The Union government has said that Rs 11,158 crore was saved nationwide by acting on online financial fraud complaints filed over the past five years.
Replying in the Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Home Affairs Bandi Sanjay Kumar said the Citizen Financial Cyber Fraud Reporting and Management System was launched in 2021 to enable immediate reporting and to prevent fraudsters from withdrawing money. From its launch until June 30 this year, more than 32.80 lakh complaints were received, leading to the amount being safeguarded.
Citing data from the National Crime Records Bureau and the reporting-and-management system, the minister said that between 2023 and 2025, 50.11 lakh complaints were registered. Based on these, Rs 7,788 crore linked to illegal money transfers was frozen, and Rs 132 crore was recovered.
The government also said a “Suspect Registry” was started in 2024 in coordination with banks and financial institutions using cybercriminal identity details. Bank data helped identify 32.08 lakh mule accounts, and transactions worth Rs 25,698 crore were prevented, the reply said.
