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It is not just Americans who affected by these scams. It is also Indian elderly population too who are affected by these scams. I think Indian authorities are v

It is not just Americans who affected by these scams. It is also Indian elderly population too who are affected by these scams. I think Indian authorities are very slow to react to these issues because police dont really understand the impact these calls make. Also they are paid off and are often of part of the mafia that runs them. My parent's friends have also been scammed. The Netflix series "Jamtara" really shows how intertwined these scams are with political system. The intent of these mafia and political groups is purely money and there is anti American sentiment that drives them.

LegitShady 4y ago
The police in India understand. They are corrupt and paid off, so it continues.
rockyj 4y ago
Exactly. At one level, the Indian political system is a politician-criminal nexus. The politicians are supported by money flowing in from shady systems, the politicians allow shady systems to run and use the money to win elections. Rinse and repeat. Then there are some variations of these - e.g. the politician and criminal is the same person or in the same family, the criminal also does some legit work, the criminal does mostly legit work and lot of it is goverment projects or projects running on tax money (which are done badly or subcontracted and money flows back partly as kick-backs). This cycle is hard to break unless some serious reforms are brought it, but then why would the politicians break the very system which brings them so much power and money.
- jesuscript 4y ago
  They wouldn’t break the system because it’s one of the few systems that works in that country (I’m taking a amoral stance here). Even the “good” systems don’t work, like water, electricity, or traffic/transportation. So whatever, I can see why they are okay with a “bad” but working system. Nonetheless, it’s quite dysfunctional.
spaceman_2020 4y ago
So many of these scam call center operators masquerade as honest businessmen, even winning local awards. Sickening.

LegitShady 4y ago

The police in India understand. They are corrupt and paid off, so it continues.

rockyj 4y ago

Exactly. At one level, the Indian political system is a politician-criminal nexus. The politicians are supported by money flowing in from shady systems, the politicians allow shady systems to run and use the money to win elections. Rinse and repeat. Then there are some variations of these - e.g. the politician and criminal is the same person or in the same family, the criminal also does some legit work, the criminal does mostly legit work and lot of it is goverment projects or projects running on tax money (which are done badly or subcontracted and money flows back partly as kick-backs). This cycle is hard to break unless some serious reforms are brought it, but then why would the politicians break the very system which brings them so much power and money.

jesuscript 4y ago
They wouldn’t break the system because it’s one of the few systems that works in that country (I’m taking a amoral stance here). Even the “good” systems don’t work, like water, electricity, or traffic/transportation. So whatever, I can see why they are okay with a “bad” but working system. Nonetheless, it’s quite dysfunctional.

spaceman_2020 4y ago

So many of these scam call center operators masquerade as honest businessmen, even winning local awards. Sickening.