Rajkot: As many as 33 cricket aspirants from across the country were in for a rude shock when they reached Saurashtra Cricket Association (SCA) stadium at Khandheri on Friday morning.They were hopeful of getting a berth in the recently-launched Rajkot IPL team. However, all of them realized that they were cheated after responding to a fraudulent announcement on a social networking site.The boys believed a Facebook page that informed that the selection for the team would be held in Rajkot on January 15, 16 and 17.The person, who created the FB page, identified himself as Raju Ram, who asked all the interested cricketers to deposit trial fees ranging from Rs 500 to Rs 3,000 for the selection camp.SCA officials, who rushed to the stadium, convinced the youngsters that there was no such selection camp organized. "We explained to the boys that selection for such tournaments are not done through FB or social media. Any announcement of selection camps is advertised on our website," said Himanshu Shah, governing body member, SCA. The cricket aspirants had come from Delhi, Noida, Pune, Nagpur, Surat, Mumbai and even as far as Kerala."I saw the FB page and called on the mobile number mentioned in it. I was told to deposit Rs 500 which I transferred to the said account," said Sandeep Mehta, who had come from New Delhi.Yash, a boy from Noida, said, "I have been cheated. The person called Raju Ram told us that the selection camp for IPL will be held for three days and I came all the way from Noida."However, no police complaint has been lodged regarding the cheating. Sources in police said they got to know that someone from Pali in Rajasthan had created the FB page. The cricketers were promised certificates and T-shirts.