At the onset of November every year, the millions of Indians embark on search of the finest Black Friday offers. PlayStation 5 Original Disc Version – Only 29,000 – Black Friday Mega Sale – Mega Sale – Limited Stock – Book Now! is an offer that is spreading faster than any other this year on WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook. There is a message with mobile pictures of the PS5 box, a time countdown, and a link, which indicates that you are claiming your deal before it ends. It is 100% fake.
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In India, the actual cost of a brand-new PlayStation 5 has never dropped to 29,000 rupees even on the largest sales in the world. I would go into detail, step by step, of how this trick works, so that you never lose your money.The scam begins with a very professional looking site. By clicking the link in WhatsApp or an Instagram story, you are taken to a page that looks straight up like Flipkart, Amazon, or even the official site of PlayStation India. The scammers even duplicate the logo, colors, fonts and the layout. They even post counterfeit reviews of the customers and counters of sold 500+ units today to create urgency.
The price will be displayed with 54,990 which is crossed with a large red writing that displays Black Friday Price 28,999 Only. At times they place an extra 1000 handling charge so that it seems more authentic.When you put console in your cart and press Buy Now, it is time to start with the actual cheating. The site does not require you to log in using your Amazon or Flipkart account since this one is impossible to fake. Rather it will take you straight to a payment page. In this case, they demonstrate such options as the UPI, debit card, credit card, and net banking. Majority of the people prefer UPI due to its speed. Scan the QR code or enter the UPI ID, pay 29,000 or even 5,000-10,000 as an advance booking and the money goes directly to a personal bank account or even a fake merchant name such as Gaming World or Electronics Hub.Then you receive a WhatsApp message or an SMS message stating: Thank you! Your order is confirmed. Delivery in 7–10 days. Track here.”
The tracking link either fails to do anything or displays processing indefinitely. In several days, the site will be gone. The mobile number ceases to work, the Instagram account is removed, and your 29000 are lost forever. Money is sometimes recoverable by the banks and police, but in most instances, particularly when using UPI to send money to personal accounts, the money is lost the instant you press the button.Then why do so many intelligent people continue playing this game?
The solution is easy, greed and excitement. As soon as you see PS5 under half price, your brain is not able to think properly. You are thinking to yourself, maybe it is a clearance sale, maybe this year Sony is offering colossal discounts. And reason accordingly. Sony is spending about $400 (₹33,000) to simply produce and deliver the PS5. Large retailers such as Amazon and Flipkart acquire it at approximately 40-42,000 including the import duty. They can not sell it below 44000 even when they want to clear old stock as they would be losing thousands on each console. The official Black Friday offer of Sony in 2025 is merely 5,000, and Disc Edition will cost 49,990, and Digital Edition will cost 44,990. That is the lowest real price you are going to ever see.The other inventive aspect of the scam is timing. These counterfeit sites sprout up precisely as actual sales of Black Friday begin, typically a week prior to the actual date. Individuals are already shopping, viewing offers on an hourly basis. They are ready to fall into a trap when what seems a too good offer comes along.
Small cities and towns with low PS5 stock and people desperate to give one to their children before the Christmas season are also the targets of scammers.What is the worst part is that some of the victims pay twice. Once the original site goes offline, someone calls them explaining that their previous vendor was not genuine. I am from the real company. Pay extra 15,000 and I will deliver your PS5 to you on the spot. Some individuals are too scared of losing the initial payment and send more money and are defrauded once again.
So what do you do to be safe? You can only make purchases with recognizable names: Amazon, Flipkart, Sony Center, Reliance Digital, Croma, or Games The Shop. Look at the address of the web site. The links of the real Amazon must begin with amazon.in, not with some name like amazon-offers.today or blackfridayps5.in. Do not send UPI to personal telephone numbers or unfamiliar merchant names. When the deal sounds impossible, then it is likely. A PS5 that is only 29,000 is no better than an iPhone 16 that is 20,000, have the actual deals during this black Friday, get the official 5,000 discount, go and purchase some of the discounted games, and avoid miracle deals. A fake cheap PS5 is nothing to your wallet or peace of mind.
