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Tech Scams From India. The data is very close to the 70 rate experienced in 2018. However there was an overall five-point drop in scam encounters globally with a rate of 59 over the same period. However fraud encounters fell by 5 points worldwide at a rate of 59 over the same period. Men were also identified to be the hardest hit and most likely to have lost money because of such scams.
The data is very close to the 70 percentage experienced in 2018. By Katherine Skiba AARP October 16 2020. Tech Support Scam Defrauds Hundreds of Elderly and Vulnerable Victims Authorities in US India move to break up international fraud ring. Nearly seven out of 10 consumers in India were targeted by a tech support scammer in the last 12 months finds a report released by Microsoft. 2 lakh tech support scams detected in India in Q1 2021. BBC News Delhi 8 March 2020 This week the BBC showed scammers at work in an Indian call centre recorded by an activist who hacked into the companys security cameras.
People often forget With power comes the responsibility and wrong use of technology leads to tech crimes like scamming which are cognizable offences under Both India Penal Code IPC - section 420 IT Act 2000 Amendment 2008 section 66 but these laws are like tiger without teeth as they failed to be stringent for those criminals.
The data is very close to the 70 percentage experienced in 2018. Tech Support Scam Defrauds Hundreds of Elderly and Vulnerable Victims Authorities in US India move to break up international fraud ring. Findings reveal that compared to the rest of the world consumers in India are more likely to be targeted less inclined to ignore scam interactions and as a result lose more money. The report titled 2021 Global Tech Support Scam Research looks at tech support scams and their impact on consumers. India ranked 1 among 16 countries surveyed globally with a relatively high rate of tech support scams at 69 percent in the last 12 months. Global Tech Support Scam Research.