What are the red flags of this scam?

The site appeared at the top of a Google search — scammers buy ads to rank above the official NHAI portal • URL is not nhai.gov.in or a known bank's official domain — lookalike domains like 'fastag-annual-pass.in' or 'nhai-fastag-recharge.com' are fake • You received an SMS saying your FASTag is 'blocked,' 'expired,' or needs urgent 'KYC update' — NHAI and banks never send such SMS with external links • The site or caller asks for your full card number, CVV, or UPI PIN to 'verify' or 'reactivate' your FASTag • After paying ₹3,000, no annual pass is issued and your bank shows further unauthorized transactions

What should I do if this happened to me?

Buy or renew your FASTag Annual Pass only at nhai.gov.in or the official RajmargYatra app — never through a Google Ad link or WhatsApp • If you entered card or banking details on a suspicious site, call your bank's fraud helpline immediately and freeze your card • Check your FASTag balance via your bank's official app or netc.org.in — never through a third-party site from a text message link • Report the fake site to Google (report a Google Ad) and to NHAI's helpline at 1033 • Report at https://cybercrime.gov.in or call 1930 (national cyber helpline).

HIGH phishing Last reported: 14 Oct 2026 Share

Fake FASTag recharge site or SMS drains your account — looks exactly like NHAI's portal

Q: Is this a scam?

Yes. This is a documented scam pattern. Fake FASTag 'annual pass' sites appear first in Google for NHAI searches, promoted via paid ads. Victims pay ₹3,000 for a non-existent pass and surrender card and banking details to scammers.

Fake FASTag 'annual pass' sites appear first in Google for NHAI searches, promoted via paid ads. Victims pay ₹3,000 for a non-existent pass and surrender card and banking details to scammers.

Also known as: FASTag annual pass scam, NHAI FASTag phishing, fake FASTag recharge website, FASTag KYC update SMS scam

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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 Buy or renew your FASTag Annual Pass only at nhai.gov.in or the official RajmargYatra app — never through a Google Ad link or WhatsApp
2 If you entered card or banking details on a suspicious site, call your bank's fraud helpline immediately and freeze your card
3 Check your FASTag balance via your bank's official app or netc.org.in — never through a third-party site from a text message link
4 Report the fake site to Google (report a Google Ad) and to NHAI's helpline at 1033
5 Report at https://cybercrime.gov.in or call 1930 (national cyber helpline).

Red flags

⚠ The site appeared at the top of a Google search — scammers buy ads to rank above the official NHAI portal
⚠ URL is not nhai.gov.in or a known bank's official domain — lookalike domains like 'fastag-annual-pass.in' or 'nhai-fastag-recharge.com' are fake
⚠ You received an SMS saying your FASTag is 'blocked,' 'expired,' or needs urgent 'KYC update' — NHAI and banks never send such SMS with external links
⚠ The site or caller asks for your full card number, CVV, or UPI PIN to 'verify' or 'reactivate' your FASTag
⚠ After paying ₹3,000, no annual pass is issued and your bank shows further unauthorized transactions

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What to do right now

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