India, July 7 -- Kerala Police on Monday warned the public against a new cyber fraud in which scammers are using fake social media pages and advertisements in the name of Flipkart's 'GOAT' Sale to cheat people. In a statement, the police said fraudsters have created fake Facebook pages resembling official Flipkart accounts using names such as "Flipkart GOAT SALE", "Goat Sale Live", "Offers Sale" and "FK Goats Offer" to lure unsuspecting customers.

The fake pages advertise expensive products such as mobile phones, laptops and other electronic gadgets at unusually low prices to attract buyers. Users clicking on the advertisements are redirected either to fake websites designed to resemble Flipkart's official portal or to private WhatsApp n...