ADIF asks IT Ministry to stop online scams via Google Search ads – The Hans India

New Delhi: The Alliance of Digital India Foundation (ADIF) on Thursday urged the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) to stop the spread of online scams due to fraudulent ads on Google Search.

In a letter addressed to IT Secretary Alkesh Kumar Sharma, the foundation urged adequate regulation of false advertisements to ensure the safety of Indians online.

The industry body pointed to a recent incident of fraudsters advertising numbers disguised as customer support numbers of Mobikwik on Google.

The topmost result of a Mobikwik helpline number on the search engine is, in fact, a fraudulent link – through which scamsters ask for UPI transfers or send UPI pull requests – meant to swindle help seekers.

“A major concern is the lack of adequate regulation of false advertisements and there’s an urgent need to protect the safety of Indians on the internet,” said Sijo Kuruvilla George, Executive Director of ADIF.

The foundation claimed that tech firms, such as Google,…

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