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Banks have written off Rs 11.17 lakh crore bad loans from their books in the last six years till the financial year 2021-22. The non-performing assets (NPAs), including those in respect of which full provisioning has been made on completion of four years, are removed from the balance sheet of the bank concerned by way of write-off.

Phone users, on average, check their smartphones more than 50 times every day, according to Pew Research Center. Because of the widespread usage of cellphones, internet hackers and fraudsters are more likely to target you for hostile conduct.

With the Covid-19 outbreak still present, many individuals are hesitant to shop in public settings such as malls. The problem is that fraudsters have realised that relatively few individuals care to verify the website from which they are purchasing or paying money. Many consumers are frequently duped by offers from bogus websites and wind up paying substantial quantities of money to hackers.

The RBI provided this facility to defer EMI payment but online fraudsters are active to cheat people amid the lockdown. 

Taking to Twitter, the Army said, "Number of fraudsters are using fake Indian Army letters claiming to be providing direct entry into Indian Army. Some reported to have been duped. Be Careful! Do not fall for such deceit & trap."

As it goes after fraudsters who dupe gullible investors of their hard earned money, capital markets regulator Sebi has launched an all-out mass media campaign to make the public aware about troubles of investing on hearsay and in pursuit of high returns in less time.