India, June 16 -- Amid the ongoing food delivery rush, digital fraudsters seem to have found a new way to scam unsuspecting citizens via a fake website by the name 'Jio Eat'.

The website, which uses the logo of Reliance Jio and claims to be associated with Reliance Retail, shows food delivery service being live in 15 cities including Bengaluru, Delhi NCR, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Pune, among others. But the reality is something altogether different, as users are scammed out of cash through inflated order value once they place the order.

The Jio Eat website is luring users with an offer of ordering any food item of up to INR 500 for INR 99, along with free delivery.

The platform claims to deliver in a radius of 10 km. "We're operational 24/7-...