More than 30,000 people have fallen victim to investment scams across major cities in the past six months, resulting in financial losses exceeding Rs 1,500 crore, according to a report by the Ministry of Home Affairs’ cyber wing. While most of the targeted individuals were aged between 30 and 60 years old, with Bengaluru, Delhi-NCR and Hyderbad accounting for nearly 65 per cent of the cases.

The report by the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) has identified Bengaluru as the city suffering the greatest financial damage, representing over a quarter (26.38 per cent) of the total losses.

These cities have become major hotspots for cybercriminals targeting unsuspecting investors.

Analysis of the target demographics revealed that the majority of those affected are from the workin

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