Indians lose Rs 7,061.51 cr to cybercrime in 4 months

Approximately 7,000 cyber-related complaints are registered daily on India's National Cybercrime Reporting Portal or NCRP, as per a report by Business Standard which cited data from Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre.

A significant portion of these complaints originate from Cambodia, Myanmar, and Laos.

Not only this, Indians are facing substantial financial losses due to various scams, with reported losses totaling 7,061 crore rupees over recent months.

CEO of Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre said that about 12% of these losses, amounting to around 812.72 crore rupees, have been recovered.

How to protect yourself from these scams:

You can protect yourself from scams by being cautious of unsolicited messages offering easy money, avoiding job offers with unrealistic returns, refraining from sending money for high-paying tasks, verifying the legitimacy of job offers and investment opportunities through official sources, never sharing personal or financial information with unknown individuals, avoiding downloading unknown files or apps at the request of strangers, and reporting cyber fraud incidents to the Cyber Crime Portal or calling 1930 for assistance.