India, April 19 -- The Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), under the ministry of home affairs, has issued an alert about online booking frauds, particularly those targeting religious pilgrims and tourists across the country.

The I4C said these frauds are perpetrated through fake websites, deceptive social media pages, Facebook posts, and paid advertisements on search engines like Google.

These scams involve the creation of professional-looking websites, social media profiles, and WhatsApp accounts.

These scams usually offer services such as helicopter booking for Kedarnath, Chaar Dhaam; guest house and hotel booking for pilgrims; online cab/taxi service bookings and holiday packages and religious tours.

"Unsuspecting individ...