Stranded: Exposing the UK’s immigration scammers - BBC Africa Eye Documentary

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#BBCAfricaEye goes undercover to track down rogue 'relocation agents' who squeeze thousands of pounds from aspiring migrants with the false promise of jobs in the UK. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Exploiting the desire of millions of Africans to migrate to Europe, these agents fuel a thriving underground trade in UK work papers. Reporter Olaronke Alo sets out to discover what happens when the promised jobs do not materialise - and exposes pitfalls of the UK immigration system which have allowed the illegal schemes to flourish. This investigation was conducted by Africa Eye and the BBC's Global Disinformation Unit. 00:00 Introduction: An underground network of immigration scammers 01:30 Young Nigerians seeking opportunities abroad 02:38 ‘Relocation agents’ overpromise and underdeliver 04:23 A relocation agency with glittery infomercials 06:35 “How my nightmare started” 07:34 The UK care sector 08:33 CoS - Certificate of Sponsorship: “It’s a huge gamble” 09:52 “Just get me care homes…I can make you a millionaire” 13:40 ”They believe me, they trusted me” 14:15 Days turn into months: Praise falls victim to the scam 18:20 A care company ‘sponsors’ a thousand care workers 21:13 Relocation agents targeting African diaspora in UK 22:06 “When he speaks to you, you'd think he is an angel” 22:06 Recruiting the recruiters 25:40 ‘I borrowed money from my family and now we don’t talk’ 27:34 Evolving tactics, diversifying the scam 28:00 An undercover operation - Procuring Ugandan workers 29:20 “An average person would need to sell their land for a CoS” 31:30 From care to construction 33:00 Deeper into the undercover operation 36:40 A Payroll Playbook: The scam explained 38:02 In breach of immigration rules? 40:56 What’s next for misled migrants hiding in the shadow economy? 41:40 A migrant worker's regret: “I foolishly trusted my sponsor” *** Africa Eye brings you original, investigative journalism revealing secrets and rooting out injustice in the world’s most complex and exciting continent. Nothing stays hidden forever. 🎞️ Check out all Africa Eye investigations here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLajyiGz4JeyO2qgCvioQO-BzP1XCajJqt 🎥 Watch this film in HAUSA here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4jd6esHI0A and in SWAHILI here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3iGoOagRjM and in FRENCH here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VgLAneg78g *** Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: https://www.bbc.com/africa Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bbcnewsafrica/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/bbcafrica/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bbcafrica/ #Documentary #Migration #UKCareJobs #Immigration #MigrantRights #InvestigativeJournalism #Nigeria #Africa #BBCAfrica