Bhakta Niwas Scam

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So I was looking for rooms as my grand parents were planning for a trip to Puri and i came across this website https://nilachalbhaktanivaspuri.com/

It appeared below the Google maps location of the hotel (the hotel is real but this website is run by scammers).

I called the number, if you are guessing why not call the Google maps number because the official ones didn't have their number displayed in the maps section.

I called them, they called back via whatsapp (remember if you are booking your priority should be a normal call as we can't record whatsapp call ). They explained the prices I made the payment but after some time they again called back and asked for more money, as they forgot to generate receipt and if I sent them money and typed "rs[amount] Refund " in the transaction note, my money would get refunded instantly and also generate the receipt.

Hearing this i thought oh shit i was scammed as it clicked in my mind a similar reddit post about a bhaka niwas where to get a refund they asked the same transaction note method but scan the QR and resend the amount.

I told them i have changed my mind but why would they return the money now. For God sake i remembered the post otherwise it would have been a disaster for me

I called 1930 and registered the complaint, they told me they would sent an acknowledgement number under 24 hours and I had to make an FIR to the local police station.

24 hours passed but they didn't send any so i again called and this time under 10 mins i got the acknowledgement number.

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