RAJU AND THE 40 THIEVES
CYBER FRAUDS, CARTOON BOOK TO EDUCATE CONSUMERS OF CYBER FRAUDS
RESERVE BANK OF INDIA, RBI OMBUDSMAN
As a part of the Reserve Bank of India’s customer awareness initiatives, in July 2021 RBI office published a booklet ‘Be(A)ware’ on the modus operandi of financial fraudsters. Encouraged by the positive response received from members of the public as well as different institutions, we take forward the idea of financial education, to be more accessible to those who have just begun their journey into the digital financial world and are not so well versed with the nuances of online financial transactions.
This includes people from different ages and education levels such as school children, young adults, semi-literates, and senior citizens, irrespective of whether they live in urban, rural or semi-urban areas. Continuing the ‘Be(A)ware’ series, this booklet ‘Raju and the Forty Thieves is a manifestation of our efforts.
The booklet is an easily understandable pictorial depiction of incidents happening around us and helps us to learn how to keep hard-earned money and ourselves safe from fraudsters.
As the name suggests, ‘Raju and the Forty Thieves contains forty such stories providing glimpses of fraudulent events being reported to us and providing simple tips about DOs and DON’s. Raju is a typical gullible citizen, and, in these stories, he appears in different characters, sometimes as a senior citizen, some time as a farmer, sometimes as a happy-go-lucky guy, etc., although with the same curly hair always to identify with different walks of life. Let us make ourselves aware of such modus operandi used by fraudsters and educate those around us to be aware of such financial frauds.
The tireless efforts put by the team of RBI Ombudsman, Mumbai-II, Maharashtra, and Goa, to spread financial literacy by preparing such booklets during the covid period, is gratefully acknowledged. The readers are requested to share their feedback and suggestions if any, to[email protected].Be Aware and Beware!
