Don't get caught in fraud of fake IRCTC apps and websites; Know how to identify them
IRCTC Fake Apps And Websites: IRCTC has warned that many fake apps are currently going viral in the name of IRCTC. Some of these fake apps are available on the Google Play Store, while the APK files of some are being shared through different mediums. Apart from this, some fake websites are also running in the name of IRCTC.
Several people book tickets every day from the website and mobile app of the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC). Some people book tickets for themselves, while many others get this work done through agents. If you are also among those who book tickets themselves, then this information is very important for you.
IRCTC has warned against many fake apps that go viral in its name. Some were available at the Google Play Store, while some others are being spread through their APK files on different mediums. Besides that, there were some web addresses also running in its name. Let us talk about what dangers are associated with these, and how to save yourself from them.
IRCTC has only one official app for ticket booking, which is IRCTC Rail Connect. This application can be downloaded for free from Google Play Store and Apple's App Store. More than 5 crore people have downloaded the IRCTC Rail Connect app from Google Play Store, and the rating is 3.7. Meanwhile, when downloading, you can check based on this information whether you downloaded a real or fake application. IRCTC Official is also written with the name of this app by which you will know if this is an official or unofficial app.
To avoid fake apps, do not download the app from any third-party source. You can identify real and fake apps from this screenshot. The fake app is going viral in the name of irctcconnect.apk. This APK file is being shared on Telegram and WhatsApp. https://irctc.creditmobile.site is a fake site. The real website of IRCTC is https://www.irctc.co.in.
