I am very sure a lot of students or prospective students out there have similar stories to tell. Almost the same thing happened to a friend way back in 2004. He applied to Greenwich University in London and got denied each time. However, the university up-till now refuse to pay back a refund. He paid about 5000 pounds (plus processing fee) and each time he asked for a refund, you hear all sort of stories but if he needed a new admission papers to re-apply for visa. They ask for more processing fee which is paid several times until my good friend stopped paying.
This official visa-school fee scam have continued to be the order of the day in the European Education system for decades.
Here is another one from Poland.
Reports after the break.