In Noida, 2.7 million people were defrauded under the pretext of investing in a gambling app; they were asked to download the app and then charged a 12 percent conversion fee for withdrawing money.

A cyber scammer defrauded an elderly resident of Sector 121 out of ₹27.50 lakh by promising double the profit from investing in gold and silver. The conversation began with a young woman on social media in May, who told him about a marketing app and offered to help him market gold and silver in the global market. Believing her words, the victim downloaded the app and started investing. Later, the scammers cheated him of ₹27.50 lakh by promising double the profit from investing in gold and silver.