Online fraudsters have defrauded the people of Mizoram of Rs 8 crore from January to September this year. A police officer said that around 80 per cent of cyber crime cases are online financial frauds. The maximum money loss of people to fraudsters was Rs 2.57 crore in July and Rs 1.59 crore in March.
A senior official said recovering money from fraudsters remains a challenge as only 10 per cent of the defrauded money has been recovered so far. Among online frauds, the most common in Mizoram is the ‘Army Scam’, in which fraudsters pose as military personnel and call victims. They grab money under the pretext of selling products at cheap prices.
He said that most of the cybercriminals operate their activities from Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand. Let us tell you that cyber fraud cases are coming to light across the country including Assam every day. Cyber fraud worth Rs 2,200 crore has been exposed in Assam. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has expressed seriousness about these cyber fraud cases.
The Chief Minister of Assam had appealed to people to be wary of investment brokers who do not follow the legal process. These companies do not follow the guidelines of SEBI and RBI. During this period, many people have lost their hard-earned money, which for many people is worth millions of rupees. They have also filed a police report.
The Chief Minister had said that there is no such system in which these online trading companies have invested money. These cyber bullies were deceiving people. These people were working illegally. The police began to take action against them. Not only this, Cyberfriend also asked to be careful with these types of cyber scammers.
He had said, “I request people to stay away from cyber bullies.” The police have registered a case against the illegal broker. We will expose all the fraud that runs in the state. The police had arrested a person who ran the investment network. Apart from this, cyber bullies use different tactics to rob people.
