bride busted for attempting to marry for the 4th!!! Time for money+ naija groom deported to Nigeria.

A bogus bride trying to wed the fourth time was caught by the police
before she could tie the knot.

The bride,Raquel Neto Furtado De Andrade had already married three
Nigerians to help them reside permanently in Britain, collecting cash
in return.

Andeade's attempt to marry again was foiled by a suspicious staff at
the register office who had given a tip off to immigration officials
about a young woman practicing bigamy and using the same wedding dress
at each ceremony.

Daily Mail reports:

Thought to be one of the country's most prolific sham brides, she is
now behind bars serving a two-year sentence.

She will be deported to her native Portugal on her release from
prison.


Her scam was exposed at Harrow register office in north London. Checks
revealed De Andrade had three 'husbands', none of which she had
troubled to divorce. The fourth groom, a 32-year-old Nigerian, was
arrested with her and has been kicked out of the country.

The couple arrived at the register office on October 3 with hardly any
family or friends to support them on their supposedly special day.

There were unexpected guests however ' in the shape of a team of
immigration officers. They pounced as the bogus ceremony was about to
get under way.

De Andrade, from Tottenham, north London, was charged with two counts
of bigamy, two counts of facilitation and one count of perjury. She
admitted the charges in February and was jailed at Harrow Crown Court
on Tuesday.

The hunt is still on for her three other husbands so they can be
expelled too.

It is estimated that 15,000 of the marriages that take place in
England and Wales each year are bogus. In January, an official report
concluded the scams exploit a 'massive loophole' in border
controls.

Non-EU citizens can acquire the right to live in Britain from any EU
national staying here.

This provides a 'golden ticket' for those wanting to stay in the
country, according to immigration inspectors.

Most shams involve 'Away Day Brides' from Eastern Europe who come
over for a few days to marry and then return to their home countries.

Most fake husbands are from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nigeria.
Sarah Burton, head of the West London Home Office immigration
enforcement team, said: 'This was a cynical attempt to bypass
immigration controls.
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