Hyderabad, April 7 -- With growing interest in betting during the Indian Premier League (IPL), prediction scams are on the rise, and fraudsters are using social media to circulate fake advertisement predictions for trapping innocent people into betting scams.

Several influencers have made false claims, including predictions of toss and the results of games, tricking followers into joining their channels until they are eventually introduced to the betting world.

A total of 494 paid advertisements and 129 social media handles have been blocked by the Hyderabad Cyber Crime Police during the last month.

The Hyderabad City Police has warned citizens not to believe any such prediction claims or engage in suspicious web links, as such scams m...