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India's scam epidemic
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We all know someone who has been scammed over the internet. It could be a dramatic digital arrest scam or something milder like a phishing scam.
In her new book, Scamlands, journalist Snigdha Poonam explores this epidemic. For many Indians, desperation drives them to become scammers. Shut out by the iron gates of caste, communal prejudice and poverty, tricking the elite is often the only way…