As fast Online Banking services are getting familiar in the country, faster growing the number of Online frauds. Every other day people become the victim of online frauds, but can’t file a complaint at the right place with the right people due to ignorance. So to provoke people from becoming the victim of Online frauds, Delhi police has joined hands with Home Ministry of India. Now the Cyber Cell of Delhi Police and Home Ministry has launched a helpline number on which you can instantly call if you become a victim to online frauds.
Cyber Cell of Delhi Police and Home Ministry has launched the helpline number 155260. So if you ever become victim to any kind of cyber fraud then call on this number instantly. Within 7 to 8 minutes, the bank or email id will be alerted from which ID the amount would have been transferred to other account and the amount will be put into hold.
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To prevent Online Frauds, home Ministry’s pilot project of cyber portal https://cybercrime.gov.in/ and helpline number 155260 was launched in November last year, but from now it will come into full force. Delhi has become the first user of the Indian Cyber Crime Co-ordination platform and Rajsthan named second in the venture. Soon all other states will also join the platform.
‘Citizen Financial Cyber Fraud Reporting System’ is an interconnect platform that includes about 55 banks, e-wallets, e-commerce sites, payment gateways and other institutions . This platform in a very short time can save the money of the online financial victims. This helpline so far has saved 3 lakh 13 thousand rupees for 21 people.
Best part of this helpline is the 10 lines connected to this number so that every single can be revived. On calling this number, you have to provide all required information on query. Being the first 2/3 hours much important, so forget not to file a complaint instantly after you become victim of any online fraud. After collecting the information from you it will be transferred to related portals and e-commerce desk for further course of action. You can also file a complain online visiting https://cybercrime.gov.in.