Cyber scammers swindle Rs 1,000 crore in Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu has witnessed alarming levels of cyber fraud this year, with the public losing nearly Rs 1,010 crore to various scams until July, according to data released by the Tamil Nadu Cyber Crime Wing.

Officials said that swift intervention has helped freeze Rs 314 crore of the cheated amount, while Rs 62.4 crore has been returned to victims after obtaining necessary court approvals. In comparison, cyber fraud losses stood at a staggering Rs 1,673 crore in 2024. Of this, Rs 772 crore was frozen and Rs 84 crore eventually restored to victims.

While the



rising scale of such crimes highlights the deepening menace of online fraud, authorities maintained that Tamil Nadu continues to be at the forefront nationally in combating cyber threats and preventing people from being fully victimised.

The Cyber Crime Wing has undertaken a series of high-impact operations this year.

In a statewide crackdown codenamed ‘Operation Thiraineeku-I’, officers arrested 76 accused in connection with 135 FIRs and 20 Community Service Registers (CSRs) linked to 158 complaints filed through the National Cybercrime Reporting Portal (NCRP).