recovering my money back

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My friend has been charged 4000 dollars to find her a job and a family in Canada to sponsor her under the live-in caregiver program  by an agency in vancouver ( Ipaid the money on her behalf)
They provided us with the job approval from service canada LMO
but the employer changed his mind after 1.5 years of processing time and my friend is still stuck in Dubai 

They gave me a reciept that says on it , immigration consulting fees 
it was paid sometine in OCT 2009 

Is there a way to recover my friend's money , please let me know if you have
any knowledge about this situation 
 
PLease email me at [email protected] 
 
 
Thank you so much 


Edited by george115 - 23 Feb 2011 at 7:31am

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george115 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List New Member Joined: 23 Feb 2011 Status: Offline Points: 4	Post Options Post Reply Quote george115 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: recovering my money back Posted: 23 Feb 2011 at 7:28am
	My friend has been charged 4000 dollars to find her a job and a family in Canada to sponsor her under the live-in caregiver program by an agency in vancouver ( Ipaid the money on her behalf) They provided us with the job approval from service canada LMO but the employer changed his mind after 1.5 years of processing time and my friend is still stuck in Dubai They gave me a reciept that says on it , immigration consulting fees it was paid sometine in OCT 2009 Is there a way to recover my friend's money , please let me know if you have any knowledge about this situation PLease email me at [email protected] Thank you so much Edited by george115 - 23 Feb 2011 at 7:31am

Job Coach Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Junior Member Joined: 25 Nov 2010 Location: Toronto, ON Status: Offline Points: 14	Post Options Post Reply Quote Job Coach Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 23 Feb 2011 at 1:10pm
	What did the fine print say your agreement/contract? If there wasn't a written agreement, I would say you're totally out of luck. If there is an agreement, read it thoroughly, as there may be a clause in there that refers to how long they will keep services open, or what happens if you want a partial refund. As an aside if anyone ever 'promises' to specifically find you work - I would normally suggest walking away from these fee based services. With some exceptions it's almost impossible to guarantee to find you work -- this isn't how it's done here. Of courses job agencies are payed by companies to find employees and then they take a %/commission as a finding fee, but this is different. In these cases the employee NEVER pays a fee to an agency. If you're ever asked to pay a fee to use a job agency - walk away - it's likely a scam - there are some out there that operate this way and unfortunately many prey on new immigrants.