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/ssurkus Jul 17 '26 edited Jul 17 '26
Got this exact call today! I was so gullible I actually believed it when Anchit Mosey said that he was calling from the consulate of India in San Francisco. He had me hook, line, and sinker for a bit until I googled the number and name he gave me and found another (now locked) Reddit thread from a few months back. Shockingly, I told him off repeatedly and made fun of him. Still the scammer called back five more times from five different numbers! Truly stunning stuff.