Archive · 19 Jul 2025
TTD Warns of Facebook Impersonation Scam Targeting Devotees
Some bad people are pretending to be officials from the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) on Facebook.
They are asking people for money, saying they can get them special tickets and temple services.
This made the real TTD officials very worried, so they are investigating and warning everyone.
This isn't the first time this has happened; there have been other fake schemes using social media.
The TTD wants everyone to know that they should only trust information from the official website and social media accounts.
If you see anything suspicious, tell the TTD!
Fraudsters impersonated a TTD official on Facebook to solicit money.
Devotees were targeted with deceptive messages regarding darshan tickets and temple services.
TTD launched a probe and issued a public warning to devotees.
This is the latest in a series of social media-related issues for TTD.
TTD officials urge devotees to rely only on official channels for information.
- Who
- Fraudsters impersonating TTD Executive Officer J. Syamala Rao; devotees targeted by the scams.
- What
- Fraudulent Facebook accounts impersonated a TTD official to solicit money from devotees.
- When
- Recent incidents.
- Where
- Online, specifically Facebook.
- Why
- To deceive devotees and obtain money under false pretenses.
- Organization Targeted
- Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD)
- Impersonated Official
- Executive Officer J. Syamala Rao
- Type of Fraud
- Solicitation of money for darshan tickets and temple services
- Official Website
- www.tirumala.org
- TTD Vigilance Department Contact
- 98668 98630 or 1800 425 4141