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The Short Answer
The first matrimonial safety tip: verify before you commit
Verify who you are dealing with before money, travel, or commitment enters the picture, and keep the early relationship on records you can check. In an advisory on the misuse of matrimonial platforms, the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre describes a recurring shape: a profile built on a false identity, often with stolen or morphed photographs, then emotional trust built quickly over calls and chats, then an urgent or emotional situation used to solicit money. Knowing that shape and using the official channels does not remove the risk, but it gives you a point at which to stop. If something does go wrong, India’s National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal and the toll-free 1930 helpline are where to report it.
Source: Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), National Cybercrime Threat Analytics Unit, Advisory TAU/ADV/006, Misuse of Matrimonial Platforms for Investment/Crypto Frauds, 31 October 2025; Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), National Cybercrime Threat Analytics Unit, Advisory TAU/ADV/006, what the money is asked for; Ministry of Home Affairs, FAQ, National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal; Press Information Bureau, Ministry of Home Affairs, Cyber Frauds Helpline, Release ID 1814120, 06 April 2022. Jurisdiction: India. Retrieved 6 September 2026.
This is not a reason to approach matrimony with fear. It is a reason to keep a few habits: check the things that should be checkable, involve both families, meet in person where you can, and never send money to someone you have not met and verified. The Ministry of External Affairs guidance for overseas Indian marriages puts it plainly, that the two people to be married should meet personally and interact freely and frankly, as many times as they feel necessary. Treat a video call as a start and not as proof, because the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre advisory records fraudsters using video calls with fake or edited backgrounds. This guide covers how to verify a person and a family, the warning signs to watch for, how honest verification works, and the exact steps to report fraud in India.
Source: Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), National Cybercrime Threat Analytics Unit, Advisory TAU/ADV/006, how trust is built; Ministry of External Affairs, Marriages to Overseas Indians, chapter 6, Do it Right. Jurisdiction: India. Retrieved 6 September 2026.
A short note on language. No service can promise a database with zero bad actors, and any that claims to is overpromising. What good matchmaking does is screen for misuse, review profiles before they appear, and remove profiles that break the rules, which reduces risk without pretending to eliminate it. Judgement and care do the rest.
Evara describing its own practice. This is not a statement of law.
This guide is general information and not legal advice. Nobody at Evara is a lawyer or a police officer. Each claim below names the authority it came from, the jurisdiction whose rule it is, and the date we last read it. One point is worth reading twice, because it is the one families get wrong: reporting matrimonial or financial fraud on India’s cybercrime portal is not anonymous, and you will have to register with your name and a valid Indian mobile number. Rules and portal procedures change after the dates below, so open the linked official page before you act, and take advice on your own case.
How To Verify
Checking who you are dealing with
Start with identity. Ask to speak on a video call early, and do it before any strong emotional or financial commitment. Treat the call as a start and not as proof, because the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre advisory on matrimonial platforms records fraudsters using video calls with fake or edited backgrounds. Be cautious of anyone who always has a reason not to appear, or whose story keeps shifting. Run a reverse image search on the photographs, which is the precaution the advisory itself gives. Then cross-check what should be checkable. The Ministry of External Affairs guidance asks readers to verify marital status, employment details including qualification, post, salary and employer, and immigration status and type of visa, rather than taking any of it on trust.
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, Marriages to Overseas Indians, chapter 5, Verification of Antecedents and Documents; Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), National Cybercrime Threat Analytics Unit, Advisory TAU/ADV/006, precautions; Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), National Cybercrime Threat Analytics Unit, Advisory TAU/ADV/006, how trust is built. Jurisdiction: India. Retrieved 6 September 2026.
Involve the families. The Ministry of External Affairs guidance is blunt about this: do not finalise matters in secrecy, because publishing the proposal among relatives and close friends can surface information you would not otherwise collect. Bringing both families in early is not only cultural, it is protective. Where a matchmaker speaks with the family directly, that is one more point at which a false account has to hold up. Where documents such as education or employment proof are offered, review them, and where a match involves a partner abroad, confirm visa and residency status openly rather than on faith.
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, Marriages to Overseas Indians, chapter 4, Eternal Vigilance, on secrecy; Ministry of External Affairs, Marriages to Overseas Indians, chapter 5, Verification of Antecedents and Documents. Jurisdiction: India. Retrieved 6 September 2026.
Keep records and go slowly on money. Save chats, profile links, transfer receipts, and any documents shared, which are the kinds of evidence the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal asks for. Never send money, gift cards, or bank details to someone you have not met in person and verified, however urgent or emotional the request sounds. The Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre advisory on matrimonial platforms describes perpetrators who create urgent or emotional situations to solicit money in fraudulent investment or cryptocurrency schemes once trust is established. If a relationship moves quickly toward any request for money, slow down and verify.
Source: Ministry of Home Affairs, FAQ, National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal, uploading evidence; Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), National Cybercrime Threat Analytics Unit, Advisory TAU/ADV/006, what the money is asked for; Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), National Cybercrime Threat Analytics Unit, Advisory TAU/ADV/006, precautions. Jurisdiction: India. Retrieved 6 September 2026.
Keep the marriage itself on the record, and know what that record does. The Law Commission of India reported in 2017 that instances of marriage fraud had come to light, and that in the absence of compulsory registration women are duped into marrying without performance of the conditions of a valid marriage. Registration is not a shield on its own. What the Supreme Court has said is that where a marriage is registered, that provides evidence of the marriage having taken place and gives a rebuttable presumption that it took place. There is no uniform marriage law across India, so what registration requires of you depends on the state where the marriage is solemnised and on the marriage statute you marry under. Ask the registrar of that state, not a website, what your own paperwork needs.
Source: Law Commission of India, Government of India, Report No. 270, Compulsory Registration of Marriages, July 2017; Supreme Court of India, Smt. Seema v. Ashwani Kumar, on the rebuttable presumption; Ministry of External Affairs, Marriages to Overseas Indians, chapter 8, Legal Awareness. Jurisdiction: Not law. Advisory report of the Law Commission of India recommending legislation and India. Retrieved 6 September 2026.
Before The First Meeting
A first-meeting safety checklist
Many families meet first at one of the homes, with both households present, and that is a different occasion. This checklist is for the day two people meet on their own for the first time, and it is what we suggest. Choose a public place with other people around, such as a café, a restaurant or a mall, in daylight or early evening, and not a private flat, a hotel room or somewhere the other person names at the last minute. Travel there and back on your own, so that you can leave when you want to. Tell a parent, sibling or friend who you are meeting, where, and when you expect to be home, and send them the other person’s full name, phone number and profile. Keep your phone charged. If the plan changes on the day to somewhere more private or further away, saying no is reasonable, and a genuine match will accept it.
Evara describing its own practice. This is not a statement of law.
Keep some things back until the families have met and the basics have been checked. In the early weeks there is no need to share your home or office address, copies of your Aadhaar, PAN or passport, your bank details, or photographs you would not want forwarded. Never share a one time password with anyone, for any reason: a match who asks for an OTP, or for access to an account, has told you what you need to know. If a document has to be shown at a later stage, show it in person to the family rather than sending a copy.
Evara describing its own practice. This is not a statement of law.
Use the meeting to check what the chats cannot. The Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre advisory on matrimonial platforms describes trust built over calls, chats and WhatsApp video calls, often with fake or edited backgrounds, before money is asked for, so meeting in person is where a story either holds up or does not. See whether the person who arrives matches the photographs, and whether what they say matches what they wrote. Ask, without making it an interrogation, about the particulars the Ministry of External Affairs guidance says to verify: marital status, employer and post, and for a match based abroad, immigration status and type of visa.
Source: Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), National Cybercrime Threat Analytics Unit, Advisory TAU/ADV/006, how trust is built; Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), National Cybercrime Threat Analytics Unit, Advisory TAU/ADV/006, what the money is asked for; Ministry of External Affairs, Marriages to Overseas Indians, chapter 5, Verification of Antecedents and Documents. Jurisdiction: India. Retrieved 6 September 2026.
Afterwards, talk it through at home before deciding anything, and before any money, gift or travel is discussed. For the checks families usually make next, such as speaking to people who know the other family and asking for documents once both sides are serious, our family checklist for verifying a matrimony profile goes step by step. If you would rather have a matchmaker involved from the start, how personalised matchmaking works explains what a matchmaker does for a family and what stays with you. Families in the capital can also meet our team in person, by appointment, at the office described on our marriage bureau in Delhi page.
Evara describing its own practice. This is not a statement of law.
Two situations need extra care. When a match lives abroad, visa, residency and the other family’s standing are harder to confirm from India, and our NRI matrimony service page sets out how Evara works with families in that position. When one of you is marrying again, the status of an earlier marriage is a fact to confirm on paper, not on trust, and our page on second marriage matchmaking covers how we approach it.
Evara describing its own practice. This is not a statement of law.
Warning Signs
Red flags worth pausing on
None of these alone proves anything, but several together are a reason to slow down, verify more carefully, and involve your family.
Avoids meeting in person
Always has a reason not to meet in person, even after weeks of conversation. A video call is a start, not proof: the I4C advisory records fraudsters using video calls with fake or edited backgrounds. Official guidance is that the two people should meet personally and speak freely.
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, Marriages to Overseas Indians, chapter 6, Do it Right; Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), National Cybercrime Threat Analytics Unit, Advisory TAU/ADV/006, how trust is built. Jurisdiction: India. Retrieved 6 September 2026.
Rushes the emotion
Declares strong feelings or talk of marriage very fast, then uses that closeness to discourage questions or to keep the relationship secret from family.
Source: Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), National Cybercrime Threat Analytics Unit, Advisory TAU/ADV/006, how contact is initiated; Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), National Cybercrime Threat Analytics Unit, Advisory TAU/ADV/006, how trust is built; Ministry of External Affairs, Marriages to Overseas Indians, chapter 4, Eternal Vigilance; Ministry of External Affairs, Marriages to Overseas Indians, chapter 4, Eternal Vigilance, on secrecy. Jurisdiction: India. Retrieved 6 September 2026.
Asks for money
Any request for money, gift cards, or bank details before you have met and verified them. The I4C advisory on matrimonial platforms describes urgent or emotional situations used to solicit money into investment or cryptocurrency schemes once trust is built.
Source: Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), National Cybercrime Threat Analytics Unit, Advisory TAU/ADV/006, what the money is asked for; Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), National Cybercrime Threat Analytics Unit, Advisory TAU/ADV/006, precautions. Jurisdiction: India. Retrieved 6 September 2026.
Inconsistent story
Details that shift over time, a job or city that cannot be checked, or photographs that look inconsistent with the rest of the profile. A reverse image search on the photographs is the check the I4C advisory itself recommends.
Source: Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), National Cybercrime Threat Analytics Unit, Advisory TAU/ADV/006, Misuse of Matrimonial Platforms for Investment/Crypto Frauds, 31 October 2025; Ministry of Home Affairs, Online Safety Tips, National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal; Ministry of External Affairs, Marriages to Overseas Indians, chapter 5, Verification of Antecedents and Documents; Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), National Cybercrime Threat Analytics Unit, Advisory TAU/ADV/006, precautions. Jurisdiction: India. Retrieved 6 September 2026.
Pressure and secrecy
Pressure to decide quickly, to move off the platform, or to keep the relationship hidden from parents and relatives who would ask questions.
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, Marriages to Overseas Indians, chapter 4, Eternal Vigilance; Ministry of External Affairs, Marriages to Overseas Indians, chapter 4, Eternal Vigilance, on secrecy. Jurisdiction: India. Retrieved 6 September 2026.
Too good to check
An unusually impressive profile that becomes vague when you try to confirm the specifics. The I4C advisory records fraudsters presenting as well-settled professionals working abroad, in the armed forces, or in reputed companies, and using age and income filters to pick out financially well-off targets.
Source: Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), National Cybercrime Threat Analytics Unit, Advisory TAU/ADV/006, how contact is initiated. Jurisdiction: India. Retrieved 6 September 2026.
How Verification Works
What honest verification can and cannot do
It helps to know what verification actually means, because the word is used loosely. Every profile needs a selfie liveness check before it is shown, and a person approves every photo before anyone sees it. The selfie includes a liveness step and is compared with the member’s own photos to confirm the person matches them. That does not prove identity, age or marital status. A government ID, a video selfie and proof of income are optional; our team reviews them and they show as badges where a member adds them. An ID check matches the name and photo to the document and does not certify that the document is authentic. Education, employment, income, visa or residence status and family background are not verified, so the two families ask each other. On Select and Reserve, our matchmakers speak with the family directly.
Evara describing its own practice. This is not a statement of law.
Notice what these steps do not claim. Reviewing a photo is not proof of identity. Checking a document is not a background guarantee. This honest framing matters, because a service that promises to remove every fake profile and every bad actor is making a promise it cannot keep, and that false confidence is itself a risk. The truthful version is that we screen for misuse, review before profiles appear, and remove profiles that break our rules, and that this reduces risk without removing it. Judgement does the rest.
Evara describing its own practice. This is not a statement of law.
A human process adds checkpoints. When a real person knows both families and introductions happen with both households involved, a false account has to hold up in front of more than one person, which is the reason the Ministry of External Affairs guidance advises against finalising matters in secrecy. The trade-off is that this is slower and costs more than browsing an open database, and it does not remove the risk. It gives you more points at which to stop. The Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre advisory is about profiles created on Indian matrimonial platforms, which is the risk every route on this subject shares.
Source: Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), National Cybercrime Threat Analytics Unit, Advisory TAU/ADV/006, Misuse of Matrimonial Platforms for Investment/Crypto Frauds, 31 October 2025; Ministry of External Affairs, Marriages to Overseas Indians, chapter 4, Eternal Vigilance, on secrecy. Jurisdiction: India. Retrieved 6 September 2026.
Report A Profile To Us
How to tell Evara about a suspicious profile
If a profile on Evara worries you, tell us. Call or WhatsApp +91 93555 66533, Monday to Saturday, 10 AM to 7 PM IST, or email connect@evaramatrimony.com. It helps to send the name as it appears on the profile, screenshots of the profile and of the messages, any phone number or account the person asked you to move to, and a short note of what was said or asked for. Do not delete the chat first, because the same screenshots are what a police complaint would need. Our terms require every member to use their real identity and give truthful information, and they allow us to suspend or terminate an account for misrepresentation or misuse of the platform.
Evara describing its own practice. This is not a statement of law.
Be clear about what a report to us can and cannot do. It is not a police complaint, and we cannot recover money or act off our own platform. What we can do is look at the profile against our rules. Every profile needs a selfie liveness check before it is shown, and a person approves every photo before anyone sees it. The selfie check confirms the person matches their own photos and is not proof of identity, age or marital status, while a government ID is optional and reviewed only where a member adds one. How Evara verifies profiles sets out exactly what our checks cover and what they leave to you.
Evara describing its own practice. This is not a statement of law.
If money has already left your account, do not wait for office hours or for us. Call the toll-free 1930 helpline first: it runs round the clock, every day of the year, and the Citizen Financial Cyber Fraud Reporting and Management System behind it was set up for immediate reporting of financial frauds and to stop the siphoning off of funds. Then file on cybercrime.gov.in with your screenshots, profile links and transaction details as evidence, registering with your name and a valid Indian mobile number, and tell us once that is done.
Source: Press Information Bureau, Ministry of Home Affairs, Cyber Frauds Helpline, Release ID 1814120, 06 April 2022; Press Information Bureau, Government of India, Release ID 2085609, 18 December 2024, helpline hours; Press Information Bureau, Government of India, Release ID 2085609, 18 December 2024, Citizen Financial Cyber Fraud Reporting and Management System; Ministry of Home Affairs, FAQ, National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal, uploading evidence; Ministry of Home Affairs, FAQ, National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal, registration for other cyber crime. Jurisdiction: India. Retrieved 6 September 2026.
If Something Goes Wrong
How to report a scam in India
If you believe you have been targeted or defrauded, act quickly and keep your evidence. Save screenshots of chats, profile links, phone numbers, and any transaction details, which are the evidence types the portal asks for. Report it on the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal at cybercrime.gov.in, a Government of India portal whose content is managed by the Ministry of Home Affairs and which was launched as a part of the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre. For cyber financial fraud, call the toll-free helpline 1930 straight away. That helpline runs round the clock, every day of the year. The Citizen Financial Cyber Fraud Reporting and Management System behind it was launched for immediate reporting of financial frauds and to stop the siphoning off of funds, so the time you take matters. The portal lets you upload evidence and track your complaint using the acknowledgement number, provided you filed it under Report and Track or Report Other Cybercrime. Now the part families get wrong, so read it twice: anonymous reporting on the portal covers only complaints about online Rape or Gang Rape content under the women and children section. To report matrimonial fraud or financial fraud you have to register with your name and a valid Indian mobile number and confirm a one time password. An anonymous complaint also cannot be tracked, because status is shown only for complaints filed under Report and Track or Report Other Cybercrime.
Source: Ministry of Home Affairs, FAQ, National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal, uploading evidence; Ministry of Home Affairs, National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal; Press Information Bureau, Government of India, National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal enables public to report incidents of cyber-crimes, Release ID 2085609, 18 December 2024; Press Information Bureau, Ministry of Home Affairs, Cyber Frauds Helpline, Release ID 1814120, 06 April 2022; Press Information Bureau, Government of India, Release ID 2085609, 18 December 2024, helpline hours; Press Information Bureau, Government of India, Release ID 2085609, 18 December 2024, Citizen Financial Cyber Fraud Reporting and Management System; Ministry of Home Affairs, FAQ, National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal, Report Anonymously; Ministry of Home Affairs, FAQ, National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal, registration for other cyber crime; Ministry of Home Affairs, FAQ, National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal, checking complaint status. Jurisdiction: India. Retrieved 6 September 2026.
There are statutes that name this conduct. The Information Technology Act, 2000 punishes identity theft under Section 66C and cheating by personation by using a computer resource under Section 66D. The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, which repealed the Indian Penal Code with effect from 1 July 2024, defines cheating in Section 318 and cheating by personation in Section 319, both in Chapter XVII. Whether a particular set of facts amounts to an offence is for the police and the courts, so take legal advice on your own case. For matches and marriages abroad, the Ministry of External Affairs publishes a guidance booklet, Marriages to Overseas Indians, and its page on marital issues of Indians married to overseas Indians describes counselling and guidance through the Ministry and Indian Missions, with financial and legal assistance under the Indian Community Welfare Fund where applicable. On registration: in Smt. Seema versus Ashwani Kumar, decided 14 February 2006, the Supreme Court held that marriages of all Indian citizens of every religion should be made compulsorily registrable in their respective States, and directed the States to notify the procedure within three months. It directed the States to do that; it did not itself impose the requirement. The same judgment says registration is not by itself proof of a valid marriage and is not determinative of validity, but that it has great evidentiary value and gives a rebuttable presumption that the marriage took place. There is no uniform marriage law across India, so what registration requires depends on state law and on the marriage statute you marry under. A Bill introduced in the Rajya Sabha on 11 February 2019 proposed that an NRI register a marriage within 30 days, with the passport authority able to impound a passport otherwise. It was referred to the Standing Committee on External Affairs, which reported on 13 March 2020, and the legislative record shows no passage, so that requirement is not law.
Source: Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice (India Code), The Information Technology Act, 2000, section 66C, Punishment for identity theft; Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice (India Code), The Information Technology Act, 2000, section 66D, Punishment for cheating by personation by using computer resource; Press Information Bureau, Government of India, Release ID 2085609, 18 December 2024, Information Technology Act provisions; Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice (India Code), The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, section 318, Cheating, Chapter XVII; Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice (India Code), The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, section 319, Cheating by personation, Chapter XVII; Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice (India Code), The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, section 358, Repeal and savings; Press Information Bureau, Government of India, Release ID 2085609, 18 December 2024, statutes under which cyber crime cases are handled; Ministry of External Affairs, Marriages to Overseas Indians, a guidance booklet, April 2019; Ministry of External Affairs, Marital Issues of Indian nationals married to overseas Indians; Ministry of External Affairs, Marital Issues of Indian nationals married to overseas Indians, Indian Community Welfare Fund; Supreme Court of India, Smt. Seema v. Ashwani Kumar, Transfer Petition (civil) 291 of 2005, judgment dated 14 February 2006; Supreme Court of India, Smt. Seema v. Ashwani Kumar, direction to the States on procedure; Supreme Court of India, Smt. Seema v. Ashwani Kumar, on what registration does and does not prove; Supreme Court of India, Smt. Seema v. Ashwani Kumar, on the rebuttable presumption; Ministry of External Affairs, Marriages to Overseas Indians, chapter 8, Legal Awareness; PRS Legislative Research, The Registration of Marriage of Non-Resident Indian Bill, 2019, bill track; PRS Legislative Research, The Registration of Marriage of Non-Resident Indian Bill, 2019, what the Bill proposed. Jurisdiction: India and Not law. Non-governmental tracker of Indian legislative history, cited only for the recorded stages of a Bill and Not law. Non-governmental tracker of Indian legislative history, summarising a Bill that was never passed. Retrieved 6 September 2026.
The outcome to aim for is never needing any of this. Know the red flags, verify before money or travel, involve your family, and keep a match on records you can check. None of that is a guarantee, and it is what official guidance asks you to do.
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, Marriages to Overseas Indians, chapter 5, Verification of Antecedents and Documents; Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), National Cybercrime Threat Analytics Unit, Advisory TAU/ADV/006, precautions. Jurisdiction: India. Retrieved 6 September 2026.
Where This Came From
Sources, with the date we read them
Every claim above points to one of these. Each entry names the authority, what kind of authority it is, the date we last read it, and the sentence we actually read.
- Ministry of Home Affairs, National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal
What it says: Website Content Managed by Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt. of India.
- Ministry of Home Affairs, FAQ, National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal
What it says: This portal is an initiative of Government of India to facilitate victims/ complainants to report cyber crime complaints online.
- Ministry of Home Affairs, FAQ, National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal, Report Anonymously
What it says: Report Anonymously - You can report crimes related to online Rape or Gang Rape (RGR) content anonymously. You do not need to provide any personal information.
- Ministry of Home Affairs, FAQ, National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal, registration for other cyber crime
What it says: You are required to register yourself using your name and valid Indian mobile number. You will receive a One Time Password (OTP) on your mobile number.
- Ministry of Home Affairs, FAQ, National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal, checking complaint status
What it says: You will be able to check status of your complaint if you have reported the complaint using “Report and Track” option or “Report Other Cybercrime” section available on the portal.
- Ministry of Home Affairs, FAQ, National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal, uploading evidence
What it says: Hash value acts as a unique fingerprint/ number to a digital file you upload as evidence in the portal (e.g. Images, Videos, Documents etc.,).
- Ministry of Home Affairs, Online Safety Tips, National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal
What it says: Beware of fake social media accounts- Not all the accounts are real and not all information provided on accounts are true
- Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), National Cybercrime Threat Analytics Unit, Advisory TAU/ADV/006, Misuse of Matrimonial Platforms for Investment/Crypto Frauds, 31 October 2025
What it says: Fraudsters register on Indian matrimonial platforms (including regional ones) by creating profiles with false identities. They often use stolen or morphed photographs and fake personal details (name, age, profession, income, etc.) to appear genuine.
- Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), National Cybercrime Threat Analytics Unit, Advisory TAU/ADV/006, how contact is initiated
What it says: Contact is initiated with genuine users by expressing interest in marriage proposals and quickly presenting themselves as well-settled professionals (e.g., working abroad, in the armed forces, or in reputed companies) to gain credibility and trust quickly.
- Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), National Cybercrime Threat Analytics Unit, Advisory TAU/ADV/006, how trust is built
What it says: Through continuous communication-via calls, chats, emails, and video calls on WhatsApp (often using fake or edited backgrounds), fraudsters build a sense of emotional intimacy and gradually gain the victim’s confidence and trust.
- Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), National Cybercrime Threat Analytics Unit, Advisory TAU/ADV/006, what the money is asked for
What it says: After gaining the victim’s trust, perpetrators create urgent or emotional situations to solicit money in fraudulent investment schemes or investing in cryptocurrency promising high returns.
- Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), National Cybercrime Threat Analytics Unit, Advisory TAU/ADV/006, precautions
What it says: Use a reverse image search on their photos to see if they are stolen from the internet.
- Press Information Bureau, Ministry of Home Affairs, Cyber Frauds Helpline, Release ID 1814120, 06 April 2022
What it says: The Ministry of Home Affairs has operationalized a toll-free Helpline number ‘1930’ (earlier ‘155260’) for immediate reporting of financial frauds on the “Citizen Financial Cyber Fraud Reporting and Management System” module and to get assistance in lodging cyber crime incidents on the “National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal” (www.cybercrime.gov.in).
- Press Information Bureau, Government of India, National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal enables public to report incidents of cyber-crimes, Release ID 2085609, 18 December 2024
What it says: The ‘National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal’ (https://cybercrime.gov.in) has been launched, as a part of the I4C, to enable public to report incidents pertaining to all types of cyber-crimes, with special focus on cyber-crimes against women and children.
- Press Information Bureau, Government of India, Release ID 2085609, 18 December 2024, helpline hours
What it says: This helpline operates 24X7X365 and provides guidance on how victims, particularly women and children, can report cybercrimes such as online harassment, identity theft, or financial fraud.
- Press Information Bureau, Government of India, Release ID 2085609, 18 December 2024, Citizen Financial Cyber Fraud Reporting and Management System
What it says: The ‘Citizen Financial Cyber Fraud Reporting and Management System’, under I4C, has been launched in year 2021 for immediate reporting of financial frauds and to stop siphoning off funds by the fraudsters.
- Press Information Bureau, Government of India, Release ID 2085609, 18 December 2024, Information Technology Act provisions
What it says: The IT Act includes gender-neutral provisions to address cybercrimes like identity theft (Section 66C), cheating by personation (Section 66D), violation of privacy (Section 66E), and the transmission of obscene material (Sections 67, 67A, and 67B).
- Press Information Bureau, Government of India, Release ID 2085609, 18 December 2024, statutes under which cyber crime cases are handled
What it says: Further, Cyber Crimes cases are handled under the provisions of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023 and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act), the Information Technology Act, 2000 (IT Act).
- Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice (India Code), The Information Technology Act, 2000, section 66C, Punishment for identity theft
What it says: Whoever, fraudulently or dishonestly make use of the electronic signature, password or any other unique identification feature of any other person, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years and shall also be liable to fine which may extend to rupees one lakh.
- Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice (India Code), The Information Technology Act, 2000, section 66D, Punishment for cheating by personation by using computer resource
What it says: Whoever, by means of any communication device or computer resource cheats by personation, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years and shall also be liable to fine which may extend to one lakh rupees.
- Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice (India Code), The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, section 318, Cheating, Chapter XVII
What it says: Whoever cheats shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both.
- Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice (India Code), The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, section 319, Cheating by personation, Chapter XVII
What it says: A person is said to cheat by personation if he cheats by pretending to be some other person, or by knowingly substituting one person for or another, or representing that he or any other person is a person other than he or such other person really is.
- Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice (India Code), The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, section 358, Repeal and savings
What it says: The Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) is hereby repealed.
- Ministry of External Affairs, Marital Issues of Indian nationals married to overseas Indians
What it says: The Ministry and the Missions/Posts provide appropriate counselling, guidance and information to the aggrieved Indian women about legal procedures & mechanisms in such cases.
- Ministry of External Affairs, Marital Issues of Indian nationals married to overseas Indians, Indian Community Welfare Fund
What it says: Financial and legal assistance is provided under the Indian Community Welfare Fund (ICWF) to distressed NRI women, wherever applicable.
- Ministry of External Affairs, Marriages to Overseas Indians, a guidance booklet, April 2019
What it says: This Guidance booklet for Marriages to Overseas Indians is intended to serve as a guide to the people interested in Overseas Indian marriages and does not purport to be a legal document.
- Ministry of External Affairs, Marriages to Overseas Indians, chapter 5, Verification of Antecedents and Documents
What it says: Verify if the status of the spouse is actually as represented, especially with regard to the following particulars:
- Ministry of External Affairs, Marriages to Overseas Indians, chapter 4, Eternal Vigilance
What it says: Do not take any decision in haste and do not get pressurized to do so for any reason whatsoever.
- Ministry of External Affairs, Marriages to Overseas Indians, chapter 4, Eternal Vigilance, on secrecy
What it says: Do not finalize matters in secrecy; publishing the proposal amongst the near and dear ones, friends and close relatives could help you in getting vital information which you may not be able to collect otherwise.
- Ministry of External Affairs, Marriages to Overseas Indians, chapter 6, Do it Right
What it says: Make sure that the two persons to be married meet personally and interact freely and frankly in a comfortable atmosphere to make up their minds as many times as they feel necessary.
- Ministry of External Affairs, Marriages to Overseas Indians, chapter 8, Legal Awareness
What it says: At present there is no uniform marriage law that exists in India.
- Supreme Court of India, Smt. Seema v. Ashwani Kumar, Transfer Petition (civil) 291 of 2005, judgment dated 14 February 2006
What it says: Accordingly, we are of the view that marriages of all persons who are citizens of India belonging to various religions should be made compulsorily registrable in their respective States, where the marriage is solemnized.
- Supreme Court of India, Smt. Seema v. Ashwani Kumar, on what registration does and does not prove
What it says: Though, the registration itself cannot be a proof of valid marriage per se, and would not be the determinative factor regarding validity of a marriage, yet it has a great evidentiary value in the matters of custody of children, right of children born from the wedlock of the two persons whose marriage is registered and the age of parties to the marriage.
- Supreme Court of India, Smt. Seema v. Ashwani Kumar, on the rebuttable presumption
What it says: If the marriage is registered it also provides evidence of the marriage having taken place and would provide a rebuttable presumption of the marriage having taken place.
- Supreme Court of India, Smt. Seema v. Ashwani Kumar, direction to the States on procedure
What it says: The procedure for registration should be notified by respective States within three months from today.
- Law Commission of India, Government of India, Report No. 270, Compulsory Registration of Marriages, July 2017
What it says: Instances of marriage fraud have also come to light in recent times. In the absence of compulsory registration, women are duped into marrying without performance of the conditions of a valid marriage.
- PRS Legislative Research, The Registration of Marriage of Non-Resident Indian Bill, 2019, bill track
What it says: The Registration of Marriage of Non-Resident Indian Bill, 2019 was introduced in Rajya Sabha on February 11, 2019.
- PRS Legislative Research, The Registration of Marriage of Non-Resident Indian Bill, 2019, what the Bill proposed
What it says: Every NRI who marries a citizen of India or another NRI shall register his marriage within 30 days. In case an NRI fails to register the marriage within 30 days, the passport authority may impound his passport.
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