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Exposing the UK’s Immigration Scammers

BBC Africa Eye goes undercover to track down rogue relocation agents who squeeze thousands of pounds from aspiring migrants with the false promise of a job in the UK.

BBC Africa Eye goes undercover to track down rogue relocation agents who squeeze thousands of pounds from aspiring migrants with the promise of a job in the UK.

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 discovers what happens when the promised jobs do not materialise, and the pitfalls of the UK immigration system which has allowed the illegal schemes to flourish.

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48 minutes