Cyber scams have become normal household income.

The scams target victims in the US and the West, cross-border reporting shows.

Jamtara in India’s Jharkhand state and Mewat on the Haryana-Rajasthan border are among the areas involved.

Local labor markets offer few alternatives as paid work, leaving the practice likely to continue.

How each outlet framed it
The Diplomat leans critical
maps dual-track structure: Jamtara-Mewat-Bharatpur sourcing 80% of cases, Mewat model with 12-year-old operators, 500+ daily scams

Sources: The Diplomat