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Nigeria: I'll Sue BBC for Defamation - Nigerian Doctor Accused of UK Job Scam

BBC undercover investigations revealed recruitment agents are exploiting foreign nationals seeking employment in the UK care sector, highlighting a concerning trend of immigration scams.
The increase in immigration scams correlates with the UK government's expansion of its visa scheme in 2022 to include care workers, initially intended for foreign medical professionals.
Rogue agents exploit the Certificate of Sponsorship requirement, employing tactics like offering fraudulent documents and devising fake payroll schemes, while shifting focus to sectors like construction.
Victims like Praise report paying over £10,000 to agents like Dr. Kelvin Alaneme for non-existent jobs, while undercover filming captured Alaneme detailing how to obtain CoS for such positions and offering commissions to a potential business partner, including stating "I can make you a millionaire."
The Home Office acknowledges the system's vulnerability to abuse and has stated its commitment to stricter measures, as evidenced by the revocation of over 470 care sector licenses between July 2022 and December 2024 and new requirements prioritizing international care workers already in the UK, but the Work Rights Centre CEO, Dora-Olivia Vicol, describes a "systemic risk inherent" in the sponsorship system that has "enabled this predatory market of middlemen to mushroom.

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Nigeria: I'll Sue BBC for Defamation - Nigerian Doctor Accused of UK Job Scam

Nigerian medical doctor and author Kelvin Alaneme has vowed to sue the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) for defamation, insisting that allegations against him are false.

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An undercover BBC investigation exposes how rogue agents are exploiting a UK visa scheme.

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Kelvin Alaneme, UK based doctor accused of job scams vows to sue BBC - Business Hallmark

Kelvin Alaneme, Nigerian medical doctor based in the United Kingdom has vowed to sue the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) for defamation, maintaining that allegations of running job scams levelled against in an investigative report by the medium, are false. Alaneme in the BBC report was accused of running an immigration scam through his agency CareerEdu. […] The post Kelvin Alaneme, UK based doctor accused of job scams vows to sue BBC fir…

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Busted! Secret Filming Exposes UK-Based Nigerian Doctor Selling Fake Jobs To Foreigners

By Enyichukwu Enemanna Recruitment agents specialising in defrauding foreign nationals seeking employment in the UK care sector have been exposed, BBC secret filming has revealed. One of the agents, Nigerian-born medical doctor Kelvin Alaneme, who works for the NHS in psychiatry, was filmed by a BBC undercover journalist allegedly selling non-existent job opportunities to foreigners. Dr Alaneme is also the founder of CareerEdu, an agency based i…

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Nigerian Doctor Kelvin Alaneme Exposed In BBC Probe Of UK Visa Sponsorship Immigration Scam - TheNigeriaLawyer

A BBC investigation has exposed a widespread immigration scam exploiting foreign nationals desperate for UK care sector jobs. Rogue agents—including a Nigerian doctor and a Ghanaian recruiter—have been caught charging tens of thousands of pounds for fake positions, falsifying payrolls, and leaving victims like Praise from Nigeria stranded and destitute. The UK Home Office has vowed a crackdown in response. The BBC’s year-long probe, detailed in …

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Alleged “Japa” Scammer Dr. Alaneme Denies Involvement In Fraudulent Practices

“Japa” scammer suspect, Dr. Kelvin Alaneme, has risen in defense of self over alleged involvement in fraudulent practices of extortion and illegal abating of human trafficking, saying that he has never defrauded anyone in his life. He revealed that since 2020, through his organisation, CareerEdu, over 5000 Nigerians had been assisted to relocate to United Kingdom and other countries. He declared this in a post on his X handle @kelvin _alaneme.…

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