Immigration Scams Part 2: Ask Scammers, "Who Are You?"

Published: Sept. 5, 2016, 10:32 p.m.

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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (uscis.gov and uscis.gov/es) is the
government agency under the Department of Homeland Security that oversees lawful
immigration to the United States.

The Federal Trade Commission (ftc.gov and ftc.gov/es) is and Independent government
agency that protects consumers from unfair business practices. The FTC also educates
consumers about scams.

FTC Consumer Information: Scam Alerts (English)

Scam Alerts:What to know and do about recent scams in the news\\xa0
https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/scam-alerts

Voicemail from an IRS imposter?
https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/voicemail-irs-imposter

The top three ways to avoid fraud
https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/top-three-ways-avoid-fraud

Helping Victims of the Flooding in Louisiana \\u2014 Make Sure Your Donations Count
https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/helping-victims-flooding-louisiana-make-sure-your-donations-count

Immigration Scams
https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/taxonomy/term/863

Who Are You? (Blog Post)
https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/who-are-you
You get a call from someone saying she works for the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). She seems to know exactly who you are. She might already know your name and address, and might even know what kind of visa you\\u2019ve applied for...


FTC Informacion Para Consumidores: Alertas de fraude (en Espanol)

Alertas de fraude m\\xe1s recientes
Conozca la informaci\\xf3n m\\xe1s reciente y las recomendaciones pr\\xe1cticas de la agencia
nacional de protecci\\xf3n del consumidor.
https://www.consumidor.ftc.gov/destacado/alertas-de-fraude

\\xbfUn mensaje de voz de un impostor del IRS?
https://www.consumidor.ftc.gov/blog/un-mensaje-de-voz-de-un-impostor-del-irs

Las tres mejores maneras de evitar el fraude
https://www.consumidor.ftc.gov/blog/las-tres-mejores-maneras-de-evitar-el-fraude

C\\xf3mo ayudar a las v\\xedctimas de las inundaciones en Louisiana \\u2014 Aseg\\xfarate de que tus donaciones contribuyan con la causa que deseas apoyar
https://www.consumidor.ftc.gov/blog/como-ayudar-las-victimas-de-las-inundaciones-en-
louisiana-asegurate-de-que-tus-donaciones

Inmigraci\\xf3n Fraude
https://www.consumidor.ftc.gov/taxonomy/term/1330

\\xbfQui\\xe9n es usted? (Blog post)
https://www.consumidor.ftc.gov/blog/quien-es-usted
Recibes una llamada de una mujer que te dice que trabaja para el Servicio de Ciudadan\\xeda e Inmigraci\\xf3n de Estados Unidos (USCIS, por su sigla en ingl\\xe9s). Parece que ella sabe exactamente qui\\xe9n eres. Quiz\\xe1s ya sepa tu nombre y tu domicilio, e...

USCIS: Scam Alert \\u2013 Caller ID Spoofing
http://blog.uscis.gov/2013/08/scam-alert-caller-id-spoofing.html

USCIS: Alerta de Estafa \\u2013 Identidad telef\\xf3nica distorsionada
http://blog.uscis.gov/2013/08/alerta-de-estafa-identidad-telefonica.html

Report IRS and USCIS scams

https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/

(updated 2016-12-22)

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