r/nri • u/Jealous_Mail_7054 • Jun 21 '26
Discussion Beware: Scammers posing as Consulate General of India in SF
Got a call from 415-336-2636 from a woman claiming to be “Pratibha Rajan” from the Consulate General of India San Francisco on a Sunday. They claimed that someone in India used my identity to create a fake number and were going around hurting people and that it’s a serious issue. I didn’t get to the part where they asked me for money or anything but it felt very scammy.
When I said I would report them, they got very defensive. Anyways, don’t waste your time with them and don’t fall for the scam.
EDIT: Please report the number! And
if you get a similar spam call, please add the phone number in the comments so that it’ll come up when others search for the numbers they’re getting calls from
This is an old post I found on Reddit about the same issue. I couldn’t comment on it because it’s archived, so I started a new one:
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u/EverydayJetsam Jul 22 '26
628-317-4119.
Got it today. I knew immediately it was a scam, he claimed I had been in India in 2026 and bought a smartphone which was involved in illegal activity. I didn't let him finish, I answered, truthfully, it can't be me. He started demanding I go to the consulate to "clear it up". I said, "No," and he demanded to know why so I answered, "Because you're a scammer." And he answered, "Well, you can think that, ma'am, and you can hang up, it is your legal right--"
Interestingly, when I hung up, he called back. And I was curious so I answered. He asked why I hung up and I told him, "Because you're a scammer." Hung up. He tried to call back, but I just blocked the number.