Indians Lost 11300 Crore Rupees Due To Cyber Fraud in First 9 Months Of 2024 Cambodia Myanmar Laos main Cyber Fraud Centers
Cyber Frauds: The terror of cyber fraud is increasing in India to such an extent that in the first 9 months of the year 2024, Indians lost their hard-earned money worth Rs 11,300 crore due to this fraud. Stock trading scam has the biggest share in this fraud in which people have suffered a loss of Rs 4636 crore. In the year 2024, around 12 lakh cyber fraud complaints have been received, of which 45 percent originated from Cambodia, Myanmar and Laos.
Fraud happening from Cambodia-Myanmar-Laos
This data has been prepared by the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Center which comes under the Home Ministry. According to the data of Citizen Financial Cyber Fraud Reporting and Management System (CFCFRMS), about 1.2 million cyber fraud complaints have been received in 2024, out of which 45 percent are from South East Asian countries like Cambodia, Myanmar and Laos. Has been originated.
Fraud of Rs 27,914 crore in 3 years
According to the organization, since the year 2021 till now, more than 3 million i.e. 30 lakh cyber fraud complaints have been received in which citizens have suffered a loss of Rs 27,914 crore. Of the close to 3 million complaints received, 1.13 million complaints have been registered in 2023, 514,741 complaints in 2022 and 135,242 complaints in 2021. Stock trading scam has the largest share in cyber fraud and a total of 2,28,094 complaints related to it have been received in which people have suffered a loss of Rs 4635 crore. 100,360 complaints of investment-based scams have been received in which people have suffered a loss of Rs 3216 crore. 63,481 complaints of digital arrest have been received in which people have suffered a loss of Rs 1616 crore.
block 17000 whatsapp accounts
Analysis of cyber frauds has revealed that the money stolen through this fraud is withdrawn through cheque, Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), crypto, ATM, merchant payment and e-wallet. In the last few years, the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Center has frozen 4.50 lakh bank accounts which were being used in cyber crimes. The Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Center, in collaboration with the Ministry of Telecommunications, has blocked 17,000 WhatsApp accounts operating from South East Asia which were linked to cyber criminals, so that cyber criminal networks operating abroad can be attacked and digital security in India can be strengthened. can be strengthened.
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