Fake travel: messages, calls and apps
8 companies in this group, each with the lines scammers use and how to verify.
MakeMyTripMakeMyTrip is a large Indian booking site and app for flight tickets, hotels, bus seats…GoibiboGoibibo is an Indian booking platform where people reserve flights, hotels, bus tickets…ixigoixigo is a travel app best known for live train running status and PNR checks, which…IndiGoIndiGo is a large Indian low-cost airline flying domestic and international routes, with…Air IndiaAir India is a full-service Indian airline that flies domestic and international routes…YatraYatra is an Indian travel company whose site and app sell flights, hotels and holiday…OYOOYO is an Indian hotel and homestay brand whose app lists budget rooms, and it also…redBusredBus is an Indian bus ticketing marketplace where travellers pick seats on private and…
Five habits that help with any of these
- Never share an OTP, UPI PIN, card PIN or CVV with anyone, including someone who says they are from the bank.
- Do not tap links in unexpected messages; open the official app or type the website yourself.
- Call back on the number printed on your card, bill or official app, not the one that contacted you.
- Be careful when someone creates a deadline or asks you to keep the matter secret.
- If money has moved, call 1930 at once and report at cybercrime.gov.in; the first hours matter most.
Check it before you tap or pay
Safeavio Sentinel is a made-in-India Android app: paste a message or link, or scan a QR code, and get a plain verdict with the reasons. It helps you spot a scam; it does not promise to stop every one.
Download for AndroidWhat the app does
Google Play listing: coming soon. Today the signed APK is on safeavio.com/download. Android 7.0 or later.