Cyber criminals have defrauded the people of Delhi to the tune of approximately Rs 1,000 crore this year. Of these, only about 20 percent funds could be frozen. Talking about last year, in 2024, cyber criminals had defrauded Delhiites of about Rs 1,100 crore, out of which only 10 percent of the money could be frozen in the bank account. Let us tell you that there is an increase in the cases of cyber fraud in the country and the world.
Police made this appeal
DCP (Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operations) Vineet Kumar has appealed to the victims of cyber fraud to report immediately. He said that as soon as a fraud occurs, people should immediately inform about it on number 1930. Once the crime is reported and details of the transaction are received, the process of putting the fraudulent money on hold is started.
Most frauds occurred due to these scams
People in Delhi have been cheated the most in the name of investment, digital arrest and boss scam. In scams being done in the name of investment, scammers cheat people of money by luring them with higher earnings. If we talk about digital arrest, in this scammers pretend to be police or government officials and make video calls to people. In this, they extort money from people by giving them the threat of implicating them in false cases. Similarly, in Boss Scam, scammers impersonate a company or a senior official and contact the people of the company who look after the finance. By sending fake messages they get them to transfer money in the name of company work.
Ways to protect yourself from scams
Police have advised people to avoid joining online investment groups and not to download apps or files from suspicious links. DCP Kumar said that if someone calls for money posing as a senior officer or boss, then always cross check in such cases. Do not do any such transaction without confirmation.
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