Earlier today, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a warning to immigrants in connection with a number of immigration scams that are targeting legal, as well as undocumented, immigrants. Specifically, scammers pretend to be government officials and call immigrants telling them that there is a problem with their immigration records. Sometimes the scammers have personal information about the immigrant when they call. They ask for personal and sensitive details, and demand immediate payment of fines (purportedly to fix the problem). The scammers often get angry and threaten people with deportation if payment is not made immediately with electronic money transfers. More than that, it appears that these scammers use special software to make it look like the call is coming from an official 800 number used by USCIS. Other times, they leave a message to call a number that sounds exactly like the 800 number used by USCIS.
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Immigrants are reminded that USCIS officials rarely call customers on the telephone and will never ask for payment over the telephone. If USCIS requires a payment, they will issue a notice on official stationary requesting payment.
If you receive a call like this, hang up and report it to the Federal Trade Commission at http://1.usa.gov/1suOHSS. If you are not sure if it is a scam, forward suspicious e-mail to the USCIS Webmaster at [email protected]. USCIS will review the e-mails received and share them with law enforcement agencies as appropriate.
If you receive a call like this, hang up and report it to the Federal Trade Commission at http://1.usa.gov/1suOHSS. If you are not sure if it is a scam, forward suspicious e-mail to the USCIS Webmaster at [email protected]. USCIS will review the e-mails received and share them with law enforcement agencies as appropriate.
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