Indian Embassy in Oman issues statement on fraudsters spoofing Embassy lines

 Muscat: Indian Embassy telephone lines in Muscat have been spoofed by fraudsters to cheat people for money, according to an advisory issued by the mission which warned against entertaining any suspicious calls.

The Indian Embassy in Muscat also issued a public advisory on such fraud calls which seeks money to sort out passport, immigration matters in the Embassy.
“Attention Indian nationals in Oman: Beware of calls from spoofed numbers claiming to be from the Embassy,” it said.

“It has been brought to the notice of the Embassy that innocent Indian nationals in Oman are getting calls in the name of Indian Embassy from spoofed numbers. The caller seeks money to sort out passport/immigration matters in the Embassy. It is reported that the calls are received from number +180071234."

"All Indian nationals are hereby informed that 80071234 is the 24x7 Toll Free Helpline number of Community Welfare Wing of the Embassy. It is not used to make any outgoing calls. Any calls received from spoofed number +180071234 are fake calls from fraudsters. It is advised that recipient of calls from spoofed numbers must cross check directly with the Embassy on helpline numbers to avoid falling into the trap of unscrupulous elements," the statement said.