The signs are in store windows. Ads are in newspapers and online – for people called notarios. They promise to help you with immigration issues, but they are not the help you need. In the U.S., notarios are not lawyers, and they’re not authorized by the government to help you with immigration. Often, they take your money but don’t file your papers. Or, they use the wrong forms and hurt your chance to immigrate. Avoid notarios and avoid a scam. Find out more at ftc.gov/immigration. That’s f-t-c dot g-o-v slash immigration. A message from the Federal Trade Commission.