Fake INS Web Sites Trick Immigrants

from the scams-for-people-of-every-nation dept

It's really amazing the extent people go to in order to create online scams. MSNBC has an article about a bunch of websites that are designed to trick non-US citizens into paying them to process their green card lottery application. The application process itself is completely free, but many of these make themselves look like the INS or some other official government agency and trick unsuspecting people into believing they're filling out the official form (and having to pay for it). Some of these sites actually do submit the form, but plenty just pocket the money and run.
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  • identicon
    dorpus, 7 Nov 2002 @ 3:01pm

    Now apply it to real life

    They had a case in LA a few months ago, where conmen really outfitted an office as a "fast-track INS processing station" and a guy in judicial robes held "asylum hearings".

    link to this | view in chronology ]

  • identicon
    Angelina Smith, 28 Feb 2005 @ 3:23am

    a foutd a grat service that can helps people

    try fist please <A HREF="http://www.usa-green-card-lottery-application.org">http://www.usa-green-card-lottery-applic ation.org</A>

    link to this | view in chronology ]

  • identicon
    Angelina Smith, 28 Feb 2005 @ 3:24am

    a foutd a grat service that can helps people

    try first please <A HREF="http://www.usa-green-card-lottery-application.org">http://www.usa-green-card-lottery-applic ation.org</A>

    link to this | view in chronology ]


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