The statement said that many people received SMSes and e-mails in which they were informed that they won a lottery and that they should deposit money in a savings bank account to claim the lottery.
"After the criminals were informed about the account number by the victims, money from their account were stolen by the cyber-criminals," the bank officials said. Aizawl District SP Lalbiakthanga Khiangte also admitted that cyber-crime has increased in a disturbing proportions.
"Many bank accounts held by Mizos were also used by the criminals to undertake cyber crime," Khiangte said, adding that the police have investigated a number of cases intimated to the state police from outside the state.