Noida: As part of an ongoing crackdown on cybercrime, Noida police have identified 122 people across the country who were actively being targeted in online investment scams, preventing them from losing more money. Officials said they were now registering complaints, freezing linked bank accounts and taking action against the accused.Officials said that in Nov 2025, a cybercrime team led by the DCP (cybercrime) coordinated with the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) and the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) to track suspicious financial patterns linked to ongoing fraud cases.By analysing transactions from reported accounts, police identified individuals who, influenced by social media-based financial groups and fake investment portals promising high returns, had been transferring money to fraudulent “investment platforms” over several months. The team reached out to these potential victims and stopped them from investing further.As a result of this intelligence-led effort, police identified 122 potential victims in real time across states, including Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Telangana, Odisha and Rajasthan.According to officials, most victims were lured with false promises of lucrative stock market and investment schemes. Once flagged, the Noida cyber team contacted them, halted further transfers and froze related bank accounts before the funds could be withdrawn.In one case, a Noida resident learned about an investment scheme while scrolling through Facebook and invested Rs 3.5 lakh. Upon learning of this incident, the cybercrime team immediately contacted the man and informed him of the online fraud. The team advised him not to make any further investments on the app in question and informed him about legal action options to recover the funds.In another case, a Tamil Nadu resident who neither spoke Hindi nor English was found to be deeply entangled in an investment fraud network. It was discovered that the man had already invested Rs 40 lakh in what he believed was a financial platform. The Noida team coordinated with TN police to establish dialogue and explained the scam in his native language, convincing him to stop all future transactions.Officials urged the public to stay alert, avoid falling for such scams, and immediately report any suspicious activity to 1930 or www.cybercrime.gov.in.
