What this guide covers
The National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal provides facilities to check certain suspect identifiers and report phone numbers, email addresses, account numbers, URLs and social-media identifiers. Absence from the repository does not make an identifier safe.
What to do now
Before paying or sharing data, independently verify the organisation through an official website or number. Search the identifier, preserve the result and report suspicious identifiers through the official portal.
Keep these records
Keep the full identifier, URL, screenshots, payment request, conversation, claimed organisation and verification steps.
Where to go
Use the Check Suspect and Report Suspect facilities on cybercrime.gov.in.
Important
This guide provides general legal information, not case-specific advice. Procedure, limitation periods, authorities and remedies can vary by state and facts. Verify the current official rules before acting.