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DV Lottery Fraud
How to Avoid Becoming A DV Lottery Fraud Victim.
Most of the fraudulent activities are done by "Visa Agents" or who "Guarantee" in the DV Visa program. So all the participants must be careful about these kinds of people and avoid becoming a DV Lottery fraud victim.
Polash512, This is a lottery in name, but actually you are in a process of applying for an American visa. So there should be every thing you submit must be true.You must give your personal details of names, date of birth etc accurate along with the spouse and children details at the time of the online application. If there is any difference it will result in the visa refusal for the winner.
When you or someone else is filling your DV Lottery entry online you must provide the mail address where you used to receive your mail and don't give an address of "visa agent" to receive the winning notification.
In some cases these visa agents extorted money from their clients before giving them the winning notifications and information about their cases.
If you have translated a document in English keep the original certificate also for the interview. Don't leave it with the translator or the "agent".
Don't get involved in Fraud marriages, if found you will not only loose your visa and money but also will be banned for normally 99 years from applying to any of the US visas. Further all marriages will undergo careful scrutiny because of the huge number of fraud marriages submitted during the application period.
There will be no cost for the DV program applicants till the day they go to the interview. Also applicants don't need to pay money to anyone for the DV information. You get help from a lawyer to fill up the form properly but you should know all the processing and information you provide in your application (DS form) so that you can answer correctly in the interview. Mind it, you can get help from a lawyer but everything you will do by yourself, by your hand. You should not give any original paper to any lawyer. Polash512, I think nobody can do your harm by providing any false information to the US embassy.