I got this mail some days ago. Can anybody in the know help tell me if it is real or a scam. Thanks. The mail originated from Kentucky Consular Centre(KCC) with email: "KCC Visa" <spam@engaging.net.


Dear babyme1,

Congratulations! You are one of the 50,000 winners selected by the computer random draw from the 12.1 million entries registered in the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program. The Diversity Immigrant Visa program is a United States congressional-mandated lottery program for receiving a United States Permanent Resident Card. It is also known as the Green Card Lottery. You can live permanently in the United States as an American resident, enter and leave the country as you wish. You can work, study, or invest. You can gain health, education, social security and other benefits. Getting a Green Card does not affect your present citizenship. You can be 100% sure that you have won the Permanent Resident Card because we have your personal details ( email address, last name, phone number, marital status ) that you provided when you have registered for the Green Card Lottery.



Winner Details
Case Number: 201............
Winner Name: .......
Married: Yes
Phone Number: 234
INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE DIVERSITY IMMIGRANT VISA PROGRAM

With the Diversity Visa (also known as Green Card) you will enjoy all the advantages and benefits of a U.S. 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. U.S. Government helps you with the accommodation and offers you 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 Education USA. It includes transfer to a U.S college or University so you can continue your educational study.
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.
Although the Diversity Visa participation was free, the law and regulations require to every diversity visa winner to pay a visa processing fee of US $1,250.00. The Diversity Visa (Green Card) is guaranteed upon receiving the payment. The per person fee for each Diversity Visa is US $1,250.00, payable in U.S. dollars or equivalent of your local currency.
This US $1,250.00 fee is the only fee a winner needs to pay throughout the entire relocation process. 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 US $1,250.00. There is no discount for children.
Please note that you are allowed to take with you as many family members you want. If your marital status has changed (you have a domestic partner or you got married) from the time you applied for the Green Card you can apply for your new family members. Also, you can transfer the green card to another member of your family. However for each person you must pay an additional amount of US $1,250.00.
For example if you decide to move in the United States with your wife and a kid the total fee is US $1,250.00 (your fee) + US $1,250.00 (your wife's fee) + US $1,250.00 (your kid's fee) = US $3,750.00.
PURPOSE: The U.S. Department of State uses the fee payment primarily to process your visa related documents and verify your identity. Also you will get plane tickets for your travel. You can use the tickets at any time you want to move in the United States or just travel.

Follow these 4 simple steps in order to receive the Green Card:


Step 1: You need to email at support@dvcase.com your passport and the passport or National ID of your accompanying family members ( only if this is the case ); if you do not have a passport you can use your National ID or Birth Certificate; please include your last name, your case number, your contact phone number and the full name of all the accompanying family members; Example: (Identity ID or Passport for each member of your family, the full name for each member of your family, your case number and your contact phone number)*; Formats File Acceptable: JPG, PNG, PDF, GIF, TIFF, DOC, DOCX.
IMPORTANT: You must send your documents with 24 hours before paying the processing fees; please do not send your documents earlier because this may result in system delays for processing your application.
Step 2: You need to pay the processing fees; within 48 hours after you have emailed the documents, you will receive a confirmation via email with the details that you need for paying the processing fees; the fees can be paid using bank transfer and will be processed by the U.S. Special Consular Services Unit from Hungary, the U.S. Special Consular Services Unit decided this based on the diplomatic relations with your country; Please note that we can send you the payment instructions only after we have received and verified your documents.
Step 3: After you have paid the processing fees, within 72 hours, you will receive a confirmation via email with the exact date and time of the final interview; upon successful interview you will receive your documents and travel information to move in the United States; please note that you can choose the country where the interview will take place; the processing fees are fully refundable, if you will not pass the interview we will refund you the processing fees.
Step 4: After the final interview we will provide you the travel documents within 7 working days; you can move or travel to United States at any time, Example: you can move or travel to United States after 5 days, 5 months or 5 years, the date you chose to move or travel to United States is your personal decision.
IMPORTANT: Once you have received the winning notification, you have 7 working days for paying the processing fees. 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. Please note that the status of your confirmation number will be updated within 24 hours after you have paid the processing fees. You have been selected winner of the Diversity Visa lottery so the visa is guaranteed upon receiving the payment fees on time.

Please Note!


Do not submit your documents for processing the application if you are not able to pay the fees within 7 working days; if the processing fees are not paid in maximum 7 working days, you will be negative flagged in our database and this may cause in the future when you submit again your application; also, do not submit the documents if you don't agree with the integration process described in this letter because we cannot change our terms.

HELP: For any questions please contact U.S. Department of State's Support at support@dvcase.com; always include your last name and your Case Number.

Did you apply?It's obviously a scam.
Nigeria is ineligible to participate in the D.V. lottery for now.Some things written in your letter also indicates that it's a scam.

I think you should go to the agency's website send them a mail and await their response, that is if you applied for such lottery.

I have heard of people that travelled years after winning the lottery. Ask around and be careful because boys are not smiling.

Oga lalasticlala please help her move this to front page so she get more views from experienced people.

michymeg:
I think you should go to the agency's website send them a mail and await their response, that is if you applied for such lottery.

I have heard of people that travelled years after winning the lottery. Ask around and be careful because boys are not smiling.

Oga lalasticlala please help her move this to front page so she get more views from experienced people.

You can't travel years after winning the lottery.You are expected to travel within 6months.

thorpido:
Did you apply?It's obviously a scam.
Nigeria is ineligible to participate in the D.V. lottery for now.Some things written in your letter also indicates that it's a scam.

I applied some time in 2012 0r 2013. Ive been getting some notifications concerning it but this particular mail got my attention. More advise pls

babyme1:


I applied some time in 2012 0r 2013. Ive been getting some notifications concerning it but this particular mail got my attention. More advise pls

The program has a time frame and it's usually concluded within months.
Some of the things I read in the letter are not true e.g you can take as many members as you want.The program only allows children aged less than 21yrs and they must have been registered.
Again the visa processing fee is $330 and not $1,250.

You can check out the US government website for more info: www.travel.state.gov

Any email should be from a .gov address. This is spam

Thanks guys. I appreciate. Phew!