当地时间2013年2月8日，美国证券交易委员会(SEC)在其网站上宣布，美国商人塞思谎称投资者购买其公司股份便可快速获得移民美国的机会，诈骗250余名投资者1.45亿美元投资和1100万美元管理费用，这些投资者大多来自中国。

Local time on February 8, 2013,The U.S. securities and exchange commission(The SEC)Announced on its website,American businessman Seth told investors to buy its shares can quickly get chance to immigrate to the United States,Fraud more than 250 investors $145 million and $11 million in management fees,Most of these investors from China.

　　一直被套上了“高风险”的诅咒的美国投资移民终于“预言成真”。最近一段时间，有关美国“芝加哥会议中心项目”诈骗的消息引起关注，涉及290余名投资者1.45亿美元投资款。由于这些移民申请者大多“非富即贵”，因此业界的担忧开始蔓延。可谓一荣俱荣，虽然美国项目多达几十个，各大项目也良莠不齐，但这个突发事件让国内服务机构的信任度也降到了冰点。

Has been caught"High risk"The curse of the American investment immigration finally"Prophecy will come true".Recently for a period of time,About the American"Chicago convention center project"The news of the fraud,Involving more than 290 investors $145 million investment fund.Because most of these immigration applicants"Rich is",So the concerns of the industry began to spread.Is a,Although the United States up to dozens of projects,The project has good and bad are intermingled,But this incident makes domestic service trust also dropped to freezing point.

　　

诈骗之说何来? Said no fraud?

　　根据美国法律，美国证监会将芝加哥会议中心项目定性为诈骗并将之起诉，主要是因其“重大事实的不真实报告或漏报以获得财产”。

According to the law,The The SEC will Chicago convention center project as fraud and will be charged,Mainly because of its"Untrue report important fact or omission to take advantage of the property".

　　芝加哥会议中心的项目的“重大事实不真实报告”，也即是项目宣传中的不实之处主要在于：

Chicago convention center project"Significant fact untrue report",Also known as propaganda and lies mainly in the incorrect parts of the project:

　　1)项目方宣称的出资估值严重失实，高达1.77亿美元，却拿不出正式的评估报告，且宣称的出资病危转移至项目公司;

1)Project party claimed to have the investment valuation of misrepresentation,As much as $177 million,But couldn't get the official evaluation report,And transferred to the project company declared capital contribution was dying;

　　2)项目方宣称得到政府资金支持占总投资50%以上，但拿不出官方证明文件;

2)Project party claimed that receive government funding accounted for over 50% of the total investment,But couldn't get the official certification;

　　3)项目预估的建造成本高达92万美元/间客房，远远高于同类项目，并由此导致就业指标的计算结果失实;

3)Project estimate of construction costs as much as $920000 / room,Is much higher than the similar projects,And the resulting calculations inaccurate employment index;

　　4)合作方的开发经营非常之差，经商能力及经验明星无法支撑如此庞大的项目，结合芝加哥的酒店市场现状，投资人要通过运营此项目获得绿卡的可能性极低。

4)Partner of the development and management is very poor,Business ability and experience star can't support such a huge project,Together with the present situation of hotel market in Chicago,Investors by the low possibility of operating the project get a green card.

　　在遭到起诉之前，芝加哥会议中心项目一直被宣传为“全球唯一的零碳环保酒店会议中心”，并以“收入高、成本低、绿卡百分之百保障”“投资者可以自由退出项目”等说辞吸引投资人投资，前后共有294名中国投资人受骗，涉案金额上亿美元。

Before the prosecution,Chicago convention center project has been billed as"The world's only zero carbon green hotel conference center",And in order to"High income/The cost is low/Green card one hundred percent protection""Investors are free to withdraw from the project"Such rhetoric to attract investors to invest in,A total of 294 Chinese investors before and after deceived,Involving hundreds of millions of dollars.

　　目前案件正在司法程序中，共计1.45亿美元投资金额已被冻结，在项目所有者和经营者Anshoo Sethi被判定诈骗罪后，50万美金/人的投资金额将会被返还投资人，但1100万美元的管理费基本已被挥霍，难以追回。

Cases are currently in the judicial process,A total of $145 million in investment amount has been frozen,In the project owner and the operator Anshoo Sethi after being convicted of fraud,$500000 / person of the investment amount will be returned to investors,But the basic has been lavished $11 million in management fees,Difficult to recover.

　　

移民中介责几何? Immigration intermediary geometry?

　　“史上最安全投资移民项目”、“州长亲自出席推广”、“4 .85亿美元的政府投入占总额55%”这些来自该移民项目的广告词，现在正在变得狰狞。据坊间的不完全统计，涉及该项目的国内移民服务机构多达20几家。

"The safest investment immigration project in history"/"The governor personally attend promotion"/"4. Total $8.5 billion in government spending accounts for 55%"The message from the immigration project,Now is ferocious.According to incomplete statistics of anecdotal,Involved in the project as many as 20 several domestic immigration services.

　　作为移民中介，除了协助客户办理投资移民的一系列手续外，最重要的责任就是在挑选投资项目时起到考察、把关的作用，以专业素质审查项目的所有指标和安全性，才能够对客户进行推荐和服务。

As a migration agent,In addition to help customers outside the series of investment immigration formalities,One of the most important responsibility is to have inspection when choosing investment projects/Control the role of,With professional quality review of all projects, and security,To be able to recommend to the customer and the service.

　　在芝加哥会议中心项目中，中介在前期考核时主要欠缺了以下几点：

In the Chicago convention center project,Mediation in prophase evaluation mainly lack of the following points:

　　1)没有实地考核项目所有人和合作方所实际经营的项目，自称中的酒店实际上经营不善，规模很小，足以引起警惕;

1)No field review all projects and partners are practical to operate the project,Claims to poor management of the hotel actually,The size is very small,Enough to cause vigilance;

　　2)没有要求项目所有人出具重要的法律证明文件，如出资估值，政府投资证明等;

2)There is no requirement project important legal documents issued by all people,Such as the investment valuation,Government investment certificate, etc;

　　3)对于不合理的建造成本预估，以及芝加哥地区的酒店业市场状况没有进行专业的考量评估，未能发现其中的隐患。

3)To unreasonable construction cost estimates,Hotel industry market conditions and the Chicago area without assessing professional considerations,Failed to find the hidden trouble.

　　同时有消息称，芝加哥会议中心项目给予中介的代理费达到4.5万美元/人，较之其他同类项目的代理费要高昂许多，也许这正是移民中介在多处存疑的情况下仍向客户推荐此项目的原因之一。

At the same time there is news,Chicago convention center project to give intermediary fee of $45000 per person,Is much high than other kind for agency fee,Maybe this is just a migration agents in several doubtful cases are still recommending one of the reasons for this project.

　　

中介机构如何“善后”? How do agencies"The aftermath"?

　　在众多涉案中介中(后附网络流传曾推荐芝加哥会议中心项目的移民机构名单)，飞洋移民首先发表了公告正面回应，公布该机构有两名客户受骗，并进行了先行垫付，将50万美金全部返还客户。

In the numerous intermediaries involved(Attached Internet has recommended the Chicago convention center project immigration agency list),Fly the immigrants first published the announcement of positive response,Released the agency cheated two customers,And the advance payment,$500000 will be all returned to the customer.

　　飞洋移民董事长兼总裁周团章近日曾坦言：“对每一个推荐给客户的投资项目都会进行认真评估和审核，但"芝加哥会议中心项目"出现了严重的商业欺诈。这些欺诈行为通过常规项目分析难以发现。我们对这一事件的发生感到非常震惊和遗憾。”

Fly the chairman and chief executive of foreign immigrants weeks constitution has once said:"For each recommended to the customer's investment projects will be serious assessment and audit,but"Chicago convention center project"A sharp commercial fraud.These fraud through conventional project analysis is difficult to find.We was very shocked for this incident happened and regret."

　　不过，仍有相当数量的移民服务机构陷入沉默。

but,There are still quite a number of immigration services into silence.

　　世贸通集团曾是芝加哥会议中心项目在中国地区的唯一首席代理，并曾出席首发式。但随后因发现项目中存在的疑点，于2011年10月退出此项目。

World trade company was a Chicago convention center project is the sole agent in China,And attended the launch.But then his discovery suspects that exist in the project,In October 2011, out of the project.

　　一些移民律师表示，由于联邦证监会及时采取了冻结措施，未来这些被骗走的投资款还有机会拿回来，投资人应该不至于血本无归，但等待的时候很可能会非常漫长。也就是说，受害人追索投资款追索资金的道路可能阻碍重重。

Some immigration lawyers say,Because the federal securities frozen measures were taken in a timely manner,He was cheated out of the future investment fund still have a chance to take back,Investors should not be wiped out,But waiting is likely to be very long.That is to say,The victim recover investment fund return of money road may be blocked.

　　因目前案件正在受理中，Anshoo Sethi尚未定罪，投资款冻结，所以受骗的投资人暂时无法拿回自己的投资款，为保障自己的合法权益，应当及时跟进了解案件进展，并与移民中介保持密切的联系，主动索取退款和赔偿服务，必要时向消费者权益保护协会或司法机关寻求帮助。

Because the case is accepted,Anshoo Sethi has not been convicted,Investment fund to freeze,So gullible investors temporarily unable to get back their investment fund,To protect their own legitimate rights and interests,Should follow up about the case progress in time,Keep a close touch with immigration intermediary,Take the initiative to ask for a refund and compensation for the services,When it is necessary to the consumers' rights and interests protection association or judicial authorities for help.

　　同时，此案也给有意参与美国EB-5投资移民项目的中国公民敲响了警钟，在通过中介选择项目时，务必选择正规可信的机构，联系相关专业人士或律师对项目流程进行全方位的了解，并要求中介出具项目相关的法律证明文件，以保证投资的安全可靠。

At the same time,The case also is inclined to participate in the United States eb-5 investment immigration program is a wake-up call for all Chinese citizens,Through the mediation when selecting projects,Be sure to select normal credible institutions,Contact the relevant professional or lawyer for comprehensive understanding of project process,And request mediation project issued by the relevant legal documents,To ensure the safety and reliability of investment.

　　

芝加哥会议中心项目涉案中介名单(网络流传)： Chicago convention center project involved in the list(Network spread):

　　鲲鹏国际

Kunpeng international

　　北京金腾国际

Beijing Jin Teng international

　　美加金联

Add gold union

　　上海国服

Shanghai dress

　　上海容恺移民

HaiRong kai on immigration

　　深圳亚美欧

Shenzhen, the us and Europe

　　世贸通移民深圳公司

The immigration company in shenzhen

　　郑州枫华海外发展咨询有限公司

Zhengzhou fung wah overseas development consulting co., LTD

　　嘉城海外集团

Jia city overseas group

　　福建神州因私出入境服务中心

Fujian shenzhou for service center

　　广西一方海外信息服务有限公司

Guangxi party overseas information service co., LTD

　　北京澳加百利出国咨询有限公司

Beijing macau gabriel to go abroad consulting co., LTD

　　中侨海外

ZhongQiao overseas

　　侨外集团

Overseas Chinese outside the group

　　出国e通

E on abroad