Brzinter

Today I received a letter from"Maple International LLC", it wrote:


************************************************** **
Dear XXX

We
became aware that you have submitted application for permannent
residency in Canada. We have received your file number sent by Canadian
Consulate General in Buffalo.

We are ta Canadian immigration consulting
from in Mountain View, California, located at the heart of Silicon
Valley. We are the largest firm in the United States specializing in
canadian immigration. we have been providing Canadian immigration
service to our clinets in US for many years and have always been
successful.

Because of the overwhelming application we represent at the
Buffalo Consulate over the years, we constantly receive letters from
Buffalo that should otherwise be sent to individuals.

If you would like
use our service, please visit us at XXX.com. We can guaranteee your
success. We will refound the total service fee if your case is not
successful. You can also contact me at XXX.XXX.XXXX. Since you have
already filed the application, we can give you discount in our service
fee.
************************************************** **

But my
question is how did they know I have applied the PR recently, and also
my mailing address. Is that possible they could get my file number, or
they really have back-door to Buffalo?

Bud

This is rather interesting. Though I don't believe they have back door
access to CIC mission in Bufalo. I remember reading some of the manuals
for immigration officers CIC has on its web-site. There it said that
officers should be careful when responding to any inquries from
practitioners, which could be later used as an endorsement by the CIC
officer of a particular law firm or practitioner.

Thus, it's highly
unlikely that CIC would endorse any firm not to mention they would not
provide your personal information to a third party without your concent.


These must be some con-artists who got a hold of your personal info
and know about your plans.

Originally posted by brzinter

    > Today I received a letter from"Maple International LLC", it wrote:

    > ************************************************** **
    > Dear XXX
    >
We became aware that you have submitted application for permannent
residency in Canada. We have received your file number sent by Canadian
Consulate General in Buffalo.
    >
    > We are ta Canadian immigration
consulting from in Mountain View, California, located at the heart of
Silicon Valley. We are the largest firm in the United States
specializing in canadian immigration. we have been providing Canadian
immigration service to our clinets in US for many years and have always
been successful.
    >
    > Because of the overwhelming application we
represent at the Buffalo Consulate over the years, we constantly
receive letters from Buffalo that should otherwise be sent to
individuals.
    >
    > If you would like use our service, please visit us at
XXX.com. We can guaranteee your success. We will refound the total
service fee if your case is not successful. You can also contact me at
XXX.XXX.XXXX. Since you have already filed the application, we can give
you discount in our service fee.
************************************************** **
    >
But my question
is how did they know I have applied the PR recently, and also my mailing
address. Is that possible they could get my file number, or they really
have back-door to Buffalo?

Robert

"Bud" <member15479@british_expats.com> wrote in message
news:...
    > This is rather interesting. Though I don't believe they have back door
    > access to CIC mission in Bufalo. I remember reading some of the manuals
    > for immigration officers CIC has on its web-site. There it said that
    > officers should be careful when responding to any inquries from
    > practitioners, which could be later used as an endorsement by the CIC
    > officer of a particular law firm or practitioner.
    > Thus, it's highly
    > unlikely that CIC would endorse any firm not to mention they would not
    > provide your personal information to a third party without your concent.
    > These must be some con-artists who got a hold of your personal info
    > and know about your plans.
    > Originally posted by brzinter
    > > Today I received a letter from"Maple International LLC", it wrote:
    > >
    > > ************************************************** **
    > > Dear XXX
    > >
    > >
    > We became aware that you have submitted application for permannent
    > residency in Canada. We have received your file number sent by Canadian
    > Consulate General in Buffalo.
    > >
    > > We are ta Canadian immigration
    > consulting from in Mountain View, California, located at the heart of
    > Silicon Valley. We are the largest firm in the United States
    > specializing in canadian immigration. we have been providing Canadian
    > immigration service to our clinets in US for many years and have always
    > been successful.
    > >
    > > Because of the overwhelming application we
    > represent at the Buffalo Consulate over the years, we constantly
    > receive letters from Buffalo that should otherwise be sent to
    > individuals.
    > >
    > > If you would like use our service, please visit us at
    > XXX.com. We can guaranteee your success. We will refound the total
    > service fee if your case is not successful. You can also contact me at
    > XXX.XXX.XXXX. Since you have already filed the application, we can give
    > you discount in our service fee.
    > >
    > ************************************************** **
    > >
    > But my question
    > is how did they know I have applied the PR recently, and also my mailing
    > address. Is that possible they could get my file number, or they really
    > have back-door to Buffalo?
Sounds VERY suspect.

Have you posted with your normal email in any groups / requested any
information from anyone else / visited an immigration fair ?

Mailing address is pretty easy to get for almost anyone once you know a few
details.

Maybe worth following up as an invasion of privacy or some such. or call CIC
buffalo ?

Andrew Miller

Notify Buffalo immediately and include copy of the letter you received from
Maple International.

Mistakes happen, although it is highly unlikely that Maple International
received anything from Buffalo addressed to you and for sure they don't have
any real "backdoor" to Buffalo, unless it is just mailroom clerk selling
them your and others' addresses. Or it may be as simple as US Postal Service
worker who can read your name address and file number from the label on the
envelope addressed to you and sells that info to Maple International.

It is a serious matter and Buffalo should be immediately notified.

Andrew Miller

P.S.

I need to add that it is most likely a lie what they wrote about getting
letter addressed to you. If they would have received a letter with your name
and file number it would have been addressed to them anyway and it wouldn't
have your mailing address anywhere.

Please email me directly as I already passed the matter to CIC and they
would love to have a copy of letter you received.

Brzinter

I've sent a email to you regarding this situation.



Originally posted by Andrew Miller
    > P.S.
    >
    > I
need to add that it is most likely a lie what they wrote about
getting
    > letter addressed to you. If they would have received a
letter with your name
    > and file number it would have been addressed
to them anyway and it wouldn't
    > have your mailing address anywhere.

    >
    > Please email me directly as I already passed the matter to CIC
and they
    > would love to have a copy of letter you received.
    >
    > --

    >
    > ../..
    >
    > Andrew Miller
    > Immigration Consultant
    > Vancouver,
British Columbia
    > email:

    > (delete REMOVE
from the above address before sending email)
________________________________
    >
    >
    > "Andrew Miller"
<> wrote in message
    > news-
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    > > Notify Buffalo immediately and include copy of
the letter you received
    > from
    > > Maple
International.
    > > Mistakes happen, although it is highly
unlikely that Maple International
    > > received anything
from Buffalo addressed to you and for sure they don't
    > have
    > any real "backdoor" to Buffalo, unless it is just mailroom
clerk selling
    > > them your and others' addresses. Or it
may be as simple as US Postal
    > Service
    > > worker who can
read your name address and file number from the label on
    > the

    > > envelope addressed to you and sells that info to Maple
International.
    > > It is a serious matter and Buffalo
should be immediately notified.
    > > --
    > >
./..
    > > Andrew Miller
    > > Immigration
Consultant
    > > Vancouver, British Columbia
    > >
email:
    > (delete REMOVE from the above address before sending
email)
    > > ________________________________
    > >
"brzinter" <member16908@british_expats.com> wrote in message
    > news:"]news:1267727-
.[/url]...
    > > >
    > > >
Today I received a letter from"Maple International LLC", it
wrote:
    > > >
    > > >
    > > >
************************************************** **
    > > >
Dear XXX
    > > >
    > > > We
    > > > became
aware that you have submitted application for permannent
    > > residency in Canada. We have received your file number sent
by Canadian
    > > > Consulate General in Buffalo.
    > >
    > > > We are ta Canadian immigration
consulting
    > > > from in Mountain View, California, located
at the heart of Silicon
    > > > Valley. We are the largest
firm in the United States specializing in
    > > > canadian
immigration. we have been providing Canadian immigration
    > > service to our clinets in US for many years and have always
been
    > > > successful.
    > > >
    > > >
Because of the overwhelming application we represent at the
    > > Buffalo Consulate over the years, we constantly receive
letters from
    > > > Buffalo that should otherwise be sent to
individuals.
    > > >
    > > > If you would like
    > > use our service, please visit us at XXX.com. We can
guaranteee your
    > > > success. We will refound the total
service fee if your case is not
    > > > successful. You can
also contact me at XXX.XXX.XXXX. Since you have
    > > >
already filed the application, we can give you discount in our
service
    > > > fee.
    > > >
************************************************** **
    > >
    > > > But my
    > > > question is how did they know
I have applied the PR recently, and also
    > > > my mailing
address. Is that possible they could get my file number, or
    > > they really have back-door to Buffalo?
    > > >
    > >
    > > > --
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"Andrew Miller" <> wrote in message
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    > P.S.
    > I need to add that it is most likely a lie what they wrote about getting
    > letter addressed to you. If they would have received a letter with your
name
    > and file number it would have been addressed to them anyway and it
wouldn't
    > have your mailing address anywhere.
    > Please email me directly as I already passed the matter to CIC and they
    > would love to have a copy of letter you received.

Great work, Andrew !
It'll be awesome if some crooks can be brought to book this way.

Andrew Miller

Yes, I received it and already replied to your yahoo email address - please
check your email.