US embassy cable - 05SANTIAGO1570

UNCLAS SANTIAGO 001570 
 
SIPDIS 
 
FOR CA/FPP AND DS/VF 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: CVIS, KFRD, ASEC, CI, CVIS 
SUBJECT: FRAUDULENT U.S. VISAS DETECTED AT SANTIAGO AIRPORT 
 
REF: Murphy/Rohlf email 7/15 
 
1.  Three subjects bearing what appear to be high-quality 
fraudulent U.S. visas were intercepted at Santiago's 
international airport on July 14.  RSO was contacted that 
morning by security staff at LAN Chile (Chilean Airlines) 
and advised that they were holding four Malaysians, three of 
whom had what they believed were fraudulent U.S. visas, 
attempting to enter Chile on a flight from Buenos Aires, 
with onward tickets on LAN Chile to Los Angeles via Lima. 
RSO and ARSO interviewed the four subjects at the airport 
transit lounge. 
2.  The four subjects, two men and two women, appeared to be 
ethnic Chinese; all but one claimed not to understand 
English.  The one subject who did speak some English stated 
that his name was Loke Heng Yew, but carried a Malaysian 
passport in the name of Lam Chi Keung.  The subject stated 
that he had arranged a fraudulent Malaysian passport and 
U.S. visa in Kuala Lumpur to facilitate illegal entry into 
the United States. He then traveled to Spain on his true 
Malaysian passport, upon his arrival in Spain he was 
contacted by an unknown male who asked him for his real 
passport.  The unknown male then gave him another Malaysian 
passport with a U.S. visa and told him to meet the three 
other travelers and to present himself to immigration 
authorities as the father of the two women. Upon arriving in 
Lima, en route to the United States, he was to switch seats 
with the passenger carrying a passport in the name of Loke 
Heng Yew, who did not have a U.S. visa.  The subject stated 
that he paid about $3,000 for the fraudulent Malaysian 
passport and U.S. visa. 
3. All subjects eventually provided what they claimed were 
their real names and dates of birth. The two women claimed 
to have purchased the fraudulent passports and U.S. visas in 
Kuala Lumpur from an unknown person.  The other man claimed 
to have been given the passport in Kuala Lumpur by his 
parents.  The English-speaking man provided an alleged home 
address in Kuala Lumpur. It was impossible to verify the 
true names and nationalities of any of the four. Identifying 
information on the four is as follows: 
SUBJECT 1: 
Name on Passport: LAM, Chi Keung 
DOB:  11-29-1950 
Passport # A12439069 
AKA:  LOKE, Heng Yew 
DOB: 11-05-1929 
Address:  D-0-27 Avant Court. 
6  Mile Klang Road, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 
 
SUBJECT 2: 
 
Name on Passport: LAM, Yen Ling 
DOB: 05-12-1985 
Passport #:A13698168 
AKA: LI ZU, Qing 
DOB: 01-03-1983 
 
SUBJECT 3: 
 
Name on Passport: LAM, Chai Luan 
DOB: 01-03-1983 
Passport #:A13571946 
AKA: LI ZI, Lin 
DOB: 10-29-1983 
 
SUBJECT 4: 
 
Name on Passport: LOKE, Heng Yew 
DOB: 07-05-1983 
Passport #A14177495 
AKA: CHEN, Rong 
DOB: 07-05-1983 
 
 
4. RSO removed the U.S. visas, all of which were allegedly 
issued in Kuala Lumpur, from the passports. One bears foil 
number 67713128 corresponding to a visa issued in Lisbon 
while the other two had foils numbers 72308821 and 71313723 
which could not be located in the CCD. The visas appear to 
be very high quality fakes and have been forwarded to 
DS/Visa Fraud for further analysis. Scans of the passports 
and visas have been forwarded to CA/FPP. Names and AKAs have 
been entered in CLASS. The subjects are still being held at 
the Chilean International Airport.  Immigration officials in 
Buenos Aires refuse to accept the subjects. 
YAMAUCHI