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How a wealthy couple paid $750,000 to move to Qld – then never turned up
Wednesday March 24, 2021
A mysterious couple from Eastern Europe gave the Queensland Government $750,000 to move to Australia but then disappeared, leaving the money behind.
A couple from Eastern Europe are owed $827,6267.47 – provided they come back for it, or have an Australian bank account. (File photo)
Vitaly Novikov and Natalia Novikova sought to take advantage of a controversial migration program that allows visa applicants to invest in government bonds to secure their entry to Australia.
Through an immigration company based in Fortitude Valley, the couple transferred money to…
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