loans at a low rate of interest it is advised to take loans from reputed banks q there are lots of online shopping pages on instagram that sell branded clothes at half the price but the order is confirmed only after the entire amount is paid once done many of them block the buyer it happened to me also and i have lost my hardearned money have such frauds come to your notice is there something being done to regulate these marketplaces sai mithilesh a there are lots of classified websites in the online market most of the sites target increasing the number of visitors to their sites in order to increase their revenue through commercial advertisements they dont have a mechanism to verify if the posts are genuine majorly payment is not routed through such sites in such cases the userbuyer must verify the credentials of the posts by reading the reviews netizens are suggested not to believe in advertisements offering any type of product for half the market price yes we have received such complaints where we served a notice to the websites and blocked such postsadvertisements but it is perennial citizens must exhibit caution and common sense while dealing with anything which is too good to be believed online q i had applied for a petrol pump dealership and recently an employee of hindustan petroleum lubricant company from mumbai called to tell me that my application had been selected he even sent me some dealership agreements and asked me to pay the license fee of rs 75000 which i did now after some days when i am calling him he is refusing to recognize me he says its a wrong number i have lost all my savings how can i retrieve it now also while dealing with such companies of repute how does one say which is fake and which is not b vijay kumar a these frauds are called investment fraudsfranchise frauds fraudsters make fake websites that look like genuine websites of popular companies and post advertisements calling for franchises or giving outlets at different placesin the guise of application fee deposit fee gst charges processing fee fraudsters collect huge amounts of money and cheat gullible people i advise you to file a complaint at the nearest police station or cyber crime police station so that they can take necessary action public are hereby advised to follow our telangana police cyberabad hyderabad rachakonda police advisories on cyber crimes which are released regularly they are also requested to contact following helplines in case of cyber crime frauds helplines victims are advised to report frauds to the following numbers hyderabad cyber crime ps 040 27852412 whatsapp number 9490616555 cyberabad cyber crime ps 04027854031 whatsapp number 9490617444 rachakonda cyber crime ps 04027854044 whatsapp number 9490617111 victims are also advised to report these frauds on the on national cyber crime reporting portal cybercrimegovin