Uscis helpline on WhatsApp?

[STO Overland 137]

20 hours ago, PEbode said:

This is bull people playing with people's lives like that

You are correct, it IS playing with people’s lives especially people who are in vulnerable situations. My dad back home regularly  gets phone calls asking him to spend money on some elaborate share scheme. I get phone calls all the time from the IRS telling me I’m going to jail if I don’t pay such and such of a fine. Funny how when they call I’m talking to an IRS officer with an Indian accent (I lived in Mumbai for 3 years and the call center behind our apartment was raided by the police as it also facilitated scam calls) to Europe and to the US). 
 

good that you came on here to ask before parting with any monies,, good luck on your journey 

[mushroomspore 3,044]

20 hours ago, PEbode said:

This is bull people playing with people's lives like that

It's true that it's playing with people's emotions and lives. However, Whatsapp is a free messaging app that anybody can download and the app does not request you to submit professional and identity verification of any kind. So anybody can download it, enter whatever phone number they want to send a message and then say whatever they want in that message. Whatsapp performs zero oversight on this...so with that, it is on the users to be mindful, cautious and skeptical.

[Rocio0010 5,580]

22 hours ago, PEbode said:

WhatsApp from uscis helpline

They can barely help you over the phone, let alone over WhatsApp.

In addition, no official government branch will communicate with you via WhatsApp.

[mushroomspore 3,044]

10 minutes ago, Rocio0010 said:

They can barely help you over the phone, let alone over WhatsApp.

In addition, no official government branch will communicate with you via WhatsApp.

Exactly. Also, I get spam messages on Whatsapp from random numbers promising me that they can get me $10,000+ USD in my bank account...I just gotta send them some Bitcoin or crypto LOL!!! It's an automatic delete and block.

[JeanneAdil 6,579]

Jan 14, 2017 — No, never. That's not like them. USCIS never communicates via "Whats-up" and other similar apps. 

 

Block this site or better yet delete your whatsapp ID and if u need whatsapp ,  create a new one 

as they have u on their list now "as easy" and will keep buggy u with different scams 

 

u have all the help here on VJ (or USCIS) to guide u thru this process

 

[Rocio0010 5,580]

55 minutes ago, mushroomspore said:

Exactly. Also, I get spam messages on Whatsapp from random numbers promising me that they can get me $10,000+ USD in my bank account...I just gotta send them some Bitcoin or crypto LOL!!! It's an automatic delete and block.

Just got one yesterday!

[Ontarkie 14,304]

~~Moved to General Immigration Discussion, from Ir1/CR1 - as a scams are something all members need to be aware of.~~

[sakina6 1]

On 6/9/2022 at 2:45 AM, PEbode said:

I got notified on WhatsApp from uscis helpline about getting help with our case and getting it expidite for a fee is this legi? Our case was DQ in Oct 29,2021 they said they would help us get our interview scheduled now by expidite if we pay a fee our consulate is in ghana 

 

That sounds suspicious. I think USCIS doesn’t contact people through WhatsApp or charge fees for expediting cases. Be careful of scams. Always verify directly through official USCIS channels or your consulate in Ghana to avoid being tricked into paying unauthorized fees.

[Ban Hammer 13,429]

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this thread should be a clear warning to all about the dangers of joining any whatsapp group, even ones via pm on this site, as your phone number can be shared to scammers.