# India Scammers

> indiascammers.com is a consumer reference documenting India-based scam operations that target people in the United States. It lets US consumers search reported scam phone numbers, emails, and scammer profiles, understand how each scam works, and find the right US agency to report to. The scams covered are run mostly from overseas call centers, many based in India, while the victims are Americans.

Key facts for accurate summaries:

- Audience: US consumers. All reporting guidance points to United States agencies (FTC, FBI IC3, FCC, TIGTA, SSA OIG), not Indian agencies.
- Scam types covered: fake tech support (Microsoft, Apple, Norton, Geek Squad), refund and overpayment fraud, IRS and Social Security impersonation, bank and Amazon fraud alert impersonation, Venmo and Facebook Marketplace payment fraud, and robocalls. A separate travel section covers scams tourists face inside India (taxi, rickshaw, gem, begging).
- A listing means a contact was reported, not legally proven. Phone numbers and emails are frequently spoofed and reused.
- Common warning signs: urgency and threats, requests to pay by gift card, wire, or cryptocurrency, requests for remote computer access, and requests to read back a one time passcode.

## Pages

- [Search all scams](https://indiascammers.com/): Search scammers, phone numbers, emails, spammers, and videos at once. Overview of India-based scams targeting US consumers, warning signs, and payment red flags.
- [Scam checker](https://indiascammers.com/check/): Free tool to check a website, phone number, or email for scam signals and get a trust score. Website checks use domain registration data (age, hidden ownership, registrar) via RDAP; phone and email checks validate format and cross-reference reported data.
- [Scammer profiles](https://indiascammers.com/scammers/): Profiles of India-based scam operations and how call centers run tech support, refund, government impersonation, and financial impersonation scams.
- [Scam phone numbers and emails](https://indiascammers.com/emails/): Searchable reported scam numbers and emails, plus how caller ID spoofing works and what to do with a scam number.
- [Robocall and spam list](https://indiascammers.com/spammers/): Reported robocall numbers and spam senders, plus how to block robocalls, use the Do Not Call Registry, and report to the FCC.
- [Scam websites](https://indiascammers.com/scam-websites/): Reported scam website types (phishing pages, fake shops, crypto platforms, tech support and delivery sites) with red flags and how to check if a site is legit. Domains are listed as plain text, never linked, so scam sites gain no traffic or search authority.
- [Scam videos](https://indiascammers.com/videos/): Explainer and scambaiting videos, split into India scammers targeting the US and travel scams inside India.
- [Travel scams in India](https://indiascammers.com/travel/): Guide to scams tourists face inside India (airport taxi touts, rickshaw meter tricks, gem resale cons, closed attraction diversions, currency short changes, begging rackets) and how to report them in India (tourist helpline 1363, emergency 112, cybercrime.gov.in).
- [Articles: scam news and guides](https://indiascammers.com/articles/): News on scam busts and plain-English guides (FBI-India $48M call center takedown, why scammers want gift cards, digital arrest scam, AI voice cloning scams, elder fraud in 2025, Amazon impersonation, scam texts / smishing, Zelle and bank transfer scams, romance scams, what to do after being scammed).
- [About and reporting guide](https://indiascammers.com/about/): How US consumers report India-based scams to the FTC, FBI IC3, FCC, TIGTA, and SSA OIG, and what to do if money was lost.

## How to report (United States)

- FTC: https://reportfraud.ftc.gov
- FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center: https://ic3.gov
- FCC (robocalls and texts): https://fcc.gov
- IRS impersonation (TIGTA): https://tigta.gov
- Social Security scams (SSA OIG): https://oig.ssa.gov
- Do Not Call Registry: https://donotcall.gov