What are common scams in India?
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What are common scams in India?
Common tourist scams in India
- The fake ‘tourist office’ This is a tricky one to deal with and seems most prevalent in the North of the country.
- The hotel switch. One of the most common tourist scams in India to be aware of is the hotel switch.
- Inflated taxi/auto fare.
- An ‘honest’ billing mistake.
- The old switcheroo.
What are the biggest scams in India?
2000s
- Rice export scam (₹25 billion)
- Orissa paddy scam.
- Sukhna land scam (Darjeeling)
- Vasundhara Raje Deendayal Upadhyaya Trust land scam.
- Austral Coke scam (₹10 billion)
- Gujarat VDSGCU sugarcane scam (₹187 million)
- Madhu Koda disproportionate-assets case.
- Satyam scandal.
How can common scams be prevented?
What You Can Do to Avoid a Scam
- Block unwanted calls and text messages.
- Don’t give your personal or financial information in response to a request that you didn’t expect.
- Resist the pressure to act immediately.
- Know how scammers tell you to pay.
- Stop and talk to someone you trust.
Are there scams in India?
Incidences of unsolicited call scams increased from 23\% to 31\% in India between 2018 to 2021. Consumers in India who lost money to such scams in 2021 lost Rs 15,334 on average. However, 88\% of those who lost any money were able to recover some back, with the average being Rs 10,797.
What are the latest Internet scams?
COVID-19 Online Scams.
How can I stop being scammed over the phone?
- Do put your phone number on the FTC’s National Do Not Call Registry.
- Do consider using a call-blocking mobile app or device to screen your calls and weed out spam and scams.
- Do hang up on illegal robocalls.
- Do slow down and ask questions of telemarketers.