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Notice regarding spoof calls/email being made in the name of Consulate General/consulate of India

December 19, 2024

INDIAN NATIONALS IN SPAIN ARE CAUTIONED ABOUT FRAUDULENT TELEPHONE CALLS REFLECTING THE CONSULATE NUMBER WHERE THE CALLER EXTORTS MONEY ON THE PRETEXT OF SOLVING SOME NON-EXISTENT IMMIGRATION MATTER.

PLEASE DO NOT ENGAGE WITH SUCH CALLERS AND DO NOT TRANSFER ANY MONEY.
CGI WOULD LIKE TO FURTHER CAUTION OUR NATIONALS TO BE AWARE OF THE CRYPTO-CURRENCY CHANNEL, WHICH IS THE LATEST GIMMICK EMPLOYED BY THE FRAUDSTERS. NO MONEY SHOULD BE TRANSFERRED ON THE BASIS OF SUCH
TELEPHONE CALLS.

WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO WIDELY CIRCULATE THIS ADVISORY TO AS MANY INDIAN NATIONALS IN SPAIN.

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