Fake cybercrime.gov.in website shows "your device is blocked" and demands payment
Fraudsters build fake lookalike copies of India's National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal (cybercrime.gov.in). Victims who search for how to report a crime land on these fakes and see a 'your device is blocked' popup. Scammers demand payment to 'unlock.'
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Already happened to you? Do this in the next few minutes
Call 1930 now- 1 Call 1930 — the national cyber-crime helpline — right now. The sooner you report, the better the chance of freezing the money before it moves.
- 2 Call your bank to freeze the account and block the card immediately. Use the number printed on your card, never a number from the message or caller.
- 3 File a report at cybercrime.gov.in and keep every message, screenshot, and transaction ID.
What to do right now
- 1 Close the tab immediately — do not call any number shown on the screen, do not make any payment
- 2 Your device is NOT actually blocked — this is a scare tactic. Close the browser (or kill it with Task Manager if needed) and reopen it normally
- 3 Always access the crime reporting portal by typing cybercrime.gov.in directly in your address bar, never through a search engine
- 4 The real portal never charges any fee to file a complaint
- 5 Report at https://cybercrime.gov.in or call 1930 (national cyber helpline).
Red flags
- ⚠ You found the cybercrime portal by Googling it, not by typing cybercrime.gov.in directly — search results are manipulated
- ⚠ The site shows a popup saying 'Your Device/Computer has been Blocked' or 'Your IP has been flagged'
- ⚠ You are prompted to call a number or chat to 'unlock' your device or report your case
- ⚠ The portal asks for payment or a bank transfer to 'register' your complaint or 'verify' your identity
- ⚠ The real cybercrime.gov.in never charges fees, never blocks your device, and can only be found at that exact URL