pls help if this email is a scam

[lapsthedon 0]

 Congratulations, you've won ! Dear ola kevin ,Congratulations ! You are among those randomly selected and registered for further consideration in the diversity immigrant program. Selection guarantees thatyou will receive a United States Permanent Resident Card(also known as Green Card or Diversity Visa) only if you follow the instructions for further processing.Acceptance Date:Sunday 17th of April 2011 05:46:24 PM Winner Name:ola kevin james Country of Birth:Nigeria Phone Number8574-40581 / -- Fees:Type of Residence CardStatusAmount (per person) United States Permanent Resident CardGranted! - Waiting for payment of processing fee$880 Processing feesIncluded Total$880 INSTRUCTIONS Please read and follow all the instructions very carefully. With the Diversity Visa (also known as Green Card) you will enjoy all the advantages and benefits of a US 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. The visa must be renewed after 10 years.Although you will have all the rights that a U.S. citizen has in the United States, without a relative or friend in the United States you may find the relocation difficult and expensive due the lack of experience in the American society. Therefore the U.S. Government helps you with the accommodation and offers you along with each visa 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 EducationUSA. It includes transfer to a U.S college or Univeristy so you can continue your educational study. More details can be found at http://educationusa.state.gov/ .) We remind you that only the visa processing fee ($880) is mandatory and the visa is guaranteed upon receiving the payment.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 $880. There is no discount for children.Visa Payment processing instructions The fees must be paid using Western Union money transfer and will be processed by the U.S. embassy in the United Kingdom. Western Union is a leading provider of International person-to-person money transfer. With more than 150 years experience and 245,000 Agent locations in over 200 countries and territories, Western Union is recognized for sending money quickly, reliably, and safety.You can send the payment in U.S. dollars or equivalent of your local currency.Click on the following link to find the nearest Western Union agency and send the fees payment :Find Western Union

AgencyIf you are unable to find a Western Union agency near your location, you may ask a relative or friend to pay the fee on your behalf.After you find a Western Union agency you need to go with cash money, an identity card(e.g passport or national identity card) and send the payment to the U.S. embassy agent address in United Kingdom:Name : Donald LoganAddress: 24 Grosvenor SquareLondon, W1A 2LQUnited Kingdom

[kunleseun 2]

Scam!

[shelly-bug 15]

Scam!

ONCE IT CONCERNS WESTERN UNION...IT'S A SCAM!!!!!!!

[amykathleen2005 441]

Scam.

[patient2010 93]

This is such a scam!

[Anh map 2,098]

I can guarantee the same results for only $550. Send the money to me instead.

[canadian_wife 1,822]

Total scam

sorry

[Boiler 45,467]

Did you enter?

[Samoray 165]

Big Scam !!

[vett 6]

the western union part spells SCAM!!!! so sorry, i know how disappointed you must feel.

but also did you enter the diversity lottery???

[S_R 148]

Did you enter?

I also revived the same ######. Once it contains Western Union or Money Gram as a means of payment...flee!

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Its a fantastic initiative to further screen Unwanted spam. Highly recommended once you get the hang of it.

cheers

[bruno. 4]

If it's an e-mail or a regular letter in te mail it IS a scam!!!

the official department of state website states that you can check the result onlt through "Entry Status Check".

Edited April 18, 2011 by bruno.

[belinda63 3,038]

Scam. Were there advertisements (banners or footers) on the email? Was the email address a .gov address? Did you even sign up for the lottery? The diversity lottery is FREE unless you win then you have to pay the normal visa processing fees.

[bruno. 4]

(couldn't edit my previous post)

here is the official procedure : see answer to question 16 on page 9 of the instructions of the diversity program

[Fela's Girl 1]

SCAM...People should be ashame of themselves. To lazy to get a job so they just try to beat others out of a dollar!