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Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala police have found that majority of people who fall prey to cyber frauds in the state are highly educated professionals and officials.
“Even after providing awareness, numerous people fall trap to cyber frauds. A total of 611 cyber cases have been registered in the state in 2022 alone. Most of them are related to online frauds,” said the police.
Malayalis who give advertisements on OLX website are being targeted by north Indian fraudsters. Numerous people have lost money through phone calls claiming an army officer's two-wheeler is for sale.
According to the cyberpolice, many of the professionals, including doctors, professors, top officials in airports among others, forget to take even the basic precautions during such transactions.
A retired official of Thiruvananthapuram lost Rs 1,00,000 the other day. The money was found to be sent to the private bank account of an individual, who is a native to Uttar Pradesh.
Earlier, reports of fraudsters from Jharkhand’s Jamtara learning Malayalam to commit online frauds had also surfaced.
The police also suspect that these people are behind sending Malayalam messages to people under the guise of KSEB officials and looting huge sums of money.
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