Visa applicants defrauded by fake immigration consultants with no recourse to recover money

People seeking visa assistance pay upfront to fraudulent companies like Canadian Visa Expert, only to discover they've been scammed with no legitimate way to recover their money or file complaints. Victims struggle to identify which agencies are legitimate versus predatory, and existing consumer protection channels are slow, fragmented, or ineffective across international borders. Current solutions fail because there's no centralized fraud reporting system, verification database, or fast-track dispute resolution for immigration services.