Most digital arrests are from those three countries

Prime Minister Modi mentioned the scams going on online in the name of 'digital arrest' and warned them to be vigilant. Recently the Union Home Ministry disclosed the key information related to these. About 46% of the digital arrests, trading, romance scams and investment frauds taking place in the country are found to be taking place from three countries. Among them, it has been revealed that these gangs are growing in neighboring Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia. Statistics show that the victims have lost a total of Rs 1,776 crore so far.

The highest amount was Rs.1,420 crores in trading scams, Rs.222.58 crores in investment frauds, Rs.120.3 crores in digital arrests and Rs.13.23 crores in the name of dating/romance. Statistics show that the number is increasing every year. A total of 7.4 lakh complaints have been received on online frauds from January to April 30 this year. 15.56 lakh complaints were received in 2023, 9.66 lakh in 2022 and 4.52 lakh in 2021.

On this, Indian Cyber ​​Coordination Center Chief Executive Officer Rajeev Kumar said. For this, they recruit by showing false employment opportunities," he explained.

Techi digital arrested for 24 hours in Hyderabad..!

A 44-year-old techie from Hyderabad was threatened by cyber criminals and digitally arrested for 24 hours. He didn't care that the messages were spam since Friday night. At 3 am on Saturday, a prominent courier agent received calls from the Mumbai police. It is said that his Aadhaar number is related to money laundering. He was asked to continue the WhatsApp video call until the account is checked. He was also advised to stay away from home and stay in a lodge. They said it should last until the banks open on Monday morning. The affair continued till 4 am on Sunday morning. As the call was suddenly cut, the victim approached the cyber police. The police returned him safely to his family members. Fortunately, the banks were closed so the money did not disappear from his account.