ChorleyPT

I have just been on the phone for an hour with a woman with a VERY FAKE Australian accent claiming to be from Ausfis. She is quite convincing and reeled off the customer service number like it was on a webpage in front of her (oh yes...it was on a webpage in front of her)
Again, as with others of you, it was the 17186609970 number (New York by the way!) and she was virtually demanding that we pay £240 over the phone so that the "Ausfis lawyers" could start our visa application. She made the mistake of saying that we could pay on the website and then when I said I would do that rather than give cc details over the phone she back tracked and said I could only pay by phone. She also made the mistake of ringing at 2pm here which is about midnight in Melbourne where she said she was.
My question is. Is Ausfis actually real and someone else is hacking into their details or is the whole thing a scam?

Mitzyboy

Have you read through this thread?

engrfahd

I fell to this scam and i paid then 250 Euros in advance. They sounded so real, will all the information and assessment forms and details. But alot of times it did click to me that something is wrong. As the first call i recall they never had my details correctly, asking my name and other details. Like my dob, place of birth etc. And actually i paid them. Then they called me again, and asked me that i have qualified the assessment and have to take the second step and its a one off payment of 300 euros, since i didn't have enough money in the account i postponed the idea, but after 3-4 weeks thay called again and said i have to process this application or it will expire and that i have to pay 550euros. Look from 300 to 550 straight without any explanation, thats when i realized something is wrong. Please guys we have to be very careful with this fraud. I had always been careful and i fell to it as well. Ask the right questions to catch thses bastards out.

Meire

I've just got a phone call like that but they asked me for my credit crd number. As I refused to give them the number by phone they sent me an email with a link for the payment. The link was apparntly normal but I found it strange they didn't say anything about the documents required or how I would deliver it. The phone code was Australian and she assured me I was paying for the assessment to getting an Australian visa.
The questions were about my job and life. she sounded nice and also said "honey" sometimes. The phone call was on Sunday afternoon and her accent was more American than Aussie.
I'm going to check this company at the Australian consulate here in Brazil.

George Lombard

Some have suggested that if they were legitimate they'd have successfully asked to have this thread shut down by now, either through diplomacy or legal action. I think that the Australian consulate might find it hard to confirm that the organisation is legitimate, I would instead suggest making contact with the Migration Institute of Australia, headquartered in Sydney, see www.mia.org.au .

Cheers,

George Lombard

Cheers,

George Lombard

wicked and wild

Hello everyone, its a shame that such a company exist. I started my application last year sept. For some reason I completely ignored it and just last week I got a mail from Kin asking me what she can do to help me get this application sorted. I however saw a 2day promo 10% discount via mail... I immediately jumped @ it knowing fully well that I really really would love to live and work in Australia and hey by the way I jumped at it paid with my mastercard debit card 199euro, payment successful. I got a call from an American guy then he dropped , a lady who spoke like an indian/british mix called me spoke for over an hour plus on a toll free number...she suddenly calculated 199euro plus some other fee which was for sending a package down, saying this is the last money i would pay everything about 549.. I was shocked because she asked me about my card info and she wanted me to repeat these words... 549euro should be deducted from my card and I should say the amount in equivalent in my currency that should be deducted.. Before saying all that I sensed something fishy, I immediately cut the call and turned my phone off, i went straight for the ATM and took out my money leaving d equivalent of 199euro hoping that they were or they are genuine.

I turned my phone off 1hr later the same lady called me again and what irritates me is they faacking called me on a Sunday and am like WTF!!!

Anyways thank goodness I found this forum, This is a ****ing scam company and the truth is they are up 2 no ****ing good. I told the bank 2 deactivate that account and trust me I'll simply act like nufin happened. I had to share on here... and hey all these happened Sunday yesterday, and just so you know I'm from Africa yet they pulled a fast 1 on me... Its really a shame tho.. PLS BEWARE OF THESE PEOPLE... AUSFIS.ORG

Alfresco

This thread has run its course and is now closed.

elizabeth00

Just writing so all beware of the above.

They claim excellent customer service but almost every email to them bounces back. MARA has also confirmed that they have many victims who paid but did not get anything in return. So beware all.

Had signed up with them @ Ausfis website for assistance on migration, but was somehow contacted by some staff from Ausfis - which turned out into Natively their sister company charging the credit card for some language package that did not need.

The next day in less than 24hrs from providing credit card details in the initial call, had wrote an email to cancel and ask for refund, as found out after chancing upon this forum that they are not Mara registered.

That was when the nightmare begun. There were so many bounced back mails and some manager who called saying they can offer some discount but I should not cancel. Why not I asked, since I have not even logged in to change my password / upload resume and given notice within 24hrs for termination. They said the package can be transferred to someone else who wants to migrate, maybe I should consider migrating to USA if I decide not to go to Australia any more. They insisted on sending the package of some language CDs to me which I had already in 24hrs said I do not want, and when I was on business trip, my mum received it, I had been writing frantically to them to return the CDs to them for a return address - for I did not even open the parcel and it is in original state. But as usual, no response, no feedback.

Unfortunately my emails went unanswered after that, quite a shame for an organization who proudly proclaimed to me that they have been existent for some time and excellent in customer service.

So all beware, am writing this so all do not fall into the same hapless situation. Would set up a website soon so all victims of this organization can share the stories to prevent similar situations from happening.

Pollyana

Merged into already closed thread

macatack007

Hi all.

Just a quick question and advice please.

Has anyone used AUSFIS immigration service, if so how do they rate them. Good and bad points welcome oh and also fees.

Much appreciated.
Pete

louie

Try doing a search. 100% scammers.

Pollyana

I've merged the two threads together.......and totally agree with you - bunch of scammers