Hyderabad, Dec. 14 -- A tourist from Delhi, along with two of his friends from Hyderabad, was duped out of Rs 12,000 after they booked tickets to the Salar Jung museum from a fraudulent website.

The victim said that he first suspected that something was wrong when the tickets showed Rs 4,000 per head, but by the time they realised their mistake, it was too late and the money was already gone from their accounts.

The website had also apparently promised a tour guide, but when the three reached the museum, and no one showed up, they were convinced of the scam.

They later approached the reception, where the Telangana tourism police assured them support. "We bought our tickets and went on with our tour, not expecting to actually get our mo...