ශ්‍රී ලාංකීය ජනතාවනි, ව්‍යාජ ග්‍රීන් කාඩ් ඒජන්තවරුන්ට අසුවී ඔබ සතු මුදල් විනාශ කර ගන්න ඒපා. Diversity Visa Program Scammers Sending Fraudulent Emails and Letters
Posted on July 15th, 2011

හරමානිස් අප්පුහාමි -Harmanis Appuhami

ඇමරිකා එක්සත් ජනපදය වාර්ෂිකව ලොව පුරා සිටින ජනතාවගෙන් 50,000කට ආසන්න පිරිසකට එම රටේ වාසය කිරීම සඳහා අවශ්‍ය වාතාවරණය ගොඩනංවා දෙයි. මේ සඳහා ශ්‍රී ලාංකීය පුරවැසියන්ටද අවස්ථාවක් ලැබෙන අතර, එම පුරවැසි බාවයන් ලබාගැනීම සඳහා මෙරට ජනතාවද අයදුම් කිරීමට පුරුදුව සිටී. මේ ජනතා අවශ්‍යතාවය තමන්ගේ මඩිය තරකර ගැනීම සඳහා උපයෝගී කර ගන්නා නරුම, මිනිස් කැලක් ජාත්‍යන්තරය පුරාම විසිරී පැතිරී සිටී. එහි ප්‍රතිපලයක් වශයෙන් මෙම පහත් මනිස් රෑන මෙම ලිපිය ලියන මටත් ග්‍රීන් කාඩ් ලොතරැයිය යටතේ ඇමරිකානු පුරවැසිභාවයට අමතරව තවත් පහසු කම් ගනනාවක් හිමි කරදී ඇත. මෙවන් ලිපි හරහා ඇමරිකානු රජයටත් එහි ජනතාවටත් මහා අපකීර්තියක් උරුම කරන අතර, දෙරට අතර ඇති මිත්‍රශීලී තානාපති සම්බන්ධතාවයන්ටද හානි සිදුකරන ආකාරයට කරුණු එලි දක්වයි. මා ලද සම්පූර්ණ ලිපිය මෙහි පල කරන අතර, මෙවන් ලිපි ගනනාවක් මෙරට සිටින ජනතාවට මේ වන විට ලැබී ඇති බව අපි දන්නෙමු. කුමන ක්‍රමයකට හෝ ඇමරිකාව වැනි පලමු ලෝකයේ රටකට පිවිසීමට ඉතා ආසාවෙන් සිටින බලා සිටින මෙරට පරපුරට මෙවන් ලිපියක්  ලද විට ඇතිවන මානසික සහනය, මෙම කපටි මිනිසුන්ගේ ගොදුරු බවට මෙරට ජනතාව පත්කරයි. ඔබ මෙවන් ලිපියක් ලද්දෙක් නම්, දෙවරක් සිතන්න. මෙරට සිටින ඇමරිකානු තානාපති කාර්යාලය හරහා හෝ තොරතුරු සොයාගෙන කටයුතු කරන්න. ජාතික හා ජාත්‍යන්තර කපටින්ට අසු නොවන්න.

Diversity Visa Program Scammers Sending Fraudulent Emails and Letters

The Department of State, Office of Visa Services, advises the public of a notable increase in fraudulent emails and letters sent to Diversity Immigrant Visa (DV) program (Visa Lottery) applicants. The scammers behind these fraudulent emails and letters are posing as the U.S. government in an attempt to extract payment from DV applicants. All applicants should be familiar with information about DV scams provided by the Federal Trade Commission. Applicants are encouraged to review the rules and procedures for the DV program so that you know what to expect, when to expect it, and from whom. 

Finally, remember that all DV-2012 applicants will not receive a notification letter from the U.S. government but must check their status online. DV Entry Status Check  will only be provided through the Department of State secure online site, http://www.dvlottery.state.gov.  

Visa Related Fraud Information - Refer to these frequently asked questions.

http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/types/types_1749.html

How do I know if a website or email is from the U.S. government?

Internet sites ending in the “.gov” top-level domain suffix are official government websites. To link directly to the more than 200 U.S. Embassy and Consulate websites, visit www.usembassy.gov. Visa information on official U.S. government websites ending in “.gov” is official and correct. Official U.S. government email addresses also end in “.gov,” and any visa-related correspondence coming from an address that does not end with “.gov” should be considered suspect. The main U.S. government websites containing official visa and immigration information, including free information and forms, are:

U.S. Embassy and Consulate websites: http://www.usembassy.gov/
Department of State, Consular Affairs travel website: http://travel.state.gov
Department of State, Diversity Visa Lottery website: http://www.dvlottery.state.gov
Department of Homeland Security (DHS):  http://www.dhs.gov
DHS, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services: http://www.uscis.gov
DHS, U.S. Customs and Border Protection: http://www.cbp.gov
DHS, Immigration and Customs Enforcement: http://www.ice.gov
Department of Labor: http://www.doleta.gov

How do I recognize fraudulent websites and emails?

Some websites and emails try to mislead customers and members of the public into thinking they are official U.S. government websites. These websites are designed to appear official, and often have images of the U.S. flag, U.S. Capitol, White House, or Statue of Liberty. What these websites and emails are missing is the “.gov” suffix on their addresses.  Remember that anything that does not end with “.gov” should be considered suspect.

What is the purpose of these fraudulent websites and emails?

Some of these fraudulent organizations may require payment for immigration and visa services. If payment is made to a non-governmental source, this payment is not received by the U.S. government and does not apply toward visa processing. Sometimes these costs are for information or forms that are otherwise available for free on official U.S. government websites. Additionally, these imposter websites and emails cannot provide the services they advertise and for which they require payment. For example, many fraudulent emails promise U.S. visas or “green cards” in return for a large fee. These non-governmental, unofficial organizations are not able to provide these services. These services can only be obtained from official U.S. government entities, such as the Department of State, a U.S. embassy or consulate, or the Department of Homeland Security. Finally, be wary of providing any personal information through these fraudulent websites and emails, since such action that could result in identity fraud or theft. Visa applicants are strongly advised to be cautious in all dealings with non-governmental companies that claim to offer any assistance in obtaining U.S. visas.

Where can I find information on international financial scams?

For more information about international scams involving internet dating, inheritance, work permits, overpayment, and money-laundering, please visit our International Financial Scams page.

How do I report internet fraud or unsolicited email?

If you wish to file a complaint about internet fraud, please see visit econsumer.gov, which is a joint effort of consumer protection agencies from 17 nations, hosted by the Federal Trade Commission. You can also visit the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) website. To file a complaint about unsolicited email, contact the Department of Justice.

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