Eastern India accounts for 41% of India’s digital frauds: report

Eastern India accounts for 41% of all digital frauds that take place in the country, says TrustCheckr, a fraud data insights and analytics start-up.A large number of cases around fake KYC, frauds thro

Eastern India accounts for 41% of all digital frauds that take place in the country, says TrustCheckr, a fraud data insights and analytics start-up. A large number of cases around fake KYC, frauds through digital wallets, fake-selling, corrupt QR codes, UPI phishing, lottery scams and financial frauds on social media were reported from West Bengal, Odisha, Bihar, Assam, Kashmir, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Tripura, Nagaland, Mizoram, Manipur, Himachal Pradesh and Sikkim, said the analytics firm. Kolkata, Delhi, Jaipur, Guwahati, Patna, Chandigarh and Meerut are reported to be the key fraudster syndicates, while most QR Code scams originated from Assam.