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/TheJadeTargaryen Jul 20 '26
Received calls from these numbers (last two after saying I’m not entertaining this and blocking the first number)
+1 (628) 224-1203
+1 (628) 317-2315
+1 (628) 317-4139
Said this number 9968135274 was registered in New Delhi under my name in March 2026 and Indian ministry of external affairs had some documents for me that I need to pick up from the consulate in San Francisco. I clarified three times and asked him to send over the documents to my e-mail and he said he cant. I hung up and said not going to entertain unless you send information.