eVisa Scam: $79 Lesson in Canada
2025-08-20
The author mistakenly used a fake eVisa website, evisatravel.org, to apply for a Canadian eTA, paying $79 instead of the official $5 fee. The certificate received from the fake site had many suspicious aspects. After a chargeback, the author received a threatening email warning about a government blacklist. Despite this, the author successfully entered Canada, proving the threat was a bluff. This experience serves as a cautionary tale about fraudulent eVisa websites.