kolkata a senior indian air force officer was duped by a flybynight travel agency after he booked a cruise ride from lakshadweep to goa on january 5 the trip was booked online for three people the officer a resident of new town claimed hed found the contact of the cruise organisers from the interneton enquiry the person from the cruise service spoke in a professional manner and i was satisfied i paid rs 25000 on june 5 and rs 24531 on june 7 i was assured that the booking would be confirmed in an email the cruise service kept delaying it so i asked them to return my money till date it hasnt been refunded the iaf officer said the victim fell for the classic popup advertisement and fake listing fraud where scamsters put up fake links and ads to attract calls from potential victims said a senior police officer from new town division kolkata police too have warned against such incidents as citizens will begin making plans for the upcoming summer break cops asked people not to trust websites as lookalikes exist by the dozenalways crosscheck websites and wallets where youre transferring money ensure you speak directly to hotels or use popular portals to make bookings said a cyber cell officer crosscheck the account details sent to you through whatsapp or sms and contact people online whove visited the place before said an officer adding solo travelers are being targeted the most