Safety and fraud awareness

#Lost money? Act right now

• India: call 1930 (National Cyber Crime Helpline) and report at cybercrime.gov.in. Then call your bank to block cards and UPI. Our guide: how to report cyber fraud.
• USA: contact your bank, then report at ReportFraud.ftc.gov and, for identity theft, IdentityTheft.gov.

The faster you report, the better the chance of stopping the money.

#What 2search will never do

• Ask for money, a fee or a "processing charge"
• Ask for your OTP, UPI PIN, password, card number or bank details
• Call, SMS or WhatsApp you — we only reply by email when you write to us
• Apply for a passport, PAN, Aadhaar update or any government service on your behalf
• Promise loans, jobs, refunds or "guaranteed" investment returns

We only email from addresses ending in @2search.in, and only when you write to us first. See our official channels.

#Spotting fake websites

Many government guides on 2search tell you to use an official site. Fraudsters build look-alike sites with similar names. Before you pay or upload anything:

• Indian government sites end in .gov.in or .nic.in (for example incometax.gov.in, uidai.gov.in, passportindia.gov.in).
• Type the address yourself or use the link in our article — don't trust ads or search results that look official.
• Check for spelling tricks like "passport-india-seva.com" or "uidai-update.org".
• Official sites never ask you to pay through a personal UPI ID.

#Ads on 2search

Ads come from Google and are labelled "Advertisement". An ad isn't a recommendation from us. If an ad looks like a scam, don't click it — report it to us at contact@2search.in and to Google using the AdChoices icon.

#Someone pretending to be 2search

If a message, website, social media account or phone call claims to be 2search and isn't in our official channels, it isn't us. Please don't reply or pay. Forward it to grievance@2search.in so we can warn others.

#More safety guides

• How to tell if your phone is hacked
• Passkeys explained
• Do you need a password manager?
• How to stop spam calls