Taking serious note of an evolving pattern of online fraud targeting passport applicants and those seeking other services related to passport seva kendras, the Regional Passport Office, Kochi, has issued an advisory asking the public to be on their guard and not fall prey to such online scamsters.
The advisory was issued after it came to notice that some applicants were receiving anonymous calls advising them to click on certain suspicious links for the dispatch of their passport/police clearance certificate (PCC).
“Applicants are advised to stay alert and not click on any suspicious links seeking additional payment for delivery of Passports/PCC. Please be informed that the Passports/PCC are NOT dispatched through any courier agency as it’s been sent only through India Post (sic),” said the advisory posted on X (previously Twitter).
