Washington: The Indian Embassy telephone lines have been cheated by fraud to cheat people for money, that According to an advisory issued by the mission, warning of the entertaining of any suspicious calls.
The Indian Embassy in Washington has informed the US government about this and has started its internal investigation. It also released a rare public advice about such fraud that deceives people with money.
That, these fraudsters seek personal information such as credit card details, or try to raise money from Indian citizens, otherwise they claim there are errors in their passport, visa form, immigration form, etc., which can be corrected by paying At the same time, there is a warning that the so-called errors, if not corrected, then could result in deportation to India or the sentence shall be the result in United States. said in its advisory.
Some Indian citizens living in the US, who received such calls, brought to the attention of the Embassy that some fraudsters are cheating the telephone lines of the Indian Embassy to call for the purpose of fraud, that some of these calls are shown from the embassy’s telephone number while others simply use the identity of the embassy. In some cases, these fraudsters also claim that they have received such information from the Embassy or other officials in India. Visa applicants also received such calls from the embassy.
The Indian Embassy has started collecting information from people, including Western Union account number or bank account details, where the money was transferred. That, the Indian Embassy said in its advisory that none of its officers does not make telephone calls to ask for any personal information from any Indian or foreign nationals. That any additional documentation is required from an existing applicant, it is only sought through email coming from the official domain.
