| Author | Message | ||
     Naidu Junior Artist Username: Naidu Post Number: 27 Registered: 04-2014 Posted From: 99.228.149.197 Rating: N/A |
Nani Nee kosam garu cut chesaa to avoid confusion between our ids Garu poyi Naidu migilindi | ||
| Nanigadu Hero Username: Nanigadu Post Number: 12460 Registered: 02-2008 Posted From: 174.91.95.196 Rating: N/A |
vuntey cheppi punyam kattuko naidu babai | ||
| Cocanada Legend Username: Cocanada Post Number: 45922 Registered: 01-2008 Posted From: 24.224.77.83 Rating: N/A |
 | ||
| Naidu Junior Artist Username: Naidu Post Number: 7 Registered: 04-2014 Posted From: 24.114.60.246 Rating: N/A |
Nani Ilaantivi mana Canada lo kooda untaaya? Garu poyi Naidu migilindi | ||
| Nanigadu Hero Username: Nanigadu Post Number: 12457 Registered: 02-2008 Posted From: 174.91.95.196 Rating: N/A |
ippudey FB lo share chesaru 1PM â I got a call from 911 on my cell. I picked up the phone but the voice quality was not good. So I hang up. Another call immediately followed, and I did the same due to poor quality. My office desk phone rang up next⦠from 911 and my colleague picked up the phone and he was told to hand it over to me. Sgt. Kevin (donât remember the exact name) wanted to have a word with me in private. I walked out of office and he called on my cell again. This time voice was stern... âHow can you disconnect a phone from US Marshallsâ office? Donât ever do it again. It took us a while to track you but you are under continuous surveillance now. You have provided wrong information to USCIS and there has been an arrest warrant in your nameâ I asked them what did I miss, I donât think I have done any mistake. He said I have not filled A-Number while filling I-94 at the port of entry. He asked me to continuously stay on phone. And do not put the phone on mute or hold or donât dare to disconnect. I was told to reach home immediately and talk to USCIS to solve the matter over the phone itself. âAs you are under surveillance for 2 days, you are instructed in your best interest to switch off all electronic devices as they interfere with surveillance system.â Concluded with this warning. 1:30PM â I got a call from the number 1 800 375 5283. The guy said âHi, How can I help youâ¦this is USCIS my id is xxxxâ¦..wait a minute I see this call has been forwarded by 911â¦that means there is something seriousâ¦let me check your status. What is your social security number?â I provided. Then he started giving me my detailsâ¦can you confirm your address is xyz..? I said yes. For identity checkâ¦can you tell me when did you enter US? Then he asked me to turn on my laptop and go to USCIS site. He asked me to search for âContact Usâ. A number came up. He said âMatch this number with what is appearing on your mobileâ I matched, it was the same number that was there. Then he started a lot of questions and gave lot of information. He also informed me about Alien number and that it is used to track the criminal activity of every alien (outsider). After almost 35-40 mins of grilling, he said I appear to be honest and he understands it just a human error. He will connect me to higher officer who will take final call on quashing my arrest order. Around 3 PM â a senior official came on the phone, he heard my story and said in a calming voice âMr Prakash, I see you are well educated person and you have absolutely no criminal record in your US staysâ¦I understand it was an errorâ¦donât panicâ¦let me see what I can doâ he then said that my case has been sent to Indian Embassy asking for further recordsâ¦it will take two days. I canât work until then as my status will show up as âIllegal immigrantâ I have to be online so that he can see whether he can get some temporary relief for me. After few minutes he mentioned that I have to immediately go out of US and re-enter to get my A-Number stamped on my Visa. I asked him canât it be done while I am in US by visiting Indian or US Embassy? He asked me to submit a security deposit of $4,500 and a penalty of $300. A person from local police department will come to collect the funds along with an immigration officer and they will give me vouchers of $4,500 which can be encashed at any bank once my case gets resolved. I agreed. He then asked me to hold so that he can connect me to finance department who will guide the next stepâ¦a confirmation from them will be received by him and he will dispatch a team of officers to my resident. 4PM â Finance guy appeared, asked me to narrate the case, and then asked me to buy paypal reloadit cards from Stop and Shop. I tried at couple of shops and eventually got the cards. He asked me to provide all the numbers and told me not to share the receipt with police officer coming to collect it. 6PM â I was asked to wait for confirmation mail and police officials. I mustered some strength and tried to search on google about Alien number. It appeared as mandatory for permanent residents only. I thought it was a case of mistaken identity from USCIS. Then I searched USCIS siteâ¦information was same. I searched the paypal or Valpak card on USCISâ¦.and there was a message of âFraud Alertâ. 7PM â I immediately called up 911. I narrated my story. They said â911 or US Marshalls never call anyoneâ. They dispatched one officer to my residence and advised me to do whatever I can online to stop the payments if I can. It was too late. I tried doing all sort of things. This Valpak card doesnât even have a customer service number to address this kind of situation. Police officer came to my office, he said as there is no trace, he canât be of much help...however he will register my report. He also advised me to share my experience with everyone so that people are aware of these kinds of calls. I lost virtually everything that I had in my bank accountsâ¦but want to share few things I learnt â Police department never calls you from 911. USCIS contact numbers are for you to contact them not vice versa None of the Govt departments ask for your personal information None of the Govt departments ask you to pay through other mediums except when you appear their office in person More than half of your âPrivateâ information is already in âPublic domainâ Caller id spoofing is on rise these days. Do not panic by looking at the number. Call the credit rating agencies and put a fraud alert on your SSN if you unfortunately become a victim. As the mail is getting longer, I have not included all those conversations how they won my trust that they are genuine people. Had it happened to someone else, I would have couple of wisdom points to share. However, the guys were extremely smart and they did their homework extremely well. Please be careful. They were continuously with me for more than 5 hours on phone and didnât allow me to mute or disconnect the call or open the laptop. The police officer also mentioned that I am 3rd person in last 7-10 days getting scammed in similar manner. Other incidents were slightly different, but again some govt number was spoofed. Non-US citizens are more prone to such things as they get panicked easily as to what they may have missed. After receiving information of your home country they try to scam there as well citing you are in trouble here. |
