I think I have been scammed. Please help!

[GEOntificator 281]

USCIS does not concern itself with family issues. If you have clear evidence of the fraudulent marriage for obtaining immigration documents then you should by all means report this to the officials and hope for the best, otherwise you will spend time and energy for nothing. If he already has his green card this means that you provided a ton of evidence to prove your relationship is genuine. People divorce all the time. 

 

I am sorry that you are going through this. Things get better over time. Please, do not waste your energy on revenge UNLESS again you have clear evidence of fraud. Good luck!

Edited July 26 by GEOntificator

[esme2604 14]

Sorry to hear this happened to you. Did you ever see any red flags throughout the time you met him and the cousin was doing the paperwork?. Is this a female cousin?  How much time did you spend with him before you decided to marry him?  Whatever you do, don't let them get away. Call ice etc.

 

 

[Boiler 45,445]

2 minutes ago, esme2604 said:

Sorry to hear this happened to you. Did you ever see any red flags throughout the time you met him and the cousin was doing the paperwork?. Is this a female cousin?  How much time did you spend with him before you decided to marry him?  Whatever you do, don't let them get away. Call ice etc.

 

 

They have been married for nearly 6 years

 

He has a 10 year GC

[esme2604 14]

1 minute ago, Boiler said:

They have been married for nearly 6 years

 

He has a 10 year GC

Omg

[TiffAndMike 54]

I am so sorry for him betraying you the way he did.

But I have to ask, why did his "cousin" handle all the immigration paperwork? That alone would scream "red flag" to me. 

 

There is so much of your personal information in the paperwork that you gave the cousin access to. They have your social security number. 

 

If I was in your situation, the first thing I'd do is contact the credit reporting agencies to put a freeze on new accounts being opened under your social security number.

 

The next thing I'd do is file for divorce and then turn him and the "cousin" into ICE. 

 

Turning them into ICE is not vengeful. It gets you off the hook of having to financially support him for 10 years if they arrest and deport him. 

 

Also, if him and his family are planning on scamming some one else to get a green card for another one of their family members, you are potentially saving that person from going through the same heartbreak and legal troubles that you are currently facing. 

[Crazy Cat 41,811]

11 minutes ago, TiffAndMike said:

It gets you off the hook of having to financially support him for 10 years if they arrest and deport him. 

They won't short of an admission by the immigrant of outright fraud, imo.  We sometimes forget that both spouses submit a LOT of evidence to attest to the authenticity of a marriage.  Sometimes, it's better to divorce, move on, and seek happiness for yourself.  Sometimes, it is to the advantage of the US citizen for the immigrant to obtain citizenship as soon as possible.  That is the fastest way to terminate the obligations of an I-864.

 

Note:  There is no 10 year limit if the immigrant never accrues 40 work credit quarters. 

Edited July 27 by Crazy Cat

[Boiler 45,445]

23 minutes ago, TiffAndMike said:

I am so sorry for him betraying you the way he did.

But I have to ask, why did his "cousin" handle all the immigration paperwork? That alone would scream "red flag" to me. 

 

There is so much of your personal information in the paperwork that you gave the cousin access to. They have your social security number. 

 

If I was in your situation, the first thing I'd do is contact the credit reporting agencies to put a freeze on new accounts being opened under your social security number.

 

The next thing I'd do is file for divorce and then turn him and the "cousin" into ICE. 

 

Turning them into ICE is not vengeful. It gets you off the hook of having to financially support him for 10 years if they arrest and deport him. 

 

Also, if him and his family are planning on scamming some one else to get a green card for another one of their family members, you are potentially saving that person from going through the same heartbreak and legal troubles that you are currently facing. 

Turn them in for what? Arrest the for what?

 

Please be specific.

[TiffAndMike 54]

On 7/27/2024 at 12:52 PM, Boiler said:

Turn them in for what? Arrest the for what?

 

Please be specific.

Well the man she married only married her to get his greencard. As soon as he got to this country, he up and bailed on her.

That is marriage fraud on his behalf.

 

And the cousin seemed to of arranged EVERYTHING when it came to the immigration paperwork so she/he was probably in on the fraud as well.  And who knows how many of his/her family members he/she helped commit immigration fraud. 

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3 hours ago, TiffAndMike said:

Well the man she married only married her to get his greencard.

 

As soon as he got to this country, he up and bailed on her.

 

That is marriage fraud on his behalf.

 

 

I assume you have access to the same information the rest of us have.

 

We know they were married for nearly 6 years before he left.

 

We know Islamabad is a tough Embassy and she would have had to provide a ton of evidence about the validity of their marriage.

 

How do you know he married her for a green card, yes he left her not exactly unusual, happens all the time.

 

How is it fraud?

 

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And the cousin seemed to of arranged EVERYTHING when it came to the immigration paperwork so she/he was probably in on the fraud as well.  And who knows how many of his/her family members he/she helped commit immigration fraud. 

 

I helped a friend of mine adjust her Husbands status, well she signed it, just easier. They subsequently divorced. 

 

[Eric-Pris 1,606]

On 7/28/2024 at 6:01 PM, TiffAndMike said:

Well the man she married only married her to get his greencard. As soon as he got to this country, he up and bailed on her.

That is marriage fraud on his behalf.

 

And the cousin seemed to of arranged EVERYTHING when it came to the immigration paperwork so she/he was probably in on the fraud as well.  And who knows how many of his/her family members he/she helped commit immigration fraud. 

It's not what you know, it's what you can PROVE.

Maybe he came here and within 30 days, she made him and crazy and he left.  Anything is possible, nobody can say for sure he scammed her.  If he did, he played the long game.  But it's not provable without a confession.  So she is wasting her time trying to get him deported or "get him in trouble".  Nothing will happen and 99% of the people here know it.