The "Code 5007" Proxy Scam: The Ultimate Bait-and-Switch
The primary complaint echoing across consumer boards regarding Lunar Astro is its highly deceptive consultation model.
The Illusion of Expertise
Lunar Astro builds its brand authority entirely around its founder, Deepanshu Giri, through YouTube videos and social media marketing. Consumers pay premium fees (often upwards of ₹5,000 to ₹8,000+) expecting a personalized reading from the expert they saw online.
The Reality: Anonymous Barcodes
Instead of the founder, clients are handed off to anonymous, inexperienced students operating under numerical designations like "Astrologer Code 5007" or "Code 5001."
Stripping practitioners of their human identities and hiding them behind barcodes allows the company to operate a digital sweatshop. The client pays a premium, the anonymous student receives a micro-fraction of the fee (reportedly around ₹500), and the company pockets a massive profit margin.
Fear-Based Upselling
When clients complain about receiving generic, fear-based readings from these proxies, they are often met with hostility. Many report that these proxy sessions are designed primarily to upsell expensive astrological remedies, gemstones, and yantras.