Exploiting Their Own: The Nepali Fraud Network Operating from Paris, France

How a small group of Nepali asylum seekers is systematically exploiting vulnerable Nepali women arriving in Europe

Who Are They?

There is a group of five to six Nepali nationals — men and women — who entered France some years ago, applied for asylum, obtained refugee cards, and have since settled there. This group systematically targets vulnerable Nepali women: those who have arrived in European Schengen countries such as Croatia, Romania, and Austria on seasonal visas, particularly those who are single, divorced, or financially distressed (having borrowed money to go abroad), and those who have no connections or acquaintances in Paris. Under the pretense of helping them, this group lures these women to Paris, makes them undocumented (illegal), and then coerces them into compliance.

“Groups that work together to scam people in Paris.”

How They Operate: The Trap Is Set Online

The male members of this group create multiple fake social media accounts and communicate only through messages. The female members broadcast on TikTok Live, openly demonstrating “how to apply for asylum” and baiting viewers with promises of a better life. Through these online channels, they manipulate newly arrived Nepali women on seasonal visas with enticing offers:

“Promoting on TikTok Live by explaining how to apply for asylum through the platform.”

Common lies used to manipulate victims include:

• “We know exactly how to get a refugee card here in Paris. We have already been through the asylum process ourselves. We will guide you through every step and help you with everything. Leave where you are and come here. We will arrange your food and accommodation, help you find work, and assist you in applying for asylum.”
• “Getting papers in France is easy. We have good connections with lawyers and organizations here. We even have channels for obtaining fake documents, and the asylum process from here is much more straightforward.”
• “A well-known Nepali organization in Paris was founded by our relative. Our family has strong connections here. If you don’t believe us, just look at our social media.”

“Exploiting people for personal gain by promising to help with the asylum process.”

Using these kinds of promises — and showing off photos with various individuals and at events to establish credibility — this group actively convinces vulnerable women to leave their current countries and come to Paris. Once trust is built, the male members of the team demand 800–900 euros, claiming they will arrange taxi transportation to bring them over. When the women arrive in Paris, they are placed in shared rooms in studio apartments or flats occupied by the group’s female members. The newcomers are made to feel welcomed and cared for.

The Illusion of Family: A Carefully Constructed Facade

The group goes to great lengths to project an image of warmth and community. On social media, they post pictures of temple visits, religious ceremonies, and festive celebrations — portraying a safe, family-like environment. Notably, the male and female members of the group never post photos together on social media. The women and men live separately, only meeting for “business” purposes, all to avoid raising suspicion in Paris. The women’s social media accounts exclusively show other women, creating an illusion of a safe, all-female household.

“Posting photos on social media showing yourself visiting temples and performing rituals.”

Arrival in Paris: The Trap Closes

The Real Agenda: Coercion, Exploitation, and Control

Once the women are in Paris — stripped of their previous legal status and now undocumented — the men in the group reveal their true intentions. They demand repayment for the “help” they provided: finding accommodation, arranging volunteer work, and assisting with asylum applications. But this repayment is not just financial. The men insist that the women must be available at their rooms at demanded times and engage in sexual relationships. Their threats are calculated and cruel:

“Female colleagues indirectly assisting and supporting a male colleague in committing adultery.”

• “If you don’t obey us, you’ll have to go back home. You are already illegal here. You can’t return to the country you left, and if you file a complaint, you’ll be deported back to Nepal. Wouldn’t it be better to be with me quietly, without anyone finding out?”
• “If you don’t comply, I’ll get you deported. My grandfather/uncle is a senior figure in an established organization here, and I know lawyers.”

सहयोग गरे बापत नेपाल बाट पैसा मगाउन लगाउने ।

The Exploitation Begins: Money and Sexual Coercion

After the victim is settled and fully trapped, the men reveal their true demands. In exchange of finding room, volunteer work facilitated & Asylum process assistance, they demand not just money but also sexual availability — requiring the woman to come to their room at specified times. The threats used to enforce this are chilling:

• “If you do not comply, you will have to return home.”
• “You are now illegal — you cannot go back to the country you came from.”
• “If you complain, you will be deported to Nepal.”
• “My uncle is a senior figure in a well-known Nepali organization here. I know lawyers. Do not test me.”
• “Stay with me and no one will know — not even people back in Nepal.”

“Making someone order all the goods from Nepal under one’s own name.”

The women in the group actively support this coercion — providing moral backing and even encouraging the victim to extract money from her boyfriend or family back in Nepal.

Digital Control and Isolation

The female members of the group actively support and enable this exploitation. They morally back the men’s behavior, knowingly playing along even when the targeted women have partners or husbands back in Nepal. To maintain total control, the group also instructs the women to create new email addresses and WhatsApp accounts during the “asylum process” — with the group’s own IDs set as recovery contacts — effectively monitoring all communications and ensuring no one outside can be reached freely.

Financial Exploitation: Living Off the Victims

The money extracted from the victims funds the group’s entire lifestyle — rent, food, personal expenses, expensive restaurant outings, sightseeing around Paris, and participation in social events. When money flows in, the group throws house parties and “family dinners,” living lavishly, yet still never photographed together as a mixed group on social media.

“Going to expensive restaurants to enjoy themselves using looted money.”

The women in the group encourage the victims to extract money from their boyfriends or families back in Nepal, saying: “Ask your boyfriend for money, get some from home too. We won’t tell anyone if you have a relationship here — no one in Nepal will know, and we’re here to protect you.” They even push victims to recruit other vulnerable Nepali women into the same trap. Victims are also used to ship goods and receive courier packages in their names, further entangling them.

“Pressuring everyone, from relatives to acquaintances, to send money.”

The Exploitation Begins: Money and Sexual Coercion

After the victim is settled and fully trapped, the men reveal their true demands. In exchange of finding room, volunteer work facilitated & Asylum process assistance, they demand not just money but also sexual availability — requiring the woman to come to their room at specified times. The threats used to enforce this are chilling:

• “If you do not comply, you will have to return home.”
• “You are now illegal — you cannot go back to the country you came from.”
• “If you complain, you will be deported to Nepal.”
• “My uncle is a senior figure in a well-known Nepali organization here. I know lawyers. Do not test me.”
• “Stay with me and no one will know — not even people back in Nepal.”

“Giving counter-threats when contacted from Nepal.”

The women in the group actively support this coercion — providing moral backing and even encouraging the victim to extract money from her boyfriend or family back in Nepal.

Digital Control and Isolation

The female members of the group actively support and enable this exploitation. They morally back the men’s behavior, knowingly playing along even when the targeted women have partners or husbands back in Nepal. To maintain total control, the group also instructs the women to create new email addresses and WhatsApp accounts during the “asylum process” — with the group’s own IDs set as recovery contacts — effectively monitoring all communications and ensuring no one outside can be reached freely.

Financial Exploitation: Living Off the Victims

The money extracted from the victims funds the group’s entire lifestyle — rent, food, personal expenses, expensive restaurant outings, sightseeing around Paris, and participation in social events. When money flows in, the group throws house parties and “family dinners,” living lavishly, yet still never photographed together as a mixed group on social media.

“Pretending to provide employment but actually putting them into volunteer work.”

The women in the group encourage the victims to extract money from their boyfriends or families back in Nepal, saying: “Ask your boyfriend for money, get some from home too. We won’t tell anyone if you have a relationship here — no one in Nepal will know, and we’re here to protect you.” They even push victims to recruit other vulnerable Nepali women into the same trap. Victims are also used to ship goods and receive courier packages in their names, further entangling them.

The Cover-Up: Gaslighting and Social Media Manipulation

When the truth begins to leak — when a worried partner or family member calls from Nepal — the group swings into a coordinated cover-up. The women deny any knowledge of the men involved, saying things like “I don’t know who that is; I’ve only seen him around” or “We are all women here; we only live with women — how dare you suspect us, and we have photos to prove it.” They then gaslight the victims into blocking and ignoring their loved ones back in Nepal, effectively destroying relationships to maintain control.

Across social media, the entire group rallies together, posting stories with misleading implications and declaring to anyone who questions them: “We are good people. How would anyone in Nepal know anything? These are baseless accusations.” They even flip the narrative and blame the victims. Their bravado is striking:

• “After getting asylum, we are now equal to European citizens.”

• “A refugee card is the same as a red passport.”

• “We know everyone in France; we have connections here. Even if we ever go back to Nepal, we’ll go discreetly. What can Nepal really do to us?”

Has Humanity Truly Died Among Nepalis Abroad?

Social media erupted when a Nepali woman in America faced an incident involving a Pakistani national. But what is happening in Paris — where Nepalis are preying on fellow Nepalis, ruining families, and tearing apart relationships — is arguably far more disturbing. The betrayal cuts deeper when it comes from your own people.

Many Nepalis who scraped together loans and savings to reach Europe on seasonal visas carry a single dream: to eventually earn a “red passport” — permanent residency or citizenship. Some have sent their wives, girlfriends, sisters, or daughters abroad with that investment in mind, hoping for family reunification later. Others simply sent a loved one to earn money and build a better future together. When those same people discover that their investment of trust, love, and money has been exploited — that their partner has been coerced into physical and emotional compliance — the pain is immeasurable.

For the women trapped in this situation, there is no easy way out. They cannot return to the country they legally left, and returning home without having earned anything is a shame they fear. Their vulnerability becomes the weapon used against them. This group capitalizes on their helplessness — turning desperation into profit and exploitation.

The Broader Question: Has Humanity Died Abroad?

A Reflection on Conscience, Community, and Shame

Nepal’s limited employment opportunities push people to seek their futures abroad. Those who leave are rarely the wealthy or well-connected — they are ordinary families making extraordinary sacrifices. They go abroad to repay loans, support aging parents, and build a future. It is precisely this desperation that some heartless individuals exploit — luring them with false promises, manipulating them psychologically, and subjecting them to financial, emotional, and sexual abuse in the name of “help.”

It is deeply shameful and heartbreaking that people who themselves claimed asylum by blaming Nepal’s system — who received protection from a foreign country — would then turn around and prey on their own countrymen and women with the same vulnerability they once had. Is receiving a refugee card a reason to abandon nationalism, dignity, humanity, and moral decency along with one’s homeland?

The hope that Nepali organizations, communities, and fellow Nepalis abroad would look after each other’s daughters, sisters, wives, and girlfriends like their own family — that hope is shattered by groups like this. These individuals exploit others’ helplessness to survive without working, destroying families in the process. Their own daughters and sisters may never face such exploitation, but every Nepali woman traveling to Paris without connections or resources is a potential target.

This is not just a story of individual wrongdoing — it is a warning to every Nepali family considering sending a loved one abroad, and a call to conscience for every Nepali living in the diaspora. The Nepali community abroad must stand up, speak out, and protect — not exploit — the most vulnerable among us.

Note: The image used is AI-generated for illustrative purposes only.