Here's an interesting United States "official" green card VISA lottery scam. The email
claims that the "winner" won a United States green card... through a
"email drawing". The email starts with "We wish to inform you that
you are among the lucky selected winners of the US Green Card Email
ballot lottery program of the..."
It's not to hard to see through this scam. First, the United States does not
conduct "promotions" to draw participants to it's "green card lottery"
or use random drawings of email addresses collected from poor or developing
countries.
There are many times more applicants than desired! Secondly, why on earth
would the United States government hold a lottery in a foreign country? If any country or
organization were to hold a lottery, they certainly wouldn't use random email
addresses as the basis for the contestants. That would simply be
pointless. The letter claims: "The aims and objectives of the program is to give
free visas to citizens of developing countries around the world who wishes to
travel to U.S and start a new life and work. " Well, that's simply wrong! We the
citizens of the US and our government do NOT believe that foreigners have any
right to live in the U.S., no more than we would have any right to be in another
country. Finally, you will notice it is signed,
"Secretary-General-US-Consulate-Kentucky"/ Last time we looked, Kentucky
was still a state, not a sovereign country, and the capital of the United States
is still in Washington, DC!
Each year, the United States State Department conducts a lottery
through its DV program to distribute applications for 50,000 immigrant
visas. Winners of the lottery have a chance to apply for an immigrant
visa, which can be used to enter the U. S. Winners are selected
randomly, and there is no fee to enter the lottery.
It is easy to enter online, and generally, there is no reason to pay a
company to make the submission for you!
See this page for
information about the proper legal program!
Green Card Lottery Scam:
Among the lucky selected winners
Tuesday, February 5, 2008 1:16 PM
From:
"US Department of State" <
official-greencard.gov@usa.com
>
To:
official-greencard.gov@usa.com
The Official U.S Green Card Lottery
Program
United States Department of State, National
Visa Center
32 Rochester Ave, Portsmouth , NH
03801-2909
www.us-green-card-lottery.org
Case Number: WAC2033822156
Preferences Categories: DV DIVERSITY
Foreign State Chargeability: Asia-Pacific
Dear winner,
We wish to inform you that you are among
the lucky selected winners of the US Green Card Email ballot
lottery program of the 2007/08 edition conducted on the 18th of
December 2007. The lottery program was conducted under the terms
of Section 203 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA)
Section 131 of the Immigration Act of 2006 (Pub.L.101-649) The
aims and objectives of the program is to give free visas to
citizens of developing countries around the world who wishes to
travel to U.S and start a new life and work.
6.3 million Email addresses were randomly
extracted during the 33-days extraction period that ran from
(11.00 AM on November 8, 2007 until midnight, December, 11 2007)
The Email addresses were assigned to different ticket numbers
for representation for final selection, your Email
adress attached
to ticket N0 #56402 drew the lucky numbers which subsequently
won you the Green Card.
Notification is through the selected
winning Email addresses, approximately (625) selected winners
had been notified through their selected winning Email addresses
including you today (Tue 05-02-2008) Your visa duration is 10
years multiple entries to the U.S, it is renewable upon
expiration and it permits you to travel to the U.S with your
spouse.
The visas have been apportioned among the
six geographic regions and our Green Card processing experts had
been apportioned among the six geographic regions, selected
winners living legally in the United States who wish to pursue
their Green Card status should contact any of our regional
offices where their winning details falls for information's on
the requirements and procedures, all selected winners will need
to act on their immigrant visa claim application quickly before
the expiration of the visa claim deadline which is on the
(02-03-2008)
Your Green Card winning details falls
within our Asia/pacific region office and we have forwarded your
winning details to our Asia/Pacific office for the processing of
your Green Card Certificates with your Case Number for the
issuance of your immigrant visa, therefore, FOR YOUR VISA
APPLICATION FORM AND REQUIREMENTS contact our Asia/pacific
office with the below contact details;
CONTACT PERSON: MR. GEORGE GRAHAM.
Address: Indra Tower Suite 105 , 75/6
Wireless Road Panthumwam
Bangkok Thailand.
Tel: +66-835 619 209 +66-843 578 622
Fax: +66-2251 9977
Email:
uscisg@oued.info
All the selected lucky winners and
accompanying family members should obtain their immigrant visas
through the U.S Embassy in their home countries or their nearest
U.S Embassy, and they should go to the Embassy when directed
with their Green Card processed acknowledgement Certificates and
visa interview appointment letters for the issuance of their
immigrant visas.
If it should be necessary to contact our
Asia/Pacific office by telephone, you must always refer to your
Case Number as they appear above. Your Case Number is clearly
written in the upper left hand corner of your notification
letter.
Processing Fee.
Single application-$750USD
Dual/Family application $1,250USD
The processing fee pays for the accuracy
preparation of every document, Green card experts charges a
nominal fee to cover administrative and processing costs
incurred in conjunction with the careful processing of every
document. The payment of the processing fee should be directed
to any of our regional office where your winning details falls
for the processing of your documents.
According to J.Stevenson Wilson, Author of
Visa Lottery services Report, the total average fee charged by
green card lottery services ($750USD) for one person, there is
no correlation between the fee charged and the quality of
services provided and its benefits.
Benefits.
All the selected lucky winners and
accompanying family members will get the constant legal status
of the U.S inhabitant, an opportunity of free country entrance
and departure, the right to be working legally and getting
American salary, Green Card holders also receive health,
education, retirement, taxation, social security and other
benefits.
Non-eligible countries.
Selected winners from the following
countries are not eligible to make the claim of their visas.
Mexico-Brazil-Canada-Haiti-Columbia-Elsalvador-Jamaica-Poland-Peru-Korea-Dominican
Republic-Philippines-Vietnam-Taiwan-China- Russia-United-Kingdom
(except Northern Ireland and its dependent countries)
Please read and follow all the enclosed
instructions very carefully.
Do not reply back to this notification
email (busy)
Sincerely yours,
Mrs, Grace Roberts,
Secretary General U.S Consulate
Kentucky.
For More Information
For details about the State
Department's Diversity Visa lottery:
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