Cyber Crooks Looking to Exploit Ram Mandir Fervour through Bogus Websites, Apps, Say Govt Sources – News18

Central companies concerned in tackling cybercrime have noticed growing frauds attempting to money in on the Ayodhya Ram Mandir fervour, with vital funds being swindled by scammers. Agencies have famous the operation of quite a few fraudulent web sites soliciting donations and new apps have been created selling Ram-themed gaming with financial rewards. These entities exploit fee gateways on counterfeit domains through QR codes.

Government sources mentioned that the central cyber criticism quantity is more and more getting calls hinting at this development and the quantity swiped is but to be estimated. Also, new video games and multimedia messages have been launched to entice the general public, they added.

According to a modern evaluation performed final week, companies have noticed the widespread dissemination of viral content material throughout social media platforms impersonating Ram Mandir accounts.

The modus operandi includes fraudsters duping customers beneath the guise of the Ayodhya temple. Additionally, it has emerged that a number of bogus web sites are claiming to gather funds within the title of the Ram Mandir.

“These websites offer fake services, including accepting funds, donations, booking prashad, VIP darshan entries, and providing travel support. They often utilise payment gateways or aggregators on fake domains through QR codes. Recommendations have been made to take action against such pages, apps, and content,” mentioned an official.

The central authorities has requested fee gateways to concentrate to potential frauds and conduct enhanced due diligence earlier than onboarding retailers. Furthermore, they’ve been suggested to observe service provider actions throughout and after onboarding.

“It is also recommended to conduct mystery shopping with a larger sample size and report any suspicious activities to the relevant authorities. Considering these findings, recommendations have been made to the ministry of information technology by the home ministry to take appropriate action. This action is essential to prevent dissemination of harmful narratives and maintain social harmony,” the official instructed News18.