Waiting on EAD/GC? Beware email scams saying case has been resolved

[Skye841 1]

Am waiting for my EAD etc still and there are Scam emails coming out, saying your case has been resolved with fake case numbers and a link to usvisascheduling.com - NOTE its not .gov

anyone else getting these and how are they getting my email address?

[K1visaHopeful 2,663]

Same way you are getting junk mail. It has nothing to do with USCIS.

Do you have a Bank of a America Account?...Exactly.

Disregard.

[appleblossom 1,330]

2 hours ago, Skye841 said:

Am waiting for my EAD etc still and there are Scam emails coming out, saying your case has been resolved with fake case numbers and a link to usvisascheduling.com - NOTE its not .gov

anyone else getting these and how are they getting my email address?

 

Make sure you report it so they can get the website taken down, you can forward scam emails on to USCIS (just Google it for the address)

[Skye841 1]

33 minutes ago, appleblossom said:

 

Make sure you report it so they can get the website taken down, you can forward scam emails on to USCIS (just Google it for the address)

Thanks and yep i fwd it to the USCIS email for scams, hopefully they shut it down. 

[Ontarkie 13,918]

~~Moved to General Immigration Discussion, from AOS Family from K1/K3- This thread is a good warning for all members.~~

[Chancy 6,233]

19 hours ago, Skye841 said:

a link to usvisascheduling.com - NOTE its not .gov

 

Note that the official scheduling/registration portal that the Department of State uses for visa appointments is also a .com (not .gov) site -- www.ustraveldocs.com.  While www.usvisascheduling.com seems to be legit as well.  Apparently, it's the new scheduling portal that ustraveldocs will redirect to for NIV applicants in India --

 

 

That said, it's common for scammers to include official-looking site addresses in the message body to make the email seem more legit.  It's certainly prudent not to click links on any email you're not expecting, despite how legit the links may seem.

 

[Skye841 1]

3 minutes ago, Chancy said:

 

Note that the official scheduling/registration portal that the Department of State uses for visa appointments is also a .com (not .gov) site -- www.ustraveldocs.com.  While www.usvisascheduling.com seems to be legit as well.  Apparently, it's the new scheduling portal that ustraveldocs will redirect to for NIV applicants in India --

 

 

That said, it's common for scammers to include official-looking site addresses in the message body to make the email seem more legit.  It's certainly prudent not to click links on any email you're not expecting, despite how legit the links may seem.

 

Thanks, i got about 10 emails in about 30 minutes and all had a fake case number, not even similar in to the USCIS case numbers for my pending I485 and EAD/AP. 

[Chancy 6,233]

6 minutes ago, Skye841 said:

my pending I485 and EAD/AP

 

Also, the Department of State would not be involved at all in any scheduling for your I-485 and EAD/AP applications, so those emails are definitely suspicious.