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How to spot a fake immigration company before you pay — an investigation by Migration US
You found a company online. Nice website, "15 years of experience," free consultation, glowing reviews. Sounds great, right? But here's the thing — we've checked over 240 immigration companies, and most of them can't even prove they exist on paper.
In this episode, Yury Mosha — founder of Migration US and a New York immigration entrepreneur since 2011 — walks through the exact steps we use to investigate a company from scratch. First: WHOIS. When was the domain actually registered? If they claim 2010 but the domain is from last year, that's already a problem. Second: corporate registries. We check Secretary of State filings, Companies House, OpenCorporates — looking for a real legal entity behind the brand. No entity? No contract worth signing. Third: trust-score databases, Lumen Database for DMCA abuse patterns, and public court records.
We also talk about red flags that most people miss: pressure to pay before signing a contract, payments to personal cards instead of a business account, "discounts" that expire in 24 hours, and refund terms buried in fine print nobody reads. These patterns repeat across dozens of companies we've investigated.
This isn't theory. Every claim comes with a source link you can check yourself — that's how Migration US works. OSINT first, opinion second. Listen, then go verify. Full investigations and company ratings at https://migration.us.com