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Cyber cell officials said that one gang based in NCR, and another from Jharkhand and Bihar have been found involved in cyber fraud cases lodged in the city. In 2017, housewives constituted the highest number of victims — 828 —, while this year only 374 have lodged complaints so far. Professionals have been targeted the most followed by retired persons and then housewives,” said Mishra. LUCKNOW: A sharp spike has been noticed in the number of cybercrime cases registered this year and mostly professionals and government servants have been targeted by the conmen. They used to steal card data and noted the phone number of customers during delivery of cards, Mishra added..