Consulate General of India Issues Toronto Advisory on Scam and Fraud Calls

Advisory:" It has come to notice that some Indian nationals in Canada have been

receiving spoofing calls about their Canadian visa/PR/immigration status, job

offers, etc. from unscrupulous elements and sometime the callers have claimed

to be an official from the Consulate General of India in Toronto. Please note

that this Consulate does not deal with these matters.

The Consulate hereby advises Indian nationals not to entertain such

suspicious telephone calls made in the name of Consulate General of India,

Toronto. They are also advised not to reveal any personal information or

transfer any money in response to such calls. In case anyone has already

received such scam calls, the matter should immediately be reported to the

Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (1-888-495-8501) and the nearest police station

with all details. Detailed information with regard to caller ID spoofing, fraud

and cybercrime in Canada can be seen on the following links of the Canadian

authorities:

https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/phone/telemarketing/identit.htm

https://competition-bureau.canada.ca/fraud-and-scams/tips-andadvice/how-report-fraud-and-scams-canada

This Consulate only deals in consular services of India like passport,

police clearance certificate (PCC), visa, OCI, affidavit and power of attorney for

India. In all such cases if any additional documentation is required from an

existing applicant, it is sought only through email(s) originating from the email

domain (at)mea.gov.in. In rare cases when Consulate’s officials call applicant,

the name of official, department of Consulate, nature and serial number of

application are mandatorily disclosed to applicant. Moreover, no form of

payment is ever demanded by Consulate officials over such calls. "