that the application had been approved and that she would soon receive further instructions (about the interview I assume). I don't know why or how the process was ended, but to my knowledge my wife was never interviewed, and she of course never came to the USA. Later she and her husband divorced. Before we were married all I knew was that she had been married to another American and had divorced him. From the first I was afraid that the mere fact that she had been married to another American would raise a red flag when we applied for her visa as my wife. After we were married I learned more things about the marriage, divorce, and her husband which made me even more concerned. Without going into all the details, her marriage to her first American husband displays many of the signs of a "sham" marriage. I don't believe it was a "sham" marriage, but I can see why the USCIS might suspect that it was, given the facts. My questions are: 1) will the USCIS investigate the previous marriage in depth; and 2) if the USCIS concludes it was a "sham" marriage (which given their bias I think they might), will they assume that our marriage is fraudulent also? For the record, we have been married for over three years, and have lived together for most of that time in China. I have read a couple of things online which lead me to believe that a previous marriage to an American would be a red flag that might trigger scrutiny of the previous marriage, especially since my wife and her then husband had started the petitioning process. My real concern is that if the USCIS looks closely at that marriage, and asks about it at my wife's interview, the facts they would discover might very well convince them that it was a "sham" marriage. As I said, I don't think it was a "sham" (although my wife was guilty of very poor judgment which to this day I don't fully understand), but it certainly has many of the characteristics of a "sham" marriage. It seems to me, that if the USCIS were to be convinced it was a "sham", then they might well conclude ours is a "sham" as well, although living together for three years does seem to indicate a valid marriage. I guess I am a bit paranoid, since everything I have read seems to indicate that the USCIS takes it for granted that everybody petitioning for a visa is trying to defraud the US Government, and that the petitioners are guilty until they can prove they are innocent. That being the case, might not the USCIS explain away the three years we have lived together? I mean, they might rationalize that I am sincere, but that my wife is cynically playing a long game, in hopes of eventually getting a green card. I don't believe that is the case, but given the bias of the USCIS against petitioners, are my fears completely unfounded? I would very much appreciate it if you could give me an opinion concerning this. -
“peng ci” (“touch porcelain”) A term that I haven't heard before. I heard about the circumstances before. This week I saw a couple of videos about something that happened in Nanning. Here is links to them: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/man-nanning-china-hurls-front-parked-bus-article-1.2774015 https://youtu.be/0AGygvd6LTI http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3768499/Bizarre-moment-man-wildly-throws-parked-bus-Nanning-China-pretends-RUN-desperate-bid-claim-compo-driver.html Videos are about the same incident but I think they were shot from two different cameras. When I saw the first video I was dumbstruck for a moment or two.. I was trying to figure out what the guy was trying to do in the very first part of the video. Bizarre!!! I thought I was looking a video loop. Bizarre the way the guys kept throwing himself under the bus. Is it just a simple case of attempted extortion or does the guy need some serious medical help (mental)? Danb -
in the NY Times Bus Project Finds a Way Around China’s Traffic Jams: Gliding Above Them
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My wife's cousin want's to find an American man and eventually move to the U.S. to live with him. My wife indicated that some of her friends have used Match.com and Date.com???? I understand that those sites cost around 15 or so a month. What other sites are there for this type of situation. Reliability is a question because one of my wife's friends used a few sites where she was catfished multiple times....
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This seems like an inverse pyramid from what we have in the U.S. - a Bernie Madoff kind of thing, where money is taken from new suckers to pay off the old suckers in the Shanghaiist 6 suckers literally trapped in pyramid scheme rescued after writing 'help' on banknotes, tossing out window
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China’s HK$59 billion online Ponzi scheme: who started it, how did it happen and now what?We give you the low-down on the massive scam involving a peer-to-peer online financing firm that fleeced more than 50 billion yuan from over 900,000 investors across China in just 1½years
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True love or online scam?By Zhang Xinyuan Source:Global Times Published: 2015-4-26 19:18:01 Cross-cultural marriages up, but some wary of fraud
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I started the K-1 process in September. Since then I have learned that being recently divorced is a red flag. I met my fiancee online in June of this year while being separated, and my divorce was final in mid-August. My ex-wife (also an American) had a job that required travel (it's how I became interested in China) and she spent most of her time in the U.K. over the last year making it difficult to fit in the court dates to finalize everything. Also I have no children from the marriage. So my question is, is this a reason for concern? Or is it more significant when the beneficiary is recently divorced? Also there is an age gap with my fiancee, but on the positive side, she speaks excellent English and should be able to explain the situation if needed. So my concern is the divorce and also the speed of the relationship with my new found love. Even though we have only known each other since June we have either texted, or video chatted on Skype twice a day for hours since meeting. We have gotten to know each other so well that we are now watching videos, reading stories to each other, and asking trivia questions just to keep the conversation going. I have hundreds of pages of chat logs if needed. I think we have ask and answered just about every personal and relationship question possible. Also, we spent two weeks together in late August, and we will meet again in late November for another two weeks. This is my first attempt at sponsoring anyone for a visa. Any input is greatly appreciated.
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This guy has quite a few videos posted on YouTube, dealing with various aspects of Chinese culture and living in China. He also has a few covering relationships between foreigners and Chinese. He has lived in China for about eight years and lives in Shenzhen. His channel has a wide range of topics and I find them both entertaining and informative. I think they may be useful for those who are short on experience with China as well as those who are experienced but seek to deepen their base of understanding. Some of his clips are hilarious at times, but always informative. The guy has over 25,000 subscribers, so he must be doing something right. I don't always agree with everything he says, but for the most part, I think he is quite knowledgeable about China and his videos are well worth your time. My only complaint is that sometimes he is a bit heavy on the drinking, but I will say he rarely lets that interfere with his videos' quality. The only exception is the one clip where he and a buddy drink 25 beers to celebrate his 25k subrscribers. You will also discover that he drives like a maniac, especially on his motorbikes. Anyway, here is the link: His YouTube name is SerpentZa and that is what you might need to type into the YouTube search engine to find his stuff. He has lots of it. In the supermarket clip, the girl he mentions as "Beer Girl" is his wife, who is Chinese from Hong Kong.
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Many of us used a dating website to meet our Chinese partners. It's no secret that many of these websites also post fake profiles to draw men into memberships. ChnLove and others get away with gross fraud as they are offshore. However, Match.com has been busted with a huge class action suit:
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Hello. Maybe I have been watching a little too much TV lately. They were talking about Zimmerman being given his Miranda rights. It got me thinking. If I ever got arrested in China , what should I do? What kind of rights do I have. Do I get a free phone call. Actually do i even know how to make a phone call i China. All of my phones number that I use are pre-program in to my cell. Perhaps not a normally question one considers but perhaps a question that one should. What do you all think? Danb
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I've run across many comments about warning signs, but I have yet to see an actual list or any kind of explanation about what to look for. And, seriously...how good are some of these women? I ask because the amount of time we have spent together online is monumental. Also, if she is not really in love with me, then my god, she's a better actress than Meryl Streep. Finally, I have met her in person two times. Let me just say this...we did not have sex. We made love, people, and it was better than my wildest fantasies. I don't mean to brag, nor do I mean to be graphic. It's just that what happened on both ocassions can only be described as love. Or else I am the world's biggest fool. -
Some friends of ours in China have invested some money in Chinese Dinosaur eggs. When my wife told me about this, I cautioned of a scam and advised that it would be illegal to ever import this to America. However, she insists it good idea, and I know our friends are fairly level headed. Did anyone have any experience with this?
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Dear CFL, The Embassy has received some reports of fraud committed against U.S. citizens by Internet correspondents from China professing romantic interest. For further information, see http://guangzhou.usembassy-china.org.cn/iv_announcement.htm. Sincerely, USCONGUZ (edited to make link functional - Lee)
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Hey all! My dad (in law) got a message on his cell phone today that read like this (all in Chinese, I'm not providing an exact translation, just the jist) Ma, Ba! I had my wallet and phone stolen! I don't have money, can you please send 800 yuan to (account #...I forget the number and dad is sleeping now) at Nongye Bank. Please hurry, I'm using my friend's phone and his battery is going to die soon! If my hubby and I had not just returned from Beijing (ie, we were still in Beijing) my poor dad would have sent it off in a flash. One of dad's co-workers went to the bank and then called the kid (not thinking about the fact that the e-mail said they lost their phone) and the kid was like "uh, no dad, I'm totally fine!" So just let all your families know! Maybe you think your family wouldn't get suckered in but when I read it, I'm pretty sure I would have sent money if I had a kid that was in a different city, not at home, etc.
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I really feel for those people who fell victim to this scam. Some lost everything, including their lives. Ant Scam
