Cyber fraud awareness meet in Anantapur

Anantapur: Bajaj Finance Ltd. (BFL), India’s largest private-sector Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC) and part of Bajaj Finserv, conducted a cyber fraud awareness programme in Anantapur—Knockout Digital Fraud—to educate digital users about emerging threats and best practices to safeguard their finances. The event, hosted at Sri Sai Baba National Degree College in Aravinda Nagar, witnessed the presence of dignitaries including T Venugopal, Inspector of Police, Cybercrime; Shaik Shavalli, Constable, Cybercrime, D Nagaraja, tryotrf ZDSP smf Dr Saritha, Principal, Sri Sai Baba National Degree College. Addressing the audience which largely included students, the speakers highlighted prevalent frauds in and around Anantapur, including fake OTP scams, phishing, digital arrest, loan fraud, pension fraud, and other financial deceptions. Cybercrime Officer Venugopal highlighted the growing prevalence of diverse digital frauds, explaining that “Fraudsters set traps in many ways—through fake job offers, easy loan schemes, or other deceptive methods. They collect crucial personal information and later misuse it for exploitation.”