US embassy cancels about 2,000 fraud visa appointments made by bots

The US Embassy in India has cancelled around 2,000 visa appointments made by "bad actors". The US Consular team in India said that the appointments were made fraudulently through bots.

In a statement on X (formerly Twitter), the Embassy said: "Consular Team India is canceling about 2000 visa appointments made by bots.  We have zero tolerance for agents and fixers that violate our scheduling policies."

It further said: "Consular team India identified bad actors who made about 2,000 visa appointments that violated our scheduling policies. Effective immediately, we are cancelling these appointments and suspending the associated accounts' scheduling privileges."