Mohammed Bassale Wanli
The purpose of this website is:
1. To inform the public and warn potential victims that a dangerous con man is in our midst with the intent of stopping or minimizing his destructive actions.
2. To encourage other victims of this man to come forward and provide a safe, informed, non-judgmental environment to do so.
Mohammed Bassale Wanli, aka Mohammed Wanli, Mohammed Wanlo, Mohammed Basil Wanli or simply, “Basil” is an international con man who has been defrauding North Americans since the 1980s. Documentation states he was born in Hama, Syria, on December 9, 1958. Though he often tells victims he is half Egyptian, half Italian or whatever he thinks will serve him best. He came to the United States on an education visa in the mid 1980s and quickly began defrauding US Citizens. He had numerous arrests including credit card fraud, stolen vehicles, theft by swindle and “moral turpitude” (defined as “conduct that is considered contrary to community standards of justice, honesty or good morals”). He was in prison three times in Minnesota, twice in county jails, and then a state penitentiary in Stillwater. He was incarcerated for over 11 months. This led the Attorney General’s office in the United States to begin deportation proceedings.
Wanli is a master at learning and abusing the legal system, and obviously had legal training somewhere. He was able to stall, delay and avoid deportation for over two years. Eventually the law caught up with him, and on the day of his deportation hearing he fled the United States and crossed the border into Canada (this was roughly in 1997). Currently there’s a Federal Warrant out for Mohammed Bassale Wanli’s arrest in the United States of America.
Wanli was detained at the Vancouver (Canada) International Airport, and upon his arrival he managed to convince Immigration Canada that he would be persecuted if he was sent back to his home country of Syria. Aware of Wanli’s significant criminal history, Immigration Canada still allowed Wanli into the Country and subsequently granted him “Convention Refugee” status. He has been defrauding the people of Canada ever since and his crimes are getting progressively more advanced.
Most recently he operated a bogus “immigration practice” called ATO Immigration Services or Basil Immigration where he claimed to be an immigration lawyer or immigration “consultant.” He’s defrauded countless victims by taking their money, claiming to help them, but in actuality does nothing. In fact, of his hundreds of “clients” he’s never filed a single document with Immigration Canada. Many victims are left penniless, deported or in emotional ruin.
According to the Vancouver Police Department he has never had a single legitimate business, yet during his stay in Canada he’s run over seven bogus companies including: A Property Management Company, Wilderness Tour Company, Investigation Service, Divorce Service, Process Server, Collection Service and Tracing Service. Most of these companies have complaints with the Better Business Bureau. We are told he is involved in the most civil cases of any single individual in British Columbia including BC Provincial and Supreme Courts, exceeding 35 cases since last count. Wanli has NEVER paid income tax in Canada and was assessed over $134,000 in back taxes in 2005 which he is currently attempting to dissolve through bankruptcy. He dissolved his first back tax assessment in 2000 during his first bankruptcy. He claims to have no money; however, as evidenced by his bankruptcy creditors and other victims, Wanli has stolen over $1.7 million dollars over the course of the last several years, yet he has no assets, no bank account and no property. This begs the question, “Where is the money going?”
In 2000, a Vancouver Supreme Court order was issued to stop him from practicing as a “lawyer,” and in 2007 he was found guilty of Contempt of Court for breaching that order and fined. In 2004 he was found guilty of five counts of THEFT in Vancouver Criminal Court. He was put on probation and again fined. He is currently under arrest by the Vancouver Police Department Financial Crime Unit on 10 counts of Fraud and 1 count of theft with a total of nine victims. Recently, two new separate charges were added for defrauding the Ministry of Housing and Social Services to get welfare checks and forging official government documents to do so. He is currently retained in a British Columbia jail until trail. In the past he has had numerous police investigations including harassment, sexual assault and peace bond (restraint order) applications.
Mohammed Wanli is a master conman with an extraordinary ability to abuse the system and intimidate his victims. What makes Wanli most dangerous is not simply the crimes he commits, but the mental and emotional abuse he puts his victims through. Again, the purpose of this website is to keep the public informed and warned about Wanli’s current activities. As you read through the site you will find documentation to support the information claimed here. There have been numerous articles written about Wanli, by the Vancouver Sun, The Georgia Straight, News 1130 and the CBC. Help stop this man and write to your MP and Immigration Canada.
If you are a victim of Mohammed Wanli and need assistance as to where to go for help feel free to email us at: wanlihelp@gmail.com