The U.S. Embassy in the Philippines has issued a warning to Filipino visa applicants about fraudulent emails and messages that impersonate U.S. government employees in an attempt to deceive applicants into sending money.
In a social media post, the embassy issued a warning to Filipino visa applicants about scammers pretending to be U.S. government employees.
“The Embassy never requests a visa payment via email, phone, social media, or messaging application. All visa fee payments are initiated through the travel.state.gov (immigrant visas) or the ustraveldocs.com (nonimmigrant visas) portals,” the statement read.
The Embassy also encouraged applicants to use the information solely on their official website at ph.usembassy.gov/visas to help safeguard their information and avoid becoming a victim.
“We urge individuals to be vigilant against visa fraud,” the statement added.
