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Eddy Kang continues to inflict harm
This story comes vourtesy of Tanaya DAS and Karl Konrad (RMA).
Migration Alliance has previously run stories about Singapore Oil and Eddy Kang on this website:
Death threats, no visa, no job and no refund (55,000 + readers)
Victims of Eddy Kang action group meeting
An RMA's story about working for Eddy Kang
It's been almost a year since Edward Kang was reported to the authorities and exposed in a coordinated media effort of IMMIGRATIONews and the ABC's Lateline.
Since then we have covered the stories of more victims of Mr. Kang and how some of those people have been valiantly trying to receive justice. (Volume's 279 & 303)
Today we bring you yet another example of how Eddie Kang is still out their, a danger to the community. This is Rakesh's story who not only lost lost thousands of dollars to Mr Kang but also became illegal due to Kang's actions.
Rajesh Khadka a Nepalese national who became illegal due to the actions of Mr. Kang. Rajesh signed up as a client with Mr Kang's company MCL International Investment Pty Ltd. Mr Khadka came to Australia in August 2007 to study leaving behind his wife and two little children. He completed a range of vocational courses in Australia before contacting a Gumtree ad poster in April 2014 for a possible job and temporary sponsored work visa.
Mr Khadka met Mr Kang at his office in North Sydney and signed a contract for job search and visa application and paid Mr Kang $17000 and says "Mr Kang advised me that with my various qualifications as well as previous degree from Nepal I was suited for the job and that there would be no problem in getting my visa. I thought everything was great and was looking forward to start work soon". Kang had offered Rajesh a position of Customer Service Manager at AEON Human Resources.
Kang did lodge an application for him but as he has done in the past with other clients, failed to inform Rajesh that this application was refused. By the time Rajesh found out it was too late for him to appeal to the MRT or lodge another student visa application. Rajesh and his wife became unlawful.
Rajesh became suspicious of the delay in hearing about his application. He says "Mr Kang kept telling me everything was okay and this was the normal processing period even though he knew the application had been refused. He acted in a manner that made sure we would become illegal and have to return home so we couldn't pursue him for our money back."
Rajesh has given up trying to get his money back after numerous pleas to Kang and wishes people to read his story so others will not be caught up in Kang's web of lies and deceit.
He says, "I lived alone in Sydney for a year and a half before my wife joined me, I haven't seen my children in a long time, they live with their grand-parents, I thought working in Sydney will enable me to bring them here, support them and ensure a better future for them but unfortunately I got caught in a scam perpetuated by a con-man."
Rajesh showed his application documents to IMMIGRATIONews. His application was lodged based upon sponsorship by a company called Aeon Human Resources PTY Ltd which listed a Sydney's CBD address.
IMMIGRATIONNews visited the premises found that this company appeared to be just a front and not actually operating. It does not appear on the buildings occupant listing board , nor does it appear to be amongst the tenant's letter boxes.
There is a small suite at the address, about 50sqm, the door was locked, the lights were on but no staff inside. From the look of the couple of desks in view there was no evidence of any office work being carried out, no papers, pens, computers etc. On the wall next to the tiny reception desk was a list of 6 companies, AEON Human Resources (bottom left) being just one of them. We visited this office multiple times in an attempt to speak to anybody and observed consistently that the offices were deserted during business hours.
We spoke to the other businesses on the same level who were busily operating if they had seen anyone next door? Very occasionally they saw one person was the reply, but not everyday. On one return visit we found one man inside who claimed to be a solicitor. He seemed wary and evasive and claimed not to have ever heard of Mr Kang. It was hardly the experience of visiting an actively operating company, let alone a company that was capable of sponsoring a 457 visa applicant.
Investigations by IMMIGRATIONews uncovered that AEON Human Resources Pty Ltd is under the "Strike Off Action"in progress by ASIC. Furthermore we discovered that one of the other companies on the shared board (bottom right) AE Holdings Pty Ltd was struck off by ASIC in on the 23rd March 2014. You get the idea.
IMMIGRATIONews spoke again to Shiva Niraula one of the first people to speak to media about Mr Kang. She says "You know at first we couldn't believe that someone could do this in Australia right under the nose of the Immigration department, then it happened. No one was willing to speak about it especially on camera but I thought there is nothing that we've done wrong why should we hide, I hoped that the resulting publicity would bring us justice, that didn't happen. I thought telling the police about the threats we were receiving would mean the threats would be taken seriously, they weren't. Then I thought surely a court order after the Consumer Trade and Tenancy Tribunal review would help but Mr Kang just ignores all of that and keeps changing the name of his business and fools more people."
Normally a vivacious girl with a positive attitude Shiva sounds subdued when she states "Everyday that goes by more people are being sold dreams by Mr Kang at tens of thousands of dollars, dreams that will never come true while the authorities just let him do what he pleases."
Inset picture: Rajesh Khadka speaks out about Kang's operation being allowed to continue
Comments
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Monday, 18 August 2014The authority has failed completely to stop people like Eddy Kang from being operative and it seems more and more people will be ripped off in the coming days and they can just get away. When do this people get justice anyway?
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Monday, 18 August 2014
Apparently the recruitment advertisement is still online: http://m.hojunara.com/work/job_view/work_job_premium/7975
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Monday, 18 August 2014This is from Eddy's advert:
Current List of Our Migration Lawyers and RMAs
1. Mr. David Mendelssohn - Barrister - Federal & High Court Only
2. Ms. Cyril Gabito - Solicitor - MARN 1383988
3. Mr. Narendra Singh - RMA - MARN 1172616
4. Mr. Mark Gardiner ? Solicitor ? (Teddington Legal - Subcontractor)
5. Mr. Dong Lin ? RMA - MARN 0745855
6. Mr. Michael Poynder ? In-House Counsel
7. Mr. Nelchor Varquez - Solicitor - MARN 1277316
8. Mr. Jingchun Tang - RMA - MARN 0301491
I don't think i would want my name on that list, I wonder if they know? -
Monday, 18 August 2014
Well done DIBP and OMARA you are completely useless!
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Tuesday, 19 August 2014
This is one of his website.
http://www.visalawfirm.com.au/
It even says,
"Better advice
Sometimes the best advice is not the advice you want to hear. We will never advise you to proceed with an application that we know will be unsuccessful. We will also independently assess your options."
CAN YOU BELIEVE THIS? -
Thursday, 21 August 2014
It seems OMARA is more concerned with going after Registered Agents for minor issues rather than doing anything about serious offenders.
Has OMARA done anything with these serial offenders? http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/dreams-left-ruins-visa-firm-4004263 -
Tuesday, 09 September 2014
is there anyone who could me out ??? i am one of victim and he owes me thousands of dollar ... i need help
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Saturday, 20 September 2014
I am a victim, too.
Is there any hope?
Please help me.. -
Tuesday, 07 August 2018
Hello, I am a journalist and I want to help you. What is your email?
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Tuesday, 14 August 2018
Hello,
Big victim of Eddy Kang on 2014 for 457 visa.He destroyed not only me but my whole Family.My e-mail:
pjung2074@yahoo.com -
Wednesday, 08 August 2018
power07ss@nate.com
I don't know how can I let it go.. -
Thursday, 27 November 2014
Eddie kang is liar he promise everything will be able to be good but it won't be be true
There are thousands victim of him. Why Australian government let this dangerous person run business in big city like that. I am also one of his victim. -
Tuesday, 23 December 2014
Where is Eddie Kang now? He is completely contactless . Is he still doing same fraud business with new company , new name and new details? If anyone knows about his current status please let me know.He destroyed me very badly by applying 457 visa with the fraud company.Took big amount of money.No visa, no refund.
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Saturday, 14 March 2015
Yes, he is still running the business like that. He destroy to much people's life. Did you sue him???
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Saturday, 14 March 2015
He is in 80 mount street level 4 in North Sydney. He just changed his company name to MCL investment.... He keep going to lie so many victim.
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Monday, 26 October 2015
Why on earth go to this kind of apparently fraudster-looking Edward kang at all in the first place. Also how on earth did the alleged victims pay $20,000 for visa application? To me it is ridiculous.
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Friday, 04 August 2017
I found a company named "Goldman Pintex management pty ltd" with the same address at "Suite 401, Level 4, 80 Mount Street North Sydney NSW 2060", so it's another Kang's Company ???
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Wednesday, 04 October 2017
yes same as his business, he is still running a cheating business, i am one of the victims, but now I can't stop his business, because I have to find how to sue him, i need more people like me to fight with him, he still takes people's money for fraud visa
sisbennetton@yahoo.com.au -
Sunday, 20 May 2018
Hi there, I need to sue him as well but I have no idea at the moment I’ll email u
Immigration blog
There is another dimension to the behaviour of Eddy Kang, one of my clients has told me he has gone into the drafting of pleadings at the FCC.
How much money does this criminal entrepreneur need to steal before DIBP charges him with an offence? ( $$$$$$$$$)
Why is he continuing to operate?
Has anyone in DIBP thought to generate a referral to the Australian Crime Commission? Why hasn't he been "examined"?
What of the protective function implicit in the Migration Act 1958?
What about the "protection of consumers?"
Hello....is there anyone out there?