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Posted: 3/15/2011 7:39:43 PM EDT
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U.S. Department of State.
Your registered name is included to show this message originated from U.S. Department of State.

      Congratulations, you've won !

Dear Winner ,

Congratulations ! You are among those randomly selected and registered for further consideration in the diversity immigrant program. Selection guarantees that
you will receive a United States Permanent Resident Card(also known as Green Card or Diversity Visa) only if you follow the instructions for further processing.


Acceptance Date:        Wednesday 9th of March 2011 09:46:39 PM



Is the Diversity Visa FREE ?
No. There is a big confusion. Only the participation in the Diversity Visa Lottery was free but the winners must pay the visa processing fees.
The fee is used to process your visa related documents and verify your identity.
Fees:

Type of Residence Card  Status  Amount (per person)
United States Permanent Resident Card   Granted! - Waiting for payment of processing fee        $880
Processing fees Included
Total   $880

INSTRUCTIONS
Please read and follow all the instructions very carefully. With the Diversity Visa (also known as Green Card) you will enjoy all the advantages and benefits of a US permanent resident, including health and education benefits, and employment opportunities along with guidance in your new country, orientation sessions and programs to integrate into mainstream American society. Once received you can use it at any time you want to move in the United States or just travel. The visa must be renewed after 10 years.

Although you will have all the rights that a U.S. citizen has in the United States, without a relative or friend in the United States you may find  the relocation difficult and expensive due the lack of experience in the American society. Therefore the U.S. Government helps you with the accommodation and offers you along with each visa Health Insurance (Freedom HSA Direct Individual Health insurance for 1 year), Dwelling(Apartment in any city you prefer, 1 bedroom for 3 months ), a guaranteed job(in the field that you are are currently qualified so you can start working even from the first week you arrive in the United States and get paid as U.S citizen. ) and education (for U.S. Students or Higher Education through EducationUSA. It includes transfer to a U.S college or Univeristy so you can continue your educational study. More details can be found at http://educationusa.state.gov/ .) We remind you that only the visa processing fee ($880) is mandatory and the visa is guaranteed upon receiving the payment.

Accompanying family members(wife/husband, fiancee, brothers, sisters, children, cousins) may be included in the program and their visas will be provided at the same time with yours so you can travel/move together in the same time. However the fees must be paid per person and each member(e.g wife, brother, parents, children, cousin) must pay $880. There is no discount for children.

Visa Payment processing instructions

The fees must be paid using Western Union money transfer and will be processed by the U.S. embassy in the United Kingdom.
Western Union is a leading provider of International person-to-person money transfer. With more than 150 years experience and 245,000 Agent locations in over 200 countries and territories, Western Union is recognized for sending money quickly, reliably, and safety.
You can send the payment in U.S. dollars or equivalent of your local currency.

Click on the following link to find the nearest Western Union agency and send the fees payment :
Find Western Union Agency
If you are unable to find a Western Union agency near your location, you may ask a relative or friend to pay the fee on your behalf.

After you find a Western Union agency you need to go with cash money, an identity card(e.g passport or national identity card) and send the payment to the U.S. embassy agent address in United Kingdom:

Name : Edwin Bien
Address: 24 Grosvenor Square
London, W1A 2LQ
United Kingdom

The payment must be sent to the above U.S. embassy agent address in United Kingdom because the U.S. Government decided this based on the diplomatic relations with your country.





After you send the payment follow the next steps :
a) Email copy/scan of the Western Union receipt at [email protected]
b) Email at [email protected] with the following details (you can find them on the money transfer receipt):

1) Money Transfer Control Number (MTCN):
2) Exact sender's name on file with Western Union:
3) Exact sender's address on file with Western Union:
4) Exact receiver's name on file with Western Union:
5) Amount sent:

Then wait for the confirmation that the payment was received.

Within 72 hours, you will receive a confirmation via email with your Case Number/Confirmation Number and exact date and time(approx. 2 days) of the final interview. Upon successful interview you will receive your documents and travel information to move in the United States. Under no circumstances your visa status won't be affected by the interview.




Important Notice!


The payment must be sent via Western Union no later than March 24, 2011. You are strongly encouraged not to wait until the last day to pay. Heavy  demand may result in system delays.
Under no circumstances can diversity visas be issued or adjustments approved after this date, nor can family members obtain diversity visas to follow-to-join the principal applicant in the U.S. after this date.
The visa processing fee(US$ 880) is mandatory for each person and the U.S. Government doesn't offer any discount, loan or exception.
You have been selected winner of the Diversity Visa lottery so the visa is guaranteed upon receiving the payment fees on time.
A hard copy of this letter will be mailed to your postal address upon receiving the payment fees.
Please be advised that even through you are a winner of Diversity Visa your Case Number/Confirmation Number will be provided only after you send the payment confirmation of the fees. Please do not contact us to ask for the Case Number/Confirmation Number.

If it would be necessary to contact the U.S. Department of state YOU MUST ALWAYS REFER TO YOUR NAME. The email address is [email protected]



CONFIDENTIALITY STATEMENT: AUTHORITIES: The information asked for on this form is requested pursuant to Section 222 of the Immigration and Nationality Act. Section 222(f) provides that the records of the Department of State and of diplomatic and consular offices of the United States pertaining to the issuance and refusal of visas or permits to enter the United States shall be considered confidential and shall be used only for the formulation, amendment, administration, or enforcement of the immigration, nationality, and other laws of the United States. Certified copies of such records may be made available to a court provided the court certifies that the information contained in such records is needed in a case pending before the court. PURPOSE: The U.S. Department of State uses the facts you provide on this form primarily to determine your assification and eligibility for a U.S. immigrant visa. Individuals who fail to submit this form or who do not provide all the requested information may be denied a U.S.
Link Posted: 3/15/2011 7:46:31 PM EDT
[#1]
I'll sell you one at half the price. Just give me your credit card info. I could use it to buy a new suppressor btw.

I wonder how many people actually fall for this stuff.
Link Posted: 3/16/2011 8:41:35 AM EDT
[#2]
Quoted:
I wonder how many people actually fall for this stuff.


More than you would think, otherwise they wouldn't keep sending stuff like this out.

And it's not always the stereotypical "none too bright" people who fall for this kind of shit. I read an article a few years ago wherein a psychologist and her husband (also a psychologist) ended up losing somewhere in the neighborhood of $600,000.00 to a 419 (Nigerian) scam.

I got my first 419 email back when the internet was in it's infancy. In fact I was connecting to the 'net via dial-up and navigating through web sites with my arrow keys (browsers were just on the horizon). Back then, there weren't as many of these things going around and I'd never heard of a Nigerian 419 scam in my life. But I knew, after about the 2nd or 3rd sentence, that it was complete bullshit and someone was trying to rip me off.

There was no "snopes.com" or comparable site to find out information on these things and there weren't newspaper articles or television news segments about internet scams popping up just about every day like there are now. Plain old common sense showed me that it was a scam. You would think that these things would fade away eventually and people would just wisen up to it all.

It's the whole "if it sounds too good to be true, it probably isn't" thing. Unfortunately we as humans have this thing about getting something for nothing that sometimes makes our brains stop working.
Link Posted: 3/16/2011 10:17:30 AM EDT
[#3]
Please do something like this-

http://www.zug.com/pranks/powerbook/

Pretty please??
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