Do not use Aspora!! Money held by Cyber Cell.
Hi everyone, this is a warning post to all those who use Aspora to transfer money to India.
I have been using Aspora for the last year and half to send money to my SBI account for family maintenance and to repay my education loan. My recent transaction in April for Rs55000 was marked on hold by the bank due to a cyber cell complaint. I looked more into it and realised a similar transaction I made for Rs55k in October 2025 triggered a fraud alert which led to NCRP (National Cybercrime Reporting Cell) filing a case and asking the bank to hold my latest transaction through the same platform.
The case is handled by Pune Cyber Cell and its been a nightmare trying to coordinate with them for more details from here. My parents live in Kerala and its been hard to communicate for the resolution.
I finally got through to the police through a relative in Pune and have been informed that the money deposited in my account has been traced as fraud money and this is a serious Layer 2 crime. Despite providing all details and proof of funds, they are unable to solve the issue. I now have to move legally and file a case to get my money back.
I raised this with Aspora help team immediately and they told me they are investigating the issue from their end. But no response after that. Incredibly frustrating and unhelpful.
Please please avoid Aspora at all costs!! If anybody has any experience going through anything similar, please DM- any help would be appreciated.