The college scam that promised students fleeing war a new life in Finland

The six students who spoke to the BBC, including Ma Naw Phaw, each paid about 10,000 euros to BFW — 8,000 euros to learn Finnish and 2,000 euros for visa application fees. Despite receiving admission offers from Finnish institutions, five of them were denied residence permits because of “insufficient financial proof” and “delayed documentation”, the students say.