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The Home Ministry report has revealed that most cases of cyber fraud are coming to the fore on WhatsApp, Telegram, and Instagram. Fraudsters are making people their victims through these apps the most.

If you have WhatsApp, Telegram, and Instagram on your phone, then you need to be alert. A report from the Home Ministry has revealed that cyber fraudsters are targeting people the most through these apps. Actually, these three apps have crores of users and a large number of people use them daily. Therefore, it becomes easy for people doing online fraud to catch their victims here.

Most frauds are happening through WhatsApp

In the first three months of 2024, the government received the highest number of complaints of cyber fraud through WhatsApp, 43,797. After this, there were 22,680 complaints of fraud through Telegram and 19,800 complaints of fraud from Instagram. The report says that cyber thugs use Google service platforms to start such crimes. With their help, they target people.

These people are being targeted the most

Amidst the increasing cases of cyber fraud in the country, this annual report of the Home Ministry states that such frauds are happening in different countries and it also includes money laundering and cyber slavery on a large scale. In cyber fraud, unemployed youth, housewives, students and other needy people are targeted the most, who are losing a large amount of money. This money also includes borrowed money.

The government is also keeping an eye on Facebook

The report states that cyber thugs are also launching illegal loan giving apps in the country through sponsored Facebook ads. To take action against them, the government already identifies such links. If needed, instructions are also given to Facebook to remove these links.

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