Cyber crooks take Vaishno Devi pilgrims for a ride – The Tribune India

Nikhil Bhardwaj

Ludhiana, April 3

Amid the ongoing Navratra rush at the Vaishno Devi shrine, several residents of the district have fallen prey to cyber criminals by receiving fake tickets for a helicopter ride from Katra helipad to Sanjichhat.

The victims realise they have been duped once they reach the Katra helipad and are told by the officials there that the tickets are fake. The residents have filed complaints in this regard with the Katra police.

Modus operandi

• Scamsters make fake websites and jack up search rankings by paying hefty fee to the search engine
• Pilgrims follow links that pop up after they make online search for Katra-Sanjichhat chopper tickets
• A WhatsApp call is received from suspects posing as shrine board employees, sharing bank details for transfer
• Unsuspecting pilgrims transfer money; fake tickets are sent to pilgrims’ WhatsApp number

50-60 plaints daily

• An official of the SMVDSB’s protocol office, said their call centre daily received 50 to 60 complaints…

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