JamtaraCyber 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