NEW DELHI, December 6: Following a recommendation from the Union Home Ministry, over 100 websites involved in organized illegal investments and task-based part-time job frauds have been blocked. These websites, operated by overseas entities, were identified by the Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C), a unit of the Union Home Ministry’s National Cybercrime Threat Analytics Unit (NCTAU).
According to an official statement, the I4C had identified and recommended the blocking of these websites, which were facilitating organized illegal investments and part-time job frauds. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), utilizing its authority under the Information Technology Act, 2000, implemented the blockage of these websites.
The statement highlighted that these websites, involved in task-based organized illegal investments related to economic crimes, were operated by overseas actors. They utilized digital advertisements, chat messengers, and mule and rented accounts in their operations. The proceeds from these large-scale economic frauds were observed to be laundered out of India through card networks, cryptocurrencies, overseas ATM withdrawals, and international fintech companies.
The I4C, an initiative of the Home Ministry, aims to address cybercrimes in the country in a coordinated and comprehensive manner.
