New Delhi [India], India is grappling with a significant increase in cyber crime with an average of over 7,000 complaints being filed daily as of May this year. Most of the cyber fraudsters targeting India are believed to be operating from key locations in Southeast Asia, including Pursat, Koh Kong, Sihanoukville Kandal, Bavet and Poipet in Cambodia; Thailand; Myawaddy and Shwe Kokko in Myanmar, Indian Cyber ​​Crime Coordination Center CEO Rajesh Kumar said while addressing the media here on Wednesday. This shows a steady upward trend, with cyber crime complaints increasing by approximately 113.7 percent from 2021 to 2022 and 60.9 percent from 2022 to 2023. The number of complaints has been steadily increasing over the years, 26,049 in 2019; 2,55,777 in 2020; 4,52,414 in 2021; 9,56,790 in 2022; 15,56,215 in 2023. A total of 7,40,957 complaints have been filed so far in 2024.Most of the cyber fraud incidents this year are related to fake trading apps, loan apps, gaming apps, dating apps and algorithm manipulation. The Indian Cyber ​​Crime Coordination Center or I4C wing has received a total of 4,599 complaints regarding digital fraud between January and January. This includes a total of Rs 1,203.06 crore in April this year. Apart from this, 20,04 business scams worth Rs 14,204.83 crore, 62,687 investment scams worth Rs 2,225.82 crore and 1,725 ​​dating scams worth Rs 132.31 crore have been reported. In this regard, a total of 10,000 First Information Reports (FIRs) have been filed by various law enforcement agencies.In response to these fraudsters, the I4C wing informed that due to the efforts of various law enforcement agencies and its team, around 3.25 lakh bank accounts were frozen in the last four months. Additionally, 5.3 lakh SIM cards were blocked and 3,401 social media accounts, including WhatsApp groups, were frozen. This increase in cyber crime cases indicates a worrying trend and underlines the growing challenges related to cyber security in the country. It also highlights the need for advanced cyber defense mechanisms, public awareness and strong legal framework to tackle the growing problem of cyber crime. Using call spoofing the victim is contacted through a normal call from an Indian number.Fraudsters also call impersonating officials of the Central Bureau of Investigation, National Investigation Agency, Enforcement Directorate of the Reserve Bank of India and other law enforcement agencies of states and union territories.