Green Card Lottery~ Beware of scams!

Earlier this week I saw a link to the Green Card lottery. It has already closed!

Beware of anyone asking for any money/costs:

GreenCardScam

https://consumer.ftc.gov/media/79859

Also read the Transcript:

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I received the following email:

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A couple of days later I received a phone call.

I said I believed it was a scam.

I received a second email.

Once again the Finish Application button in the email asked for money.

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Also see:

https://usagco.org/green-card-lottery/how-to-apply

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/diversity-visa-program-entry/diversity-visa-instructions.html

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Note the dates (registration is now closed):

How to register for the Diversity Visa Lottery

The dates you can register for the DV Lottery change each year. Registration for the 2025 DV Lottery was from October 4, 2023 to November 7, 2023 at 12 noon ET.

Keep your confirmation number in a safe place when you register for the lottery; you will need that number to check the status of your entry online. If you lose it, learn how you can recover your confirmation number.

LAST UPDATED: December 8, 2023

DV-2025 Program: Online Registration

DV-2025 Program: The online registration period for the DV-2025 Program begins on Wednesday, October 4, 2023, at 12:00 noon, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) (GMT-4) and concludes on Tuesday, November 7, 2023, at 12:00 noon, Eastern Standard Time (EST) (GMT-5).  Submission of more than one entry for a person during the registration period will disqualify all entries for that person.

DV-2025 Program Instructions

The English version of the DV-2025 Program Instructions in PDF format is the only official version.  Unofficial translations in additional languages will be added to this webpage as they become available.

See:

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/diversity-visa-program-entry/diversity-visa-instructions.html

Note the Fraud Warning:

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See:

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/fraud.html

GreenCardPoem

Kamal

https://hellopoetry.com/poem/4171103/green-card/

Yet another email today (note the spelling of lottery):

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