new delhi banks across the country reported a loss of over rs 42 crore to internetonline banking and credit cards frauds during aprildecember last year with the maximum amount being fraudulently withdrawn using credit cards though the states collectively reported 233 such crimes in 2008 maharashtra reported 23 incidents the maximum during the ninemonth period last year tamil nadu on the other hand has topped the list in terms of losing the maximum amount rs 209 crore to internet frauds while different private and public sector banks on their part collectively reported a loss of rs 3654 crore to credit card frauds the states reported a loss of rs 657 crore to internet frauds according to figures released in lok sabha in response to a question on tuesday the lending institutions in maharashtra lost rs 5554 lakh to online fraudulent practices rajasthan andhra pradesh and west bengal lost rs 8993 lakh rs 6429 lakh and rs 3572 lakh respectively while kerala and delhi lost rs 1760 and rs 1090 lakh respectively owing to cyber frauds eleven cases of internet fraud were reported from andhra pradesh eight from delhi seven from tamil nadu six from karnataka and five from west bengal during aprildecember 2008 however banks in bihar goa and jharkhand did not lose a single penny to such fraudulent activities according to data updated till 2007 out of the total 355 people arrested across the country a maximum of 156 people were arrested in madhya pradesh in connection with cheatingrelated cases under it act fake digital signature section 64 and breach of confidentialityprivacy section 72 and ipc forgery and criminal breach of trustfraud