Beware of Recent Immigration Telephone Scams

Beware of recent Immigration Telephone Scams:

Recently scammers have been targeting individuals with matters before U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”). Telephone calls, bearing inaccurate information on the Caller ID, have been placed to USCIS applicants and petitioners. Scammers will pose as USCIS officials and ask for personal information. They will tell the USCIS applicant or petitioner that something is wrong with their records and in order to correct them payment will be necessary. Please do not give your personal information or payment to anyone claiming to be a USCIS official as USCIS does not ask for either over the phone.
Where you have been a victim of this, please report it to the Federal Trade Commission at https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/, or report it to an appropriate state authority at www.uscis.gov/avoidscams for information on where to report scams in your state.

By: Elizabeth Oaxaca
Elizabeth Oaxaca is an Associate at Alimohammad & Zafar, PLLC. She specializes in immigration, family, probate, and guardianship law. She volunteers her immigration skills with several organizations in the Houston and surrounding areas, and has written on numerous immigration topics. She received her undergraduate degree from the University of St. Thomas in 2008 and her law degree from the University of Houston in 2011.