U.S. Embassy launches phase two fraud prevention campaign

With the aim of raising public awareness of the fraud and counterfeiting of documents used for consular purposes, the Consular section of the Embassy of the United States launched the new phase of its anti-fraud campaign known as "Ten cares ' or with the maco!"

The Embassy reported, through a press release that the campaign targets to the public in general in order to avoid that people are lured to receive proposals for buscones or persons that provide them with documents forged in exchange for large sums of money.

Concerns the Consular section of Santo Domingo is located among which recorded greater amount of fraudulent documents at the global level. He said that although he understood the desire of the Dominicans of travel or emigrate to the United States, is in duty to require that travellers do so safely and legal.?

The campaign, which seeks to alert people u000aabout the danger of relying on strangers when you are in the process of obtaining a U.S. visa, began in 2008 and has been promoted at the national level through posters in popular locations, billboards and radio and television spots.

Consular Section requests the Dominican public spread the message "!"Ten cares ' or that maco! ", to prevent the forgery of documents to obtain an American visa." The Consular section also unveiled their phones to denounce this type of fraud: 809-731-4446 or email: SDO-fraud@state.gov.

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the Embassy of the United States invites people interested in this item to participate in virtual and interactive chat "Ten cares ' or with the maco!" "Avoiding fraud", with Francisco Perez of the fraud prevention unit of the diplomatic mission in Santo Domingo, on January 24, 2012.

Pérez demonstrate with u000aparticipants on current cases of fraudulent campaigns circulating on the Internet and give tips on how to avoid becoming part of a fraud of visa

"Program, which starts at 3: 00 p.m., is aimed at the general public to avoid being deceived to receive any suspicious request for money or information from people who claim to be calling the Embassy or American Government," says.

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