India, April 19 -- The Government of India issued the following news release:

The Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), under the Ministry of Home Affairs, has alerted the public about online booking frauds, especially those targeting religious pilgrims and tourists across the country. These frauds are being 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 but fake websites and social media profiles and WhatsApp accounts offering services such as:

Helicopter booking for Kedarnath, Chaar Dhaam Guest house and hotel booking for pilgrims Online cab/taxi service bookings Holiday packages and ...