Work-from-home, lottery, and fake bank emails top online scams in Telenor survey

The results of a Telenor Group survey done on internet scams suggest that work-from-home fraud, lottery scams and fake bank emails are the top three online scams in India.

As per the study, in a country like India where over one third of internet users surveyed have been victims to an internet scam, online security is extremely relevant. The survey also found that a further 57% of the users know a friend or family member who had been scammed online.
Amongst those who were surveyed were people who have been victims of online frauds, and 90% if them have lost money because of it.

The global survey was done over multiple markets like India, Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia, and assessed the impact of scams on 400 internet users aged 18 to 65.

“As a leader in telecommunications, Telenor India is dedicated to enhancing internet safety," said Sharad Mehrotra, CEO, Telenor India told ET. "We hope that the findings from this digital consumer study will encourage all of us to take preventative measures to stay safe online."

"As Indian netizens, we all know that scams exist but to see that the highest sums stolen via scams is in India, shows this is an area we communally need to address," the company added.

The Telenor study also revealed that around 85% of India's internet users know that there exists a term called 'Internet Scam', and also that they feel open to online threats. 63% of these users said they are 'very concerned' about online scams.

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