NEW DELHI: If you recently paid your water bills online, your money may have landed in the pockets of cyber crooks. The Delhi Jal Board has lodged a complaint against a fake department website, very similar to the real one, that may have been used to dupe consumers.
A source said that the fake website was blocked after DJB's chief engineer approached the crime branch. The team of cyber cell experts is investigating the case and an FIR under the information technology (66A) Act has been registered, a senior police officer said.
The fake website, www.delhijalboard.in, looks remarkably like the original website. The crooks have also managed to forge the home ministry and Delhi government logos, police sources said. The fake website contained data from the original website and had options for direct bill payments.
Sources said the Internet Service Provider was contacted for more details and to block the fake website. Cops are now trying to trace the IP address of the website through which they would zoom in to the location and computer where it was created , a source said.
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Every consumer needs to be cautious before indulging in fake website. What the Govt. is
ReplyDeletedoing , looks as if they too are encouraging the crooks, otherwise no body can dare to such illegal unwarranted and unconstitutional sites. No fear for Law. What a Democracy, being misused without fear.
R K Nanda