CYBER scammers are on the prowl in Kerala, targeting anyone, from farmers, IT professionals, and pensioners to even priests. As per latest reports, the fraudsters swindled a whopping ₹635 crore from gullible Keralites until October 28 this year through different scams, top among them being online trading and job scams.
The amount siphoned off is three times what fraudsters bilked from people last year. With two months to go until 2025, this figure is expected to touch ₹800 crore.
Despite their best efforts, enforcement authorities could retrieve just about ₹87.5 crore - a little over 10% of the money lost - the data from the Kerala Police cyber investigation division has revealed.
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