{"id":27548,"date":"2023-04-15T11:37:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-15T11:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/criminals-con-us-embassy-events-attendees"},"modified":"2023-04-15T11:37:00","modified_gmt":"2023-04-15T11:37:00","slug":"criminals-con-us-embassy-events-attendees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/criminals-con-us-embassy-events-attendees","title":{"rendered":"Criminals con US embassy events\u2019 attendees"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Lesotho. <\/strong><\/span>The United States Embassy in Maseru has today warned the public about fraudulent activities involving the Embassy.<br \/>\nThis follows a spate of falsified requests of payments from people attending official events hosted by either the Ambassador or senior officials at the Embassy which the US Embassy said are free and only require official invitation.<br \/>\n\u201cIf the event is open to the public, it will be advertised via official Embassy channels, including our website and social media pages,\u201d said the Embassy, adding that the public should not make any payments to anyone who claims this is required for one to visit or attend an event at the US Embassy.<br \/>\nThe Embassy urged victims of such fraudulent payments to contact them.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\">Lesotho<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Lesotho. The United States Embassy in Maseru has today warned the public about fraudulent activities involving the Embassy. 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