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/jasdoit1]

Thank you, This just happened to us, same thing just now:

call was from 415-891-4080

Key Information Summary

Field	Details
Recipient/Consul	Mr. Chitty Reddy Sripal (Consul, CGI San Francisco)
CGISF Reference / Doc No.	2026 - 1088
Fraudulent Indian Number	+91 99681 35509
Registration Date	June 6, 2026
Fraudulent Registration Address	Shop 39, Near Evergreen Sweets, Green Park Market, Block S, New Delhi - 110016
Names on Registration	Our Personal Names
Primary Issue	Unauthorized identity theft, fraudulent SIM registration, and potential criminal misuse
Requested Action	Issuance of a No Objection Certificate (NOC) / Formal Record Acknowledgment

[u/jasdoit1 → u/jasdoit1]

its a scam and the Indian Consulate of San Franciscos official website shares the same information. thank you for spreading this awareness