{"success":true,"data":{"id":"visa-immigration-scam","label":"Visa / immigration scam — fake visa/green card approval + processing fee to release documents","description":"Body contains a visa, green card, work permit, or Diversity Visa lottery approval claim — typically impersonating USCIS, an embassy, a consulate, or a \"DV lottery\" service — AND demands an advance processing, clearance, activation, or issuance fee before the documents can be released. Real USCIS, embassies, and consulates never email recipients asking for fees after an approval — all legitimate visa fees are paid upfront through official government payment portals (pay.gov, uscis.gov/forms, ds-160.state.gov). The \"pay a fee to receive your approved documents\" script is an advance-fee fraud variant; no government agency issues an approval and then withholds it pending payment. Also catches DV Lottery \"congratulations, you were selected\" emails that ask for a registration fee — the actual DV lottery is free and winners are never notified by email (you must check status on dvprogram.state.gov).","tier":"danger","category":"scam","isThin":false}}