Fake Zomato messages and links
Fake Zomato Gold, tiny verification fees and paid review tasks ask for logins and small payments. Check the order page.
Zomato is an Indian app for ordering restaurant food, finding restaurants, reviewing them and booking tables for dining out. Because many people use it, scammers pretend to be Zomato in SMS, WhatsApp and email messages. This page lists the lies they usually tell and how to check before you act.
Lines used in fake Zomato messages
- Zomato Gold free for a year, activate by logging in on this page
- Order refund of Rs 280 pending, pay a Rs 2 verification fee
- Complete a restaurant review task and earn Rs 100 per review
- Your food order was delivered to a wrong address, confirm via this link
How to verify it yourself
Check order status, refund and Gold membership inside the Zomato app. Refunds go back to the original source and an order issue is raised from the order page, not from a request to share your screen or dial a code. Review tasks that pay per review and require a deposit first are a common trick. Restaurant owners should use the company's partner portal reached by hand-typing its address. Delivery codes belong only to real deliveries you ordered.
Quick checklist
- Do not tap links or call numbers inside the message.
- Open the official app, or type the official website yourself, and look for the same notice.
- Never share an OTP, PIN, CVV or password with anyone, including "staff".
- If money moved, call 1930 and your bank at once.
How Safeavio helps
Paste the message or the link into Safeavio Sentinel (or share it to the app) and it shows a plain verdict with the reasons: urgency, a money demand, a lookalike address or an OTP request. It checks the text you give it and cannot promise to catch every scam.
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.
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Questions
How can I tell if a Zomato message is real?
Do not judge by the sender name or the logo; both can be copied. Open the official Zomato app or type its website yourself and look for the same notice. Zomato will not ask for your OTP, PIN or password in a message.
What should I do if I tapped a link in a fake Zomato message?
Close the page without typing anything. If you entered details, change the password at once from the official app, call your bank or provider using the number on your card or bill, and report at cybercrime.gov.in. If money moved, call 1930.
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Zomato is a trademark of its owner. This page is not affiliated with or endorsed by Zomato; it only describes how scammers pretend to be it.