Chitradeep Chakraborty’s Jamtara Calling explores India’s phone scam capital, revealing the human stories, poverty and easy money driving digital fraud networks, writes Wajeeha Hajirah
Cyber criminals usually attempt to take the password, thus compromising the individual’s security setup. We receive several calls every day. We might pick these up without a thought. Yet a single call may cost someone a lifetime’s savings. Today’s world runs on digital technology. This makes everyday tasks convenient. But it has also given scammers a new platform to deceive people.
Jamtara Calling by Chitradeep Chakraborty takes the reader deep into the world of scams and cybercrime. The reader is guided into a world that might seem unfamiliar at first. On closer look, it becomes clear how closely our digital lives are tied to it. This is one of the strengths of the book. It does not treat cybercrime as a distant problem. It treats it as something woven into our daily habits.
The Scam Capital
Jamtara, a district in Jharkhand, is home to phone based financial frauds. The author does not simply show us the criminal activities. Instead, he gives a detailed introduction to the world of cybercrime. The bo...