My friend is american in lagos and needs to get home in america, he tried to get help from u.s embassy,?

Question

he tried u.s embassy in lagos and supplied all they asked for, then they asked for money, if he had money he would not need their help, his mum will be homeless there if he cant get help to sort this problem out and shes been ill in hospital with heart cancer, been out of hospital 10 days, their oth in ikeja lagos, he went there as she was so ill. how can he get help?

Answer 1

Your "friend" is running a scam on you.  This exact same question is posted here about once a week.

Answer 2

Dear Sir,

                It's time to go up the chain.Please have your

                Friend contact the State Department in

                Washington and give in detail the problem.

                If Someone in Washington is doing their

                job...eveything will be okay from there.

Answer 3

You sound very confused.  You say your American friend needs to get home, but then you say that his mother is ill and he needs money for her.  You also say that the US consulate in Lagos is asking for money - for what, exactly?  You really need to make up your mind which scam you are choosing to fall for.

Destitute US citizens can apply for repatriation loans if they have absolutely no one in the US (friends, relatives) who can send them money to get home on.  Sick mothers are their families' responsibilities.

Answer 4

The US Embassy is in Abuja, Nigeria; the US Consulate is in Lagos:

US EMBASSY

7 Mambilla Drive, Abuja

234 (9) 523-0916/0906/5857/2235/2205

US CONSULATE

2 Walter Carrington Crescent

Phone: [phone]/0078

The American Services Unit in either location should be able to provide as much direct  assistance as is legally possible, as well as a list of English speaking attorneys who can provide more assistance.  Contact them.

http://www.aneki.com/us_consulate/US_Con...

Answer 5

if your friend went to Lagos ? he should have a return ticket to get his visa ;

why does he not have a return flight ticket ?

here is what the US gov. says :

The Office of American Citizens Services and Crisis Management (ACS) exists to serve Americans traveling or residing abroad. Our primary goal is to meet the needs of American citizens while providing them with premier customer service.

ACS administers the Consular Information Program, which informs the public of conditions abroad that may affect their safety and security. Consular Information Sheets, Public Announcements, and Travel Warnings are vital parts of this program.

ACS supports the work of our overseas embassies and consulates in providing emergency services to Americans in cases of arrest, death, crime victimization, repatriation, medical evacuation, temporary financial assistance and welfare-and-whereabouts cases.

We assist in non-emergency matters of birth, identity, passport, citizenship, registration, judicial assistance, and estates. ACS+ can facilitate the transfer of funds overseas to assist U.S. citizens in need, repatriate the remains of loved ones who have died overseas, assist with medical bills, assist victims of crime, and help U.S. citizens who are detained in foreign prisons. In other words, ACS+ is here to assist you and your family whenever and wherever we can.

ACS also administers a repatriation loan program to bring home destitute Americans. We operate a 24-hour Duty Officer Program and Crisis Response Teams who work on task forces convened to deal with natural or man-made disasters.