Visa ‘scammer’ reappears

A SUSPECTED visa scammer
has been ‘arranging’ visas
once again for SA travellers,
industry players have reported.
In September 2014, TNW
reported the case of a traveller
who claimed she had been
scammed by VCS Group,
also trading as Visalogik.
She asked VCS to handle her
application for a Moroccan
visa and contacted Charles
Jelliman, owner of the
companies, who assured her
he would arrange the visa in
time for her holiday.
However, Charles never
returned the passport to the
client. She never heard from
him again and was forced to
cancel her trip to Morocco,
incurring cancellation charges
and penalties.
Although a criminal charge
was laid against Charles,
TNW understands SAPS never
arrested him. Industry players
have now reported that he
is selling visas once again,
under the company name
Alliance Immigration, and
has registered another visa
company website, although the
website is no longer active.
One disgruntled client posted
a complaint on Hellopeter
in August last year stating:
“My employee went to this
company in Pretoria to get
a work permit for SA. The
whole business is a scam and
Charles Jelliman has ducked
with my employee’s money
and her documents. Please be
aware!”