Nigeria U.S. Embassy Fraud Investigators

[kelly1290 0]

Hello All,

I am in need of help. I would like to ask who to complain to when an embassy official did a field interview of a family member and did not identify themselves, so the family member refused to answer questions because the investigator acted as though she was a policewoman. The embassy investigator walked away and the family member then later found out from her youngest son that this was a lady from the embassy. She then ran after the investigator and said that I don't know who you are, but I can state the fact that my son is happily married, but the investigator refused to listen to her then and just drove away.

My question is should I complain to the Department of State? Isn't DOS over the embassies?

Thanks,

Deb

[YuAndDan 153]

Yes Department of State does oversee the Embassies and Consulates.

They can and do investigate in that fashion, I have read of a couple cases like that in China.

[payxibka 10,044]

DOS is responsible for the Embassies around the world.

[RadzNSteve 0]

My big concern would be why would they refused to answer questions because she thought it was a Police woman. That would send up red flags to any investigator. That speaking from 26 working as a police officer.

[kelly1290 0]

This family member was my mother-in-law who is 72 years old and the location is Lagos, Nigeria, where you don't give out personal information about someone else unless you know who you are speaking to and why they want to know. The lady investigator for the embassy greeted her and asked her if she was the mother of my husband and she replied yes, hope there is no problem? The investigator never bothered to identify herself as being from the embassy. That is when the investigator said, "Madam just answer my questions." My mother-in-law told her no because she would not identify herself. So the investigator left. She later found out from her youngest son, who had already been interviewed by the lady, that this was a lady from the embassy, so my mother-in-law ran after her and said that I don't know who you are, but I can testify to the fact that my son is happily married, but the lady investigator would not acknowledge her after that. Just got in her car and left. I feel that to be an unfair investigation. In my opinion, if you are going to do an interview, you should identify who you are and why you are there asking questions. If feel this to be an unfair investigation. That is why I wondered who I should go to to complain about their fraud department in the embassy in Nigeria. My mother-in-law is very upset and feels that she ruined our chances for my husband to come to the USA all because the lady wouldn't identify herself.

She had told my husband that she was afraid because the lady was so rude to her and refused to identify herself. She told my husband that she did not want to give out his personal information without knowing who she was talking to and why she wanted to know. Had she identified herself, she would have had no problem. What you don't know is that police in Lagos, Nigeria, are not anywhere in the league of American police. They are very corrupt. They will do anything and say anything for a bribe. They are never to be trusted. They don't serve and protect like American police. In Lagos, you have to be careful who you are talking to and why they want to know something.

If someone came to my home and started asking a lot of questions without identifying themselves, I would have the same reaction as her.

My big concern would be why would they refused to answer questions because she thought it was a Police woman. That would send up red flags to any investigator. That speaking from 26 working as a police officer.

[kelly1290 0]

Thanks YuAndDan,

I also wanted to ask you if you knew if there was a particular department I could get connected with at DOS like a complaint department. If so, how do I get in direct contact with them?

Thanks,

Deb

Yes Department of State does oversee the Embassies and Consulates.

They can and do investigate in that fashion, I have read of a couple cases like that in China.

[YuAndDan 153]

Thanks YuAndDan,

I also wanted to ask you if you knew if there was a particular department I could get connected with at DOS like a complaint department. If so, how do I get in direct contact with them?

Thanks,

Deb

Yes Department of State does oversee the Embassies and Consulates.

They can and do investigate in that fashion, I have read of a couple cases like that in China.

Start with visa services: http://travel.state.gov/about/info/info_308.html#visa

[Ta Ta 1]

Go through your representative or the chief consul at the embassy. This is ridiculous.

[kelly1290 0]

Hi Omoba,

Thanks for your reply and I agree that this treatment is ridiculous. When you say go through my representative, do you mean my state representative?

Go through your representative or the chief consul at the embassy. This is ridiculous.

[payxibka 10,044]

Hi Omoba,

Thanks for your reply and I agree that this treatment is ridiculous. When you say go through my representative, do you mean my state representative?

Go through your representative or the chief consul at the embassy. This is ridiculous.

That would be your US Congressperson or US Senator....

[so2008 0]

This family member was my mother-in-law who is 72 years old and the location is Lagos, Nigeria, where you don't give out personal information about someone else unless you know who you are speaking to and why they want to know. The lady investigator for the embassy greeted her and asked her if she was the mother of my husband and she replied yes, hope there is no problem? The investigator never bothered to identify herself as being from the embassy. That is when the investigator said, "Madam just answer my questions." My mother-in-law told her no because she would not identify herself. So the investigator left. She later found out from her youngest son, who had already been interviewed by the lady, that this was a lady from the embassy, so my mother-in-law ran after her and said that I don't know who you are, but I can testify to the fact that my son is happily married, but the lady investigator would not acknowledge her after that. Just got in her car and left. I feel that to be an unfair investigation. In my opinion, if you are going to do an interview, you should identify who you are and why you are there asking questions. If feel this to be an unfair investigation. That is why I wondered who I should go to to complain about their fraud department in the embassy in Nigeria. My mother-in-law is very upset and feels that she ruined our chances for my husband to come to the USA all because the lady wouldn't identify herself.

She had told my husband that she was afraid because the lady was so rude to her and refused to identify herself. She told my husband that she did not want to give out his personal information without knowing who she was talking to and why she wanted to know. Had she identified herself, she would have had no problem. What you don't know is that police in Lagos, Nigeria, are not anywhere in the league of American police. They are very corrupt. They will do anything and say anything for a bribe. They are never to be trusted. They don't serve and protect like American police. In Lagos, you have to be careful who you are talking to and why they want to know something.

If someone came to my home and started asking a lot of questions without identifying themselves, I would have the same reaction as her.

My big concern would be why would they refused to answer questions because she thought it was a Police woman. That would send up red flags to any investigator. That speaking from 26 working as a police officer.

Yoy stated that her youngest son (She later found out from her youngest son, who had already been interviewed) already being interviewed so may be he alreay gave the correct information. Normaly these invest people asked simple question like, does your son married? What you think went worng or in other mean what questions did the invest asked that your mother in law would not answer.

[kelly1290 0]

This family member was my mother-in-law who is 72 years old and the location is Lagos, Nigeria, where you don't give out personal information about someone else unless you know who you are speaking to and why they want to know. The lady investigator for the embassy greeted her and asked her if she was the mother of my husband and she replied yes, hope there is no problem? The investigator never bothered to identify herself as being from the embassy. That is when the investigator said, "Madam just answer my questions." My mother-in-law told her no because she would not identify herself. So the investigator left. She later found out from her youngest son, who had already been interviewed by the lady, that this was a lady from the embassy, so my mother-in-law ran after her and said that I don't know who you are, but I can testify to the fact that my son is happily married, but the lady investigator would not acknowledge her after that. Just got in her car and left. I feel that to be an unfair investigation. In my opinion, if you are going to do an interview, you should identify who you are and why you are there asking questions. If feel this to be an unfair investigation. That is why I wondered who I should go to to complain about their fraud department in the embassy in Nigeria. My mother-in-law is very upset and feels that she ruined our chances for my husband to come to the USA all because the lady wouldn't identify herself.

She had told my husband that she was afraid because the lady was so rude to her and refused to identify herself. She told my husband that she did not want to give out his personal information without knowing who she was talking to and why she wanted to know. Had she identified herself, she would have had no problem. What you don't know is that police in Lagos, Nigeria, are not anywhere in the league of American police. They are very corrupt. They will do anything and say anything for a bribe. They are never to be trusted. They don't serve and protect like American police. In Lagos, you have to be careful who you are talking to and why they want to know something.

If someone came to my home and started asking a lot of questions without identifying themselves, I would have the same reaction as her.

My big concern would be why would they refused to answer questions because she thought it was a Police woman. That would send up red flags to any investigator. That speaking from 26 working as a police officer.

Yoy stated that her youngest son (She later found out from her youngest son, who had already been interviewed) already being interviewed so may be he alreay gave the correct information. Normaly these invest people asked simple question like, does your son married? What you think went worng or in other mean what questions did the invest asked that your mother in law would not answer.

She did not ask my mother-in-law anything except was she the mother of my husband and she replied yes she was and hope there is no problem? My mother-in-law then asked the investigator who she was and the investigator would not tell her. She only told my mother-in-law, "Madam, just answer my questions.". My mother-in-law did not like the way she approached her and just started asking questions about her son and the fact that she refused to identify herself. I would have reacted the same way if someone I didn't know came to my home asking questions about my son and refused to identify themselves. Most people would not give out information to someone they don't know until they knew who they were and for what purpose they wanted the information.

[so2008 0]

This family member was my mother-in-law who is 72 years old and the location is Lagos, Nigeria, where you don't give out personal information about someone else unless you know who you are speaking to and why they want to know. The lady investigator for the embassy greeted her and asked her if she was the mother of my husband and she replied yes, hope there is no problem? The investigator never bothered to identify herself as being from the embassy. That is when the investigator said, "Madam just answer my questions." My mother-in-law told her no because she would not identify herself. So the investigator left. She later found out from her youngest son, who had already been interviewed by the lady, that this was a lady from the embassy, so my mother-in-law ran after her and said that I don't know who you are, but I can testify to the fact that my son is happily married, but the lady investigator would not acknowledge her after that. Just got in her car and left. I feel that to be an unfair investigation. In my opinion, if you are going to do an interview, you should identify who you are and why you are there asking questions. If feel this to be an unfair investigation. That is why I wondered who I should go to to complain about their fraud department in the embassy in Nigeria. My mother-in-law is very upset and feels that she ruined our chances for my husband to come to the USA all because the lady wouldn't identify herself.

She had told my husband that she was afraid because the lady was so rude to her and refused to identify herself. She told my husband that she did not want to give out his personal information without knowing who she was talking to and why she wanted to know. Had she identified herself, she would have had no problem. What you don't know is that police in Lagos, Nigeria, are not anywhere in the league of American police. They are very corrupt. They will do anything and say anything for a bribe. They are never to be trusted. They don't serve and protect like American police. In Lagos, you have to be careful who you are talking to and why they want to know something.

If someone came to my home and started asking a lot of questions without identifying themselves, I would have the same reaction as her.

My big concern would be why would they refused to answer questions because she thought it was a Police woman. That would send up red flags to any investigator. That speaking from 26 working as a police officer.

Yoy stated that her youngest son (She later found out from her youngest son, who had already been interviewed) already being interviewed so may be he alreay gave the correct information. Normaly these invest people asked simple question like, does your son married? What you think went worng or in other mean what questions did the invest asked that your mother in law would not answer.

She did not ask my mother-in-law anything except was she the mother of my husband and she replied yes she was and hope there is no problem? My mother-in-law then asked the investigator who she was and the investigator would not tell her. She only told my mother-in-law, "Madam, just answer my questions.". My mother-in-law did not like the way she approached her and just started asking questions about her son and the fact that she refused to identify herself. I would have reacted the same way if someone I didn't know came to my home asking questions about my son and refused to identify themselves. Most people would not give out information to someone they don't know until they knew who they were and for what purpose they wanted the information.

If that was the case, it seems to me the invest will not make a decision with this encounter and will try to reach to somebody else to get the infromation she needs. What question did she ask the son? does the son talked to her about your husband

[kelly1290 0]

This family member was my mother-in-law who is 72 years old and the location is Lagos, Nigeria, where you don't give out personal information about someone else unless you know who you are speaking to and why they want to know. The lady investigator for the embassy greeted her and asked her if she was the mother of my husband and she replied yes, hope there is no problem? The investigator never bothered to identify herself as being from the embassy. That is when the investigator said, "Madam just answer my questions." My mother-in-law told her no because she would not identify herself. So the investigator left. She later found out from her youngest son, who had already been interviewed by the lady, that this was a lady from the embassy, so my mother-in-law ran after her and said that I don't know who you are, but I can testify to the fact that my son is happily married, but the lady investigator would not acknowledge her after that. Just got in her car and left. I feel that to be an unfair investigation. In my opinion, if you are going to do an interview, you should identify who you are and why you are there asking questions. If feel this to be an unfair investigation. That is why I wondered who I should go to to complain about their fraud department in the embassy in Nigeria. My mother-in-law is very upset and feels that she ruined our chances for my husband to come to the USA all because the lady wouldn't identify herself.

She had told my husband that she was afraid because the lady was so rude to her and refused to identify herself. She told my husband that she did not want to give out his personal information without knowing who she was talking to and why she wanted to know. Had she identified herself, she would have had no problem. What you don't know is that police in Lagos, Nigeria, are not anywhere in the league of American police. They are very corrupt. They will do anything and say anything for a bribe. They are never to be trusted. They don't serve and protect like American police. In Lagos, you have to be careful who you are talking to and why they want to know something.

If someone came to my home and started asking a lot of questions without identifying themselves, I would have the same reaction as her.

My big concern would be why would they refused to answer questions because she thought it was a Police woman. That would send up red flags to any investigator. That speaking from 26 working as a police officer.

Yoy stated that her youngest son (She later found out from her youngest son, who had already been interviewed) already being interviewed so may be he alreay gave the correct information. Normaly these invest people asked simple question like, does your son married? What you think went worng or in other mean what questions did the invest asked that your mother in law would not answer.

She did not ask my mother-in-law anything except was she the mother of my husband and she replied yes she was and hope there is no problem? My mother-in-law then asked the investigator who she was and the investigator would not tell her. She only told my mother-in-law, "Madam, just answer my questions.". My mother-in-law did not like the way she approached her and just started asking questions about her son and the fact that she refused to identify herself. I would have reacted the same way if someone I didn't know came to my home asking questions about my son and refused to identify themselves. Most people would not give out information to someone they don't know until they knew who they were and for what purpose they wanted the information.

If that was the case, it seems to me the invest will not make a decision with this encounter and will try to reach to somebody else to get the infromation she needs. What question did she ask the son? does the son talked to her about your husband

Yes, she ask questions of my husband's brother and he answered them. He was asked was he aware of our wedding and he answered yes he was, but that the wife is not in Nigeria, but in USA. The investigator replied okay. Then she asked what my husband was to him and he answered that he was his older brother, and she replied okay. She then asked why it was that no neighbors knew about this marriage and he answered that this was family business and not for everyone to know, and she said okay. Then she wanted to talk to my husband's mother, and you know that story.

[pushbrk 12,277]

This family member was my mother-in-law who is 72 years old and the location is Lagos, Nigeria, where you don't give out personal information about someone else unless you know who you are speaking to and why they want to know. The lady investigator for the embassy greeted her and asked her if she was the mother of my husband and she replied yes, hope there is no problem? The investigator never bothered to identify herself as being from the embassy. That is when the investigator said, "Madam just answer my questions." My mother-in-law told her no because she would not identify herself. So the investigator left. She later found out from her youngest son, who had already been interviewed by the lady, that this was a lady from the embassy, so my mother-in-law ran after her and said that I don't know who you are, but I can testify to the fact that my son is happily married, but the lady investigator would not acknowledge her after that. Just got in her car and left. I feel that to be an unfair investigation. In my opinion, if you are going to do an interview, you should identify who you are and why you are there asking questions. If feel this to be an unfair investigation. That is why I wondered who I should go to to complain about their fraud department in the embassy in Nigeria. My mother-in-law is very upset and feels that she ruined our chances for my husband to come to the USA all because the lady wouldn't identify herself.

She had told my husband that she was afraid because the lady was so rude to her and refused to identify herself. She told my husband that she did not want to give out his personal information without knowing who she was talking to and why she wanted to know. Had she identified herself, she would have had no problem. What you don't know is that police in Lagos, Nigeria, are not anywhere in the league of American police. They are very corrupt. They will do anything and say anything for a bribe. They are never to be trusted. They don't serve and protect like American police. In Lagos, you have to be careful who you are talking to and why they want to know something.

If someone came to my home and started asking a lot of questions without identifying themselves, I would have the same reaction as her.

My big concern would be why would they refused to answer questions because she thought it was a Police woman. That would send up red flags to any investigator. That speaking from 26 working as a police officer.

Yoy stated that her youngest son (She later found out from her youngest son, who had already been interviewed) already being interviewed so may be he alreay gave the correct information. Normaly these invest people asked simple question like, does your son married? What you think went worng or in other mean what questions did the invest asked that your mother in law would not answer.

She did not ask my mother-in-law anything except was she the mother of my husband and she replied yes she was and hope there is no problem? My mother-in-law then asked the investigator who she was and the investigator would not tell her. She only told my mother-in-law, "Madam, just answer my questions.". My mother-in-law did not like the way she approached her and just started asking questions about her son and the fact that she refused to identify herself. I would have reacted the same way if someone I didn't know came to my home asking questions about my son and refused to identify themselves. Most people would not give out information to someone they don't know until they knew who they were and for what purpose they wanted the information.

If that was the case, it seems to me the invest will not make a decision with this encounter and will try to reach to somebody else to get the infromation she needs. What question did she ask the son? does the son talked to her about your husband

Yes, she ask questions of my husband's brother and he answered them. He was asked was he aware of our wedding and he answered yes he was, but that the wife is not in Nigeria, but in USA. The investigator replied okay. Then she asked what my husband was to him and he answered that he was his older brother, and she replied okay. She then asked why it was that no neighbors knew about this marriage and he answered that this was family business and not for everyone to know, and she said okay. Then she wanted to talk to my husband's mother, and you know that story.

Does'nt sound like a problem to me. The can and do use these methods. Nigeria is not the USA.