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Africa-Press<\/a> – Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>The US Mission in Nigeria on Friday warned Nigerians of \u2018fake websites and messages advertising US Visa lottery.<\/p>\n

The mission in a statement on its Twitter page urged the public to disregard messages from such websites.<\/p>\n

The message circulating on Whatsapp reads, \u201cTake the chance of living in the USA and apply for the official US Green Card Lottery.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Green Card unlocks the door to the United States for thousands of USA fans every year. It allows the lucky Green Card winners permanent residence as well as an unlimited work permit for the USA.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery year, the United States grants 55,000 Green Cards through the Green Card Lottery!\u201d<\/p>\n

Reacting, the mission noted that information on visa lottery can only be found on websites it shared on Twitter.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe US Mission to Nigeria is aware of websites and messages advertising the U.S. visa lottery. All of these sites are FAKE!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAddresses that have a .gov are the only accurate source of visa information,\u201d<\/p>\n

US warns Nigerians against fake work visas<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. The US Mission in Nigeria on Friday warned Nigerians of \u2018fake websites and messages advertising US Visa lottery. The mission in a statement on its Twitter page urged the public to disregard messages from such websites. 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