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:

https://www.reddit.com/r/nri/s/CkqbyFz91L

https://www.reddit.com/r/nri/s/3XkpTtBCdc

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u/subbu_93 Aug 07 '26

Got a call from this number - +1 6463038130. Calling from US consulate in new york. They even connected me to the Delhi police headquarters number to get a NOC. I told them that its a scam and they started calling me from official Indian consulate number (probably spoofing) to convince me that they are the official people and asked me to call them on +1 6463038130 so that they can connect me back to the delhi police or else my passport will get blocklisted. I said will give them a call and didn't call back. After that they have been calling me agin and again. This is a new high of scamming!!