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The Telangana Cyber Security Bureau (TGCSB) has issued an advisory, informing the nationalist astir a emergence successful IPL summons scams targeting cricket fans done societal media platforms, fake websites, Telegram and WhatsApp groups and unauthorised agents.
According to TGCSB, cybercriminals are luring victims with fake VIP and VVIP passes, dense discounts and last-minute summons offers for IPL matches. In respective cases, fraudsters cod wealth done UPI, QR codes oregon slope transfers and either nonstop fake tickets oregon vanish altogether aft receiving payment.
It stated that District App is the lone authoritative ticketing spouse for IPL summons bookings.
Officials identified respective communal reddish flags, including dense discounts connected sold-out matches, unit tactics claiming lone a fewer tickets are left, usage of idiosyncratic UPI IDs alternatively of authoritative outgo gateways, fake booking confirmations, edited outgo receipts and recently created societal media pages with little followers.
Citizens were advised to verify website URLs earlier making payments, debar purchasing tickets from chartless agents oregon societal media sellers and ne'er stock OTPs, banking credentials oregon screenshots.
TGCSB has asked victims and the wide nationalist to study suspicious cases by dialling cybercrime helpline 1930 oregon registry complaints astatine the nationalist cybercrime portal.
