Beware of fake ETA and eVisa websites flooding Google

Dozens of fake websites are targeting travelers around the world with fake travel authorization (ETA or eTA) and during the summer season it can get more active. They will look very official and ask your name and passport details and many times, your credit card payment information too.

Some of them are semi-legit, because they collect your info and then apply for the ETA on your behalf using the official government website. In other words you are just paying a private middleman 5x or 100x more money for the same receipt you could have acquired by yourself if you loaded the correct website instead of loading the fake website you clicked on Google.

But others are 100% fraud and just collecting your private data in order to scam your credit card later or sell your data on the black market.

Either way you are getting scammed. There is not enough news coverage about this growing scam targeting ETA and now, fake eVisa websites are also the new target as more and more countries change to accept online visa applications. Many governments have poor marketing skills or poorly designed websites that do not rank very well in Google when you are searching for them. Please be careful and ensure you are using the official website.

Most of the time ETA authorization is free, or very cheap....