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Clients receive death threats, no visa, no job and no refund
Update 29 /11/2016 - URGENT NEWS: Edward Kang convicted of 21 counts of fraud at Parramatta Local Court, on bail and due to be sentenced on or about 20 March 2017. Apparently fair trading will be publishing something in their website in the next hour or so.
Update: 14/11/2013 - Eddie Kang makes it onto Today Tonight
Update: 14/11/2013 - Meld Magazine reports on Eddie Kang and Singapore Oil
WARNING: The following Singapore Oil advertisement STILL appears on seek: http://www.seek.com.au/job/25305139
None of the Migration Agents listed on the above advertisment (see below for list) have stated on their OMARA profiles that they are linked in any way to Singapore Oil or Borderless Globe:
Mr. David Mendelssohn – Barrister – Federal & High Court Only
Ms. Cyril Gabito – Solicitor – MARN 1383988
Mr. Abu Baquer Siddque – Barrister – MARN 0901413
Mr. Mark Gardiner – Solicitor – (Teddington Legal – Subcontractor)
Mrs. Viji Virassamy - Solicitor
Mr. Michael Poynder – In-House Counsel
Mr. Amy Young – Solicitor
Mr. Jingchun Tang – RMA – MARN 0301491
The advertisment goes on to say 'We have 20 years in experience in industry, and at our office many lawyers and RMAs are working as in-house, salary based mostly. MARN numbers will be given upon request.'
I have checked all these agents out and found their MARNs and none of their MARNs link to this business.
MIA-advertising-Singapore-Oil.pdf - the advert on MIA website until 17/10/2013
Here is the Google cache live link to the MIA website ad for Eddy Kang's business, Singapore Oil
International Students are allegedly being promised an Australian 457 visa and paying huge sums of money only to discover they have been completely conned.
There are companies that currently have operations in Australia but where the head office and the location of the mother-company is offshore.
Karl Konrad and his business has been contacted for months regarding clients of Singapore Oil Pte Ltd looking for a professional solution to a complex and sad situation where they have paid sums such as $20,000 deposit for a 457 visa.
Migration Alliance has been informed that Migration Agents have also been victims of Mr Kang and used as pawns. If you have been a victim of Mr Kang it is likely you will need proper legal representation. Please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
for assistance.
For the full story and to watch the interviews with the clients and the Mr Kang (the alleged conman) please click here.
Comments
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Thursday, 17 October 2013Hello "Guest",
Before making the accusation, perhaps provide the link to the so-called advertising. Otherwise your post may a little libelous -
Thursday, 17 October 2013
There you go Murray Troll http://mia.org.au/jobs/Graduate-Certificate-Students-or-Junior-RMA-Lawyers-279.html
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Thursday, 17 October 2013
An advertisement on Seek dot com dot au had suggested that most of employees are/were barristers or solicitors: http://www.seek.com.au/job/25305838
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Thursday, 17 October 2013
Hopefully all victims money were kept in clients' account as requested by COC, so they may be able to recover them they've been ripped off.
The other thing I do not really understand is why the Departments of the Government had failed ot to act for such a long period of time? Are they really well functioning? -
Thursday, 17 October 2013
I am not surprise of the inactive of MARA or DIBP (DIAC). I know of cases of DIAC took more than 2 years to investigate and nothing happen. Just look at the record, in the past 20 years I am migration agent and how many people was charged? I have given up complaining to DIAC, MARA, MIA, AFP 10 years ago.
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Thursday, 17 October 2013
It is still on the MIA website and they haven't bothered to take it down: http://mia.org.au/jobs/Graduate-Certificate-Students-or-Junior-RMA-Lawyers-279.html
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Thursday, 17 October 2013
Ahhh so it is. Call "Jack" it says. How does the MA ensure the integrity of its members Guest?
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Thursday, 17 October 2013
Murray if you have a look at the homepage you will see three types of members. If you want to know about integrity measures why don't you try joining as a RMA like I did and you will see for yourself. Or try joining as a sponsor and see what happens. Public members can do as they please but have very limited access online. One of my friends is a public member and cannot access half the stuff I can on the MA website.
I know that Migration Alliance has personal relationships with each and every company on their website because I have been to their conferences and seminars and they are there in person. Migration Alliance doesn't seem like the kind of association to charge fees for ads and just let any old person or company put whatever they like on our website.
Murray Rivers you are starting to seem like you are out to get Migration Alliance for anything you can. Are you a competitor to MA? Or do you not like them? If so why do you come here? Just to interrogate? It is a bit trollish! -
Thursday, 17 October 2013
I note your pseudonym. Troll is my middle name. I know some of the sponsors to whom you refer and they would vehemently dispute you claim.
I have applied to the MARA to be registered on the basis of my legal practising certificate. When that comes through, I would consider joining a membership organisation, but as far as the MA is concerned, they don't appear to have a Constitution and I do not know the process of becoming a member of the MA, if indeed such a process exists. I am more than happy to be enlightened though -
Thursday, 17 October 2013
Dear Committee of MA, For sure, it is a very important issue to help our industry and should we request MA to play an important role to be a professional consultant body to reform MARA as we can see that MARA cannot perform properly in this industry. We really wish to see MA should take this role to do the infrastructure for our new minister of Immigration department imminently. Best regards ... Anthony Sim
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Thursday, 17 October 2013
Anthony please see here (click on comments) as the draft letter for reform is awaiting input from all members by the looks of things:
http://migrationalliance.com.au/immigration-daily-news/entry/2013-10-omara-sits-on-it-s-hands.html#comments -
Thursday, 17 October 2013
Hi Liana and Christopher,
I refer to the email from MA below.
As an auditor before and being curious, I google "Edward Kang" and got quite a few links which I think relates to him, although he is known as Edward Kang in these links. It definitelt looks like him and sounds like him !
He appears to be a NZ citizen and might have come to Australia using that status after his office was raided by NZ Police and closed down in 2009.
Police shut down Korean immigration company
http://tvnz.co.nz/business-news/police-shut-down-korean-immigration-company-2487394
He took action against TV NZ for showing a programme on him cheating on visa applicants.
Wasan International Co Ltd and Kang and Television New Zealand Ltd - 2004-145
http://bsa.govt.nz/decisions/3408-wasan-international-co-ltd-and-kang-and-television-new-zealand-ltd-2004-145
I also found a link below where "Edward Kang" advertise positions in DIAC, perhaps hoping to con peopleto go to him and ask him to help to get jobs there like one Norman Jessup from Sydney, AU.
Temporary vacancies to work in Dept of Immigration and Citizenship - Sydney Users of R Forum (SURF) (Sydney) - Meetup
http://www.meetup.com/R-Users-Sydney/messages/boards/thread/9581080
I am not sure whether this is the same "Edward Kang" from NZ. But I found that there is an "Edward Kang" who claims to be an assistant Director from DIAC !
I do not think that an Assistant Director from DIAC/DIBP would want to get himself registered with LinkIn and definitely would not advertise jobs in DIAC/DIBP.
Please see link below :
Edward Kang
Assistant Director at DIAC
Location
Canberra Area, Australia
Industry
Government Administration
http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=79777932&authType=NAME_SEARCH&authToken=Ndyb&locale=en_US&srchid=523769371381975547206&srchindex=4&srchtotal=345&trk=vsrp_people_res_name&trkInfo=VSRPsearchId%3A523769371381975547206%2CVSRPtargetId%3A79777932%2CVSRPcmpt%3Aprimary
If the above links show that "Eddie Kang" or "Edward Kang" are indeed the same person, he must be deported immediately from Australia as we do not need this kind of people here.
I suggest you pass this information to the AFP for them to investigate immediately, and if found to be the same person as the one from NZ, they must close down his office immediately to avoid further con jobs and put our profession in a very bad light. Of course we also need to
Thank you.
Kind Regards, -
Thursday, 17 October 2013
Dear C Chan,
he is the same guy from New Zealand.
The government in NZ shut down his shop there and he opened a new one in Australia.
Kind Regards,
Narendra -
Thursday, 17 October 2013
Are these one in the same paragons of virtue?
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/FMCA/2012/22.html -
Thursday, 17 October 2013
Nothing, aside from the publicity generated can actually stop this crook. He may still be sucking in innocent victims today. Again, this will be cited to demonise the 457 visa program which is relied upon for the ongoing operations so many businesses and keeping our public hospitals operational.
OMARA claiming lack of manpower to investigate such matters is both disgraceful and inexcusable. Where does the more than $6million in RMA registration fees go and to what end? Very reminiscent of AFP not charging RMA who had lodged more than 3000 fraudulent applications in 2006-2007 for same lame excuse. This was later used as support that our profession was tainted.
We are all aware that justice for the little guy is so often dependent upon the size of his bank account but surely Govt controlled offices should not be crying poor to the extent that injustice prevails.
DPP "Sorry, didn't charge him with murder- do you know how much a trial will cost?"
Any RMA who was registered and worked under the previous MARA regime, operated and controlled by MIA, will attest to its poor standards in all aspects of its role and most would have expected that DIAC could not have done worse. Naive, weren't we?
Maybe it's time to hand over the reins to the Migration Alliance who has a vested interest in the protection of RMA clients for the good name of our profession as a whole and RMAs, of whom more than 90% are members of MA. -
Thursday, 17 October 2013
Hi Robert,
Can your provide examples of the previous MARA's "poor standards"? -
Thursday, 17 October 2013
Australia needs MARA to be put into a different portfolio. This is absolutely insane. Scott Morrison do something! Please!
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Thursday, 17 October 2013
Murray Troll (MIA supporter), here is an example for you to digest about the previous MARA's poor standards.
July 14, 2011
The "June update" from OMARA (1) contained an interesting little article entitled "Repeat Registration and English language".
In that article, it was stated:
"As you may be aware, there have been discussions for some time regarding the level of English required for operation as a migration agent" (2)
We now know that repeat registrants will be required to demonstrate IELTS 7 (General) or an equivalent TOEFL 100 score. This requirement is from 1 January 2014. Certain specified exemptions will be in place.
As an employer, I have recently seen one of my employees who is NZ born, required to undertake IELTS for initial registration.
That has got me thinking...
Although OMARA says
"A majority of migration agents view the introduction of English language requirements as having a positive impact, and believe it will improve service standards and professionalism"
(Australian survey Research 2010) (3)
That statement might lead to the interference that this decision or the genesis of the idea came from RMA's.
That is not the case. Let us all take a trip down memory lane...
Mr Andrew Metcalfe, the secretary of DIAC made a speech at the MIA National Conference on 19 October2007. In that speech he said
"Similarly, we have concerns about the English language skills of some registered migration agents. Again, the queries we receive from some registered migration agents show that despite the English language requirements for registration, there are some agents out there who are clearly struggling with the basics of the English language" (4)
To the best of my recollection, this was the first time any concerns had been raised about the capacity of RMA's to speak and understand English.
There is no doubt, that there is a case to be made, to the effect that the legislation is complex and requires high level language skills; but, there is simply no evidence that up to 1/3 of all RMA's (1800+) are unable to deliver to their clients comprehensive and accurate advice.
You may wonder where all of this comes from.
I distinctly recall that as a member of the MIA board that the requirement for an English language standard was debated by the Board.
It may well be that my recollection is faulty but I do recall that the Board adopted a resolution to the effect that there should be an English language requirement for initial registration but that for those RMA's already registered, there should be a significant number of exemptions.
I always thought that the last thing that RMA's needed were more hurdles to re-register and that this requirement would prejudice consumer's access to information through the general availability of community languages delivered by RMA's.
The decision of the OMARA to require initial registrants to demonstrate their English language capacity has now been ventilated in a recent decision of the AAT. (5)
The OMARA relied on Section 290(h) and a "Policy Procedures Manual". That manual incorporated the English language requirement into the "any other matter relevant to the applicant's fitness to give immigration assistance". (6)
This legal approach is, in my view assailable but that is not a battle to be fought at this time.
There can be no doubt that the genesis of this idea came from DIAC and was adopted by the MIA as it lost its grip on the MARA.
The lesson of history is this; don't anticipate what government might do, they do not always act reasonably. Don't offer up a sacrifice to prove that you are a responsible party and in doing so burden your membership.
My personal view is that these provisions are not only unfair and burdensome but also undermine access and equity to information by consumers. These provisions need to be set aside.
C.H. Levingston
Sydney, July 2011
Email: Michelle.Keenan@mara.gov.au 24/6/11
Ibid Page 2
Ibid Page 2
tphttp://www.immi.gov.au/about/speeches-pres/_pdf/2007-10-19-migration-inst-aust-conference.pdf Page 8 and 9
[2011] AATA 401 Massei V MARA
Ibid Page 4 -
Thursday, 17 October 2013
Spurious argument really. The previous Government was hellbent on introducing it, codified into Law and we now await the Legal Instrument.
Any other examples. By the way, thanks for answering on behalf of Steve.
Seems if you have an interest in Migration, scan relevant sites, but have a divergent point of view, you are a 'troll'
Ah, the magnanimity of the MA!!!!! Breathtaking really.
By the way, this wasn't you was it?
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/FMCA/2012/22.html
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We were right at the beginning! A friend of mine was offered a job by Mr Kang. On her first day, she was given a case with no hope of success. She left on the same day.
She alerted the department through the dobin line but heard nothing from the Department.