Chloe3 Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 Advice needed please- we are in the early stages of gathering information to make our dream of moving to Western Australia a reality. I signed up to Universal Immigration services online last night where I put in my phone number and email address in etc. I got a phone call today and questions were asked, work experience, how much money entering the country, who’s coming etc and asked for BIN number (first 6 digits from long card number). has anybody got any advice or feedback from Universal Immigration Services and any idea of costs etc? And any other guidelines on how to go about starting? My husband is a carpenter with 9 years experience, and I’m a healthcare support worker with the NHS. thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marisawright Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 Those questions don’t make sense to me. Are you sure they are a MARA registered agency? There are a lot of shonky operators out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VERYSTORMY Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 Do not hand over any information. If you look across the forum you will see a number of very reputable migration agents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chloe3 Posted June 10, 2020 Author Share Posted June 10, 2020 Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ausvisitor Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 Change your credit card provider. Not just the card, but the provider. This is a well known credit card scam. You give them tonnes of info about you and also the BIN number (which identifies the bank and branch). Now they can call you saying Mrs Jones, I'm calling from Santander in Leeds, we have an issue with your account, I can see you paid your professional subscription recently - I just need some further details from you... A few moments later they are in your account and spending your cash No organisation would ever ask for your BIN number, it's a payment verification tool and of no-use to any real merchant as each issuer will have millions of accounts linked to the same BIN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raul Senise Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 You may want to do some research (even a simple Google search) as there appear to be a number of organisations using this name. The reviews on one Facebook page using this name appear concerning. If they are Australian based you should also check the MARA registry to see if they are Registered Migration Agents. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulhand Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 15 hours ago, Raul Senise said: If they are Australian based you should also check the MARA registry to see if they are Registered Migration Agents Even if they are not Australian based, check the register. Offshore, reputable agents, will be registered. https://www.mara.gov.au 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starlight7 Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 I agree with others- they sound very dodgy, even the name doesn’t sound right. I would alert your bank if it were me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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