Uttar Pradesh government under CM Yogi Adityanath has initiated a comprehensive cybercrime awareness program targeting female students in council schools. This initiative is part of the fifth phase of Mission Shakti, aimed at empowering girls with essential knowledge about cyber safety.
The program focuses on educating students about ten major types of cyber frauds:
- TRAI-related phone scams
- Parcel delivery fraud
- Digital arrest threats
- Credit card scams
- Social media trading schemes
- Banking data theft
- Fake KYC update requests
Key safety lessons include:
- Understanding that TRAI doesn’t make threatening calls about service cancellation
- Recognition that police don’t conduct “digital arrests”
- Awareness about fraudulent package delivery calls demanding money
- Caution against quick-profit schemes on social media
- Protection of personal banking information during fake KYC calls
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The initiative emphasizes a multiplier effect by encouraging students to share their knowledge with family members and local communities, creating broader awareness about cybercrime prevention.
This educational drive by the Uttar Pradesh Government represents a proactive approach to protecting young people from the growing threat of cyber scams while empowering them to become informed digital citizens.