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‘Protect yourself’: Nithin Kamath shares advice amid rising financial frauds

By IANS | Updated: November 29, 2024 13:20 IST

New Delhi, Nov 29 Online brokerage firm Zerodha’s co-founder and CEO Nithin Kamath on Friday asked people to ...

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New Delhi, Nov 29 Online brokerage firm Zerodha’s co-founder and CEO Nithin Kamath on Friday asked people to safeguard themselves, even as financial frauds are rising in the country.

“The past 9 months alone have had scams worth 11000 crores!’ Kamath shared in a post on X, along with the news of a Bengaluru-based techie who lost nearly Rs 91 lakh in a stock market scam.

“The trend of these frauds is increasing,” he noted. Further, Kamath said this is expected to increase significantly when fraudsters begin using artificial intelligence (AI).

“I dread to think what it will be like once the fraudsters use AI.”

He also shared a small but crucial step that can prevent people from falling prey to such scams. He advised people to spot and avoid scam groups by changing privacy settings on popular messaging apps like WhatsApp and Telegram.

“One thing you can do to protect yourself is change the settings on your WhatsApp and Telegram so strangers can't add you to groups,” Kamath said. He also shared step-by-step guidance on how to implement the changes.

Till September this year, Indians have suffered cyber fraud losses amounting to Rs 11,333 crore in the first nine months of 2024, according to a recent report from the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), a division of the Ministry of Home Affairs.

Of these, stock trading scams accounted for the highest losses (Rs. 4,636 crore), followed by investment-related scams (Rs. 3,216 crore). India has also recently witnessed a spike in “digital arrest” frauds. The report showed that it led to losses of Rs. 1,616 crore.

Financial fraud complaints can be reported through helpline number 1930 or on the National Cybercrime Reporting Portal.

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