Many untrustworthy individuals and organizations see resettlement as an opportunity to profit from the desperation and vulnerability of refugees, given their limited options for safe and legal access to third countries.
Bogus organizations use chat groups and fake websites to promise resettlement and employment opportunities in Europe and North America for a fee. There are fake visa and migration companies targeting refugees and offering to “secure” their immigration through local embassies in return for considerable fees. These are all scams.
Fraudsters may also be posing as UNHCR staff – or claiming to know someone who works for UNHCR – and offering to guarantee resettlement through UNHCR in return for money or favours. UNHCR never charges refugees for resettlement or any services it provides to refugees, asylum-seekers or other persons of concern to the organization.
ATTENTION!
All UNHCR services are free of charge.
