Archive · 3 Jan 2026
Indians Lost Rs 53,000 Crore to Fraud in Six Years
Over the last six years, Indians have lost a lot of money to different types of fraud.
The total loss is over Rs 53,000 crore.
In 2025 alone, people lost Rs 19,812.96 crore, and there were over 21 lakh complaints.
The types of fraud include fake investments, online scams, and tricks to get money from people.
The problem is getting worse, with more money being lost each year.
Maharashtra was the worst affected state in 2025.
The government is trying to track and stop these crimes.
Indians lost over Rs 52,976 crore to fraud and cheating cases from 2020 to 2025.
In 2025, Rs 19,812.96 crore was lost, with 21,77,524 complaints reported.
The types of fraud include investment traps, digital arrest, online scams, banking frauds, and cyber phishing.
Maharashtra was the worst hit state in 2025.
The data was compiled by the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), a division of the Union Home Ministry.
- Who
- Indian citizens
- What
- Financial losses due to fraud and cheating cases
- When
- Over the past six years (2020-2025)
- Where
- Across India, with Maharashtra being the worst hit in 2025
- Why
- Due to various frauds and cheating cases, including investment traps, digital arrest, online scams, banking frauds, and cyber phishing
- Total Loss (2020-2025)
- Rs 52,976 crore
- Loss in 2025
- Rs 19,812.96 crore
- Complaints in 2025
- 21,77,524
- Loss in 2024
- Rs 22,849.49 crore
- Complaints in 2024
- 19,18,852
- Loss in 2023
- Rs 7,463.2 crore
- Complaints in 2023
- 13,10,361
- Loss in 2022
- Rs 2,290.23 crore
- Complaints in 2022
- 69,44,46
- Loss in 2021
- Rs 551.65 crore
- Complaints in 2021
- 2,62,846
- Loss in 2020
- Rs 8.56 crore
- Complaints in 2020
- 12,77,46