India saw a staggering amount of loss in the first five months of this year, 2025. The amount is approximately said around Rs7000 crores to online scams – said the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA)
Analysis has revealed that the primary target of these operations were meant to attack the Indian economy and our country lost around Rs1000 crores every month to such crimes. “In January, Rs1192 crores was lost to South-East Asia based countries, Rs951 crores in February, Rs1000 crores in March, Rs731 crore in April and Rs999 crores in May” said by an official. Data collected has revealed three major cyber crimes committed: Stock trading/ investment scams, digital arrest and task-based scams.
According to the data from the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), these scams run from high-security locations controlled by Chinese operators. “With the help of intelligence agencies and testimonies of the rescued people, the Indian government has identified at least 45 scam compounds in Cambodia, 5 in Laos and 1 in Myanmar.” Cited by sources.
“The senior officials of Cambodia recently met with the Indian government in Delhi and discussed and action plan.” Said a senior government official. The Cambodian government also requested for the exact geographical coordinates of the scam-centres in their country so they can take action.
“In these operations, trafficked people are allegedly held against their will and forced to carry out cyber frauds, this includes more than 5000 Indians trapped in Cambodia” sources said.
“It also came in sight that apart from Indians, people from African, East-Asian, South-East Asian, South Asian, Central Asian, West Asian countries, includes countries like North-America and South America were identified in these components” as said by the officials
The Indian government has tracked down many of the agents that recruit Indians for this operations, Maharashtra (59), Jammu and Kashmir (46), Uttar Pradesh (41), Delhi (38). “Agent’s data show that they are hiring maximum of the people from Laos, Myanmar and Cambodia.” The officials added.
The Centre has set up an inter-ministerial panel along with central investigation agencies to look into issue and identity the weak points and loopholes. The panel identified problem in the banking, immigration and telecom sectors. The CBI after that filed an FIR against point of scale (PoS) agents based in various states for allegedly issuing ghost sim-cards.
The government of India is trying it’s best to prevent such scams that effects the Indian Economy and the lives of its citizens.
