Applying for a passport is no longer a big deal. Now you can apply from the mobile app and website sitting at home, but there is a huge fraud going on in online passport applications, about which you should be aware, otherwise, you may suffer huge losses. Actually, there are many fake websites running in the name of Passport, which claim to be the official website of Passport but are actually fake. These websites are defrauding people by taking personal data from them. The Passport Department itself has warned people about these fake sites and advised them to stay away. Let's know about these fake sites...
First of all, you need to know about the actual site. You can apply for a passport by visiting the official website of the government www.passportindia.gov.in. This site is completely secure and this is the official website.
Apart from the website, you can also apply for a passport through the app. The name of this app is M Passport Seva. This app is available on Android and iOS platforms. This app can be downloaded from the Google Play Store and Apple's App Store.
If you apply for a passport by visiting this site https://www.indiapassport.org/, your data will be leaked. Apart from this, you may suffer financial loss.
This is also a fake website. Your data may be leaked on https://www.passport-india.in/. In such a situation, stay away from it.
www.applypassport.org
www.onlinepassportindia.com
www.passport.india-org
www.onlinepassportindia.com
www.passportsava.in
www.mpassportsava.in
www.inditab.com
All these sites are fake.
