India, June 17 -- Inside The 'Jio Eat' Scam

At a time when people are going gaga over ultra-fast food deliveries, a new breed of imposters and cyber criminals has sprung up to defraud unsuspecting users of their hard-earned money. This is what "Jio Eat" is all about.

An Imposter Is Born: The "Jio Eat" platform claims to offer 24/7 food delivery within a 10 km radius of various pockets in 15 Indian cities. It claims to deliver food from popular QSR chains like Pizza Hut, Subway, Burger King, and Wow! Momo, among others.

To appear legitimate, the website displays pages for its privacy policy, shipping and delivery policy, and terms and conditions. Alongside, the fraudsters are running ads on YouTube unchecked, despite complaints piling u...