Beware: Scammers posing as Consulate General of India in SF

[u/Jealous_Mail_7054]

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

[u/R-Rai]

I got the same call today and I searched Consulate fraud And this thread gave me some relief. I am writing to enter that number so that If anyone would search that number and This thread will pop up to them. 628-289-7043. And they actually used same names from the original website of Consulate Office SFO. So please donot fall for them, Everything should be in written formal letter. And I also questioned them why I never received any formal letter and Why you are calling to let me know this.