abstract:A sham marriage or fake marriage is a marriage of convenience entered into with the intent of deceiving public officials or society about its purpose. Arranging or entering into such a marriage to deceive public officials is itself a separate violation of the law of some countries.
Finally, on Thursday in Greenock, a 23-year-old Pakistani man was arrested before he could take part in what he admitted was a shammarriage to a 25-year-old Czech woman with an address in Glasgow.
In January, three Slovakian nationals were jailed for three years each for smuggling two people into the country, one of whom was to be used in a "sham" marriage.