Coimbatore District Police call for vigil against cyber frauds as people lose ₹36.23 crore in nine months
Coimbatore District Police have issued a warning regarding a surge in cybercrimes, noting that residents lost over ₹36 crore in nine months. The scams range from investment fraud and e-commerce cheating to 'digital arrest' tactics.
Why it matters
The rise in sophisticated cyber fraud poses a significant threat to public financial security and highlights the need for increased digital literacy.
The Coimbatore District (Rural) Police have urged the public to be cautious about cyber scams ranging from KYC fraud to investment fraud to ‘digital arrest’, as people from their jurisdiction lost about ₹36.23 crore to scamsters in the past nine months.
The District Police received a total of 4,535 cybercrime complaints during the period, out of which 2,078 complaints were received through the cyber crime helpline 1930, and 2,457 complaints through the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal (NCRP).
Among the major categories, the police received 917 complaints related to cheating through e-commerce/online purchase, 415 related to loan apps, 276 for job frauds, 259 for APK file-related scams, 201 related to ‘wrong-number’ calls, 198 hacking complaints, 183 personal loan complaints, 163 for credit card fraud, 162 related to investment/trading fraud and 151 social media-related complaints.
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