Hyderabad, May 21 -- Ahead of the IPL match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and the Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Friday, May 22 , at the Uppal Stadium, the Malkajgiri police has warned public against fake match tickets.

The Malkajgiri Commissioner of Police B Sumathi issued an advisory stating, "Cyber fraudsters are exploiting the high public demand for IPL tickets by creating fake ticket booking websites and duplicate apps sharing fraudulent booking links through social media including WhatsApp, Facebook and X"

She added that fraudsters try to cheat by offering "VIP", "Tatkal", "last-minute", or "discounted" tickets collecting payments through UPI, QR codes, bank transfers, and fake payment gateways and sending fake screenshots and fabri...