Account Verification

[johncar54]

.............. we were lucky enough that I was able to send her enough money to keep in her bank account while the visa processed and then she changed it into UK pounds and brought it back to me when she arrived.

I would not shout too loudly about that as it almost certainly amounts to a criminal offence of deception.

I prosecuted two bank mangers some years ago who enabled the transfer of funds to several accounts so that they could confirm that the account holders had sufficient money to be able to stand bail in a tax fraud brought by HM Inland Revenue. The funds were transferred back to the original accounts after the confirmation letters had been supplied by the managers.

Both managers were convicted.

[Arthur Little]

I would not shout too loudly about that as it almost certainly amounts to a criminal offence of deception.

... oh dear, John , I very much doubt if the guy was trying to deceive anyone - since, as far as I can see - he'd simply been hoping to maximise his girlfriend's chances of a visa being granted!

[johncar54]

... oh dear, John , I very much doubt if the guy was trying to deceive anyone - since, as far as I can see - he'd simply been hoping to maximise his girlfriend's chances of a visa being granted!

Arthur in a personal sense I have no interest in what ssbib did, I was positing to inform others that to do what he said he did, almost certainly amounts to a criminal offence in UK.

He said they put the money in the account just to obtain the visa, then it was returned.

That is, it was put there just to deceive anyone checking into believing the funds were the property of the account holder.

In my opinion that would justify criminal charges.

The bank managers I proesecuted were parties to just that practice and they were convicted.

As I said, just a word to the wise.