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Do not leave your green card or passport with a helper.
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Your green card is yours. Your passport is yours. A real lawyer may look at a copy. A real lawyer should not keep your only card. If a helper says, Leave your documents. I will handle everything, say no. If they say they have a friend at USCIS, say no. If they want cash only and no receipt, say no. Make copies. Keep the originals. If you already gave documents away, ask for them back today. If they will not return them, that is a warning sign. You can report a scam. Reporting a scam is not the same as hurting your case when you were the victim.
This is education. It is not legal advice. Only USCIS decides your case. Government forms are free at uscis.gov.