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The Indian Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, has urged all Indian nationals living in the country to exercise extra caution about scammers, following a surge in complaints in recent days. Members of the Indian community have notified the Embassy about the increasing number of voice phishing calls targeting them.
Most of these reported cases, the Indian Embassy said in an advisory issued Tuesday, July 2, have a similar modus operandi, where the scammers identify themselves as from the immigration authorities of South Korea, claiming to have found discrepancies with the visas of the persons concerned. The scammers then threaten the victims with deportation.
“Later, they offer them a solution, which would prevent their deportation and ask them to pay a financial penalty. Many Indians who had received such calls made payments,” the advisory revealed.
The Embassy further requested Indian nationals to exercise caution while sharing their personal information on social media platforms and with any third parties.
“If you receive such suspicious calls, you may share details such as the telephone number of the caller, the claim made by the caller and any other relevant details of such calls to the Embassy of India by email, as well as lodge a complaint with the local police authorities,” it added.
