Cyber fraud cases are increasing rapidly in India. Cybercriminals are constantly adopting new tactics to target people. From January to June, Rs 11,269 crore has been defrauded in cyber fraud. In this way, about Rs 60 crore is being defrauded every day.
Incidents of cybercrime are not decreasing in India. These scammers are constantly inventing new ways to cheat people of their hard-earned money. This is the reason why cases of online fraud like digital arrest have increased rapidly. People’s bank accounts get emptied in minutes with a phone call or SMS. These scammers cheat people by stealing their personal information through calls or messages.
TRAI Alert to Avoid Cyber Fraud:
The government is also taking several steps to prevent such fraud. In view of the increasing cases of fraud through calls, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has issued an alert to caution people. TRAI has posted on its social media platform X and informed people about a new call spam. In these, people are being asked to switch off the mobile network.
TRAI said that fraudsters are demanding money from people by threatening to shut down the network. They call users and demand a huge amount by threatening to shut down the network if they break the rules. But no such calls are being made by TRAI. If people get any such call, they should immediately complain about it on the Sanchar Sathi portal.
The rapid increase in cybercrime cases in India is quite worrying. According to the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal (NCRP), about 7.4 lakh complaints of cybercrime were received in the first quarter of the year 2024. From January to June, Rs 11,269 crore has been defrauded in cyber fraud. In this way, about Rs 60 crore is being defrauded every day. Cyber fraud is expected to cause a loss equivalent to 0.7 percent of GDP.
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According to the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre, Indians may lose Rs 1.2 lakh crore in cyber fraud next year. Most of this fraud is from China and the money raised through fraud is taken out of the country. MULE bank accounts used for illegal transactions will contribute the most to the increase in online financial scams in the coming year. There is a need to be alert about this.
