> This sounds really dubious? If you have that kind of money
> lying around, you're probably doing pretty well where you are.
Sounds believable to me.
I'm a Canadian male in China, was in my mid-50s when I came. I've had several women, all attractive and in their 30s, suggest marriage. Some of them offered to pay me. It's definitely not my fortune or looks, and I doubt I am that charming. Could a visa be the attraction?
I'm in the area where most illegal immigrants come from. It is big business. I'm told the going rate to be smuggled into the US is a few hundred thousand RMB, $40-70K.
Also, I've heard things here about NZ cracking down on pregnant visitors. I cannot find the stories I recall, about a general change in their regulations, with a quick search. However, there's this: http://www.3news.co.nz/News/National/Pregnant-woman-ordered-out-of-NZ-by-Immigration/tabid/423/articleID/107762/Default.aspx?ArticleID=107762