USCIS is warning the public of a new telephone scam targeting USCIS
applicants and petitioners. In this new scam, a scammer spoofs the
Caller ID data of USCIS, presenting a misleading or inaccurate phone
number in the recipient’s Caller ID. The scammer, posing as a USCIS
official, requests personal information from the applicant/petitioner,
including Social Security Number, passport number or A-number. The
scammer then states there are issues in the applicant/petitioner’s
records and asks for payment to correct those issues.
USCIS is guiding applicants and petitioners to immediately hang up if
they receive such a call. USCIS does not ever ask for payment or
personal information over the phone. USCIS further urges applicants and
petitioners to report the telephone scam to the Federal Trade Commission
at https://ftccomplaintasisstant.gov.
