According to the deputy chief of Iran’s Cyber Police (known as FATA), online fraud makes up 36 percent of cybercrimes.
As reported by IDEA, Hossein Amirli, the deputy chief of FATA, stated in the “Good Morning Iran” program that the majority of people’s complaints to the Cyber Police are related to internet fraud. According to Amirli, these offenses account for 36 percent of cybercrimes, and the highest number of complaints after that pertains to unauthorized withdrawals from bank accounts conducted online.
The deputy chief of FATA, while emphasizing effective control of the cybercrime domain and explaining that it is possible to detect and identify approximately 90 percent of cybercrimes in the virtual space, elaborated: “Special measures are also being taken in the field of prevention. However, areas without specific complainants need to be monitored in the virtual space.”
According to Amirli’s statements, one of the main responsibilities of Iran’s Cyber Police (FATA) in the virtual space is social prevention. FATA is active in content production and dissemination through radio, television, and new media.
At the end of his remarks, he mentioned the actions taken to reduce social harm for students, saying, “From the beginning of the ‘Happy Start’ program for students, we have created a channel for students to report their problems to the police, and we take their issues seriously. This space can pose serious risks to children. We have allocated part of the cyber police’s priorities to children, who can call us at 096380, share their problems, and we will follow up.”
It is worth noting that the share of internet fraud in cybercrimes in the virtual space has continuously changed in recent years. For example, in 2019, this crime accounted for 60 percent of internet crimes, and in 2021, it decreased to 30 percent. However, in 2022, this figure was reported as 36 percent by the head of the Financial Crimes Investigation Center of FATA.
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