Please be aware of scams through which some unscrupulous characters are trying to extract exorbitant payments from you. They are in NO WAY affiliated with USAGCLS, even though they take the liberty of using our name and web address in the letter. Please see the below letter and notice several worrisome facts:
The notice was sent by email. Official winning notices are send ONLY by postal mail! No exceptions. If it arrives by email, it’s a fraud.
The sender uses our name (USAGCLS) in his email address (an Israeli one), as well as listing it at the bottom of the letter. He is doing so to gain credibility and to divert attention from himself to us in case there were problems.
The sender is asking the “winner” to call and does not provide any mailing address to mail in supporting documentation about his/her case. Again, this is a red flag. Instead, he asks the “winner” to make a call and probably asks for a payment over the phone.
If you receive these types of notices, please refer to the above 3 points and an example of a letter below to determine it’s authenticity. View example of a fraud letter HERE.
Example of emails from our applicants:
-----Original Message-----
From: Marvin Schuyler
Sent: Friday, August 31, 2007 10:33 PM
To: service@usagcls.com
Subject: Re: Thank you for contacting USAGCLS.
Dear Customer Relations In charge
Thank you for your kind and prompt reply. May I request you to kindly verify the authenticity of the attached email sent to me in connection with the US Green Card (DV 2007). It is very vital for me to find out whether the attached email is false or not. My beloved late husband and I filled the DV application separately in 2004. We both are Iranian national.He died in a car accident two and a half year ego. I was so devastated that I did not feel like making any decision. We have a seven years old daughter and I will have to make sure she has a decent future. Could you kindly verify if the attached file is authentic or not?
Best regards
Marvin Schuyler
Example 2:
-----Original Message-----
From: Mr. Amnuay
Sent: Friday, August 31, 2007 3:20 AM
To: service@usagcls.com
Subject: Other
Subject: Other
First Name: Mr. Amnuay
Last Name: Thavinpipatkul
Message text: Dear sirs, After being informed as one of the lucky winners, I am about to remit a total of USD 2,238 as admin fee for myself and my son (@ 1,119) to the US Consular broker account in Thailand for further process. Mr. Edward Leah, of US Intelligent consular center London and Mr. Gorge Smith, of Asia Pacific consular center in Bangkok are handling my case. Could you please help verify checking my status of winning so that I can be assured of this event and that I can remit as instructed. Is it possible for me to pay on the interview date? Kind regards, Amnuay Thavinpipatkul. Case no. 2007BK21783000.
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