Scam of the Week: 'Green card' lottery

The Scam: International lottery focusing on your passport
The Targets: Anyone who believes an email that says you've won an international lottery
The Hook: All this glossy, multi-part email asks for is your "contact address" and a scanned copy of your U.S. Passport photo. Postal inspector Don Obritsch tells me this is probably just a teaser; if you respond, the scammers will come back with a request for further info and/or money.
The Scammers: All perpetrators of international lotteries are scammers, Obritsch says, because int'l lotteries are illegal in this country.
Biggest victim: Not the biggest, but Obritsch worked with a woman recently who lost $3,000 in "administrative fees" she sent to these scammers.
How to avoid being victimized: Know that all international lotteries are scams, because they're all illegal. You can only win by not "playing".

Comments

[Biggin]

A fool and thier money will soon part.

[Champion of Justice]

Make it illegal for illegal immigrants to enter this country. Oh...that's already been done. Hey, let's enforce the current laws! What a great idea. Perhaps I should run for office.

[A]

I agree with you on this topic. Enforce the immigration laws and we won't have alot of the problems we have.

[Theresa M]

Perhaps you should Champ! Although..... what would your platform be?

[knight gold]

Perhaps you should Champ! Although..... what would you

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