Ayush Tiwari
@sighyush.bsky.social
Journalist, Scroll.in. Double-checking Indian democracy. Email: ayush@scroll.in, ayush.tiwari95@proton.me
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Ayush Tiwari
@sighyush.bsky.social
· Feb 3
India’s cyber-scam epidemic is part of a multibillion global industry. This series traces a full arc
Essential background on how the online scam industry sprung up and evolved – and how Indians became its targets.
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NEW: We went to the ugly heart of India's cyberscam epidemic. It lies thousands of kilometress outside its borders.
The first story on @scroll.in looks at the men, the networks, and events that shaped an industry that targets thousands of Indians every day. Part 1 of 4.
scroll.in/article/1078...
The first story on @scroll.in looks at the men, the networks, and events that shaped an industry that targets thousands of Indians every day. Part 1 of 4.
scroll.in/article/1078...
Reposted by Ayush Tiwari
Before the approval, the Murugappa group had donated only Rs 21 crore to the BJP over a decade.
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The Rs 125-crore donation made the group the BJP’s third-biggest donor in the year leading to the 2024 general elections.
@sighyush.bsky.social reports
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The Rs 125-crore donation made the group the BJP’s third-biggest donor in the year leading to the 2024 general elections.
@sighyush.bsky.social reports
April 23, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Before the approval, the Murugappa group had donated only Rs 21 crore to the BJP over a decade.
scroll.in/article/1081...
The Rs 125-crore donation made the group the BJP’s third-biggest donor in the year leading to the 2024 general elections.
@sighyush.bsky.social reports
scroll.in/article/1081...
The Rs 125-crore donation made the group the BJP’s third-biggest donor in the year leading to the 2024 general elections.
@sighyush.bsky.social reports
A freak high-profile abduction in Thailand last month could have a lasting impact on the cybersecurity of Indians, especially the online scam epidemic sweeping the country in recent years.
Please stick with me.
Please stick with me.
February 26, 2025 at 2:01 PM
A freak high-profile abduction in Thailand last month could have a lasting impact on the cybersecurity of Indians, especially the online scam epidemic sweeping the country in recent years.
Please stick with me.
Please stick with me.
Reposted by Ayush Tiwari
In 2023-’24, BJP’s share of electoral bond donations declined to 37%. However, they are not the only route through which parties receive money. scroll.in/article/1079...
Including all known sources, BJP received Rs 3,967 crore in 2023-’24 – a jump of 87%.
@sighyush.bsky.social reports
Including all known sources, BJP received Rs 3,967 crore in 2023-’24 – a jump of 87%.
@sighyush.bsky.social reports
February 19, 2025 at 6:00 AM
In 2023-’24, BJP’s share of electoral bond donations declined to 37%. However, they are not the only route through which parties receive money. scroll.in/article/1079...
Including all known sources, BJP received Rs 3,967 crore in 2023-’24 – a jump of 87%.
@sighyush.bsky.social reports
Including all known sources, BJP received Rs 3,967 crore in 2023-’24 – a jump of 87%.
@sighyush.bsky.social reports
The top 12 donors of India's ruling party, the BJP, in the year leading up to the 2024 elections.
My piece brings 5 charts that break down the party's political financing in FY24.
Read: scroll.in/article/1079...
My piece brings 5 charts that break down the party's political financing in FY24.
Read: scroll.in/article/1079...
February 19, 2025 at 6:14 AM
The top 12 donors of India's ruling party, the BJP, in the year leading up to the 2024 elections.
My piece brings 5 charts that break down the party's political financing in FY24.
Read: scroll.in/article/1079...
My piece brings 5 charts that break down the party's political financing in FY24.
Read: scroll.in/article/1079...
To conclude the @scroll.in series on India's cyberscam epidemic, a ground report from the hub of 'digital arrest' scams and their high-profile patrons, who stole $1.3 billion from Indians in 2024.
Notes from Cambodia:
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Notes from Cambodia:
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I travelled to ground zero of the cyber scams targeting India. Here is what I found
Chinese crime syndicates operate out of properties owned by businessmen and politicians close to the ruling party of Cambodia. Reporting on them is risky.
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February 17, 2025 at 12:18 PM
To conclude the @scroll.in series on India's cyberscam epidemic, a ground report from the hub of 'digital arrest' scams and their high-profile patrons, who stole $1.3 billion from Indians in 2024.
Notes from Cambodia:
scroll.in/article/1078...
Notes from Cambodia:
scroll.in/article/1078...
Reposted by Ayush Tiwari
Arush is one of the several Indians, who were trafficked after being promised lucrative jobs abroad.
What unfolded instead was a harrowing journey of coercion, torture into the world of #cybercrime.
@sighyush.bsky.social reports.
#cybercrime #cambodia
What unfolded instead was a harrowing journey of coercion, torture into the world of #cybercrime.
@sighyush.bsky.social reports.
#cybercrime #cambodia
February 17, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Arush is one of the several Indians, who were trafficked after being promised lucrative jobs abroad.
What unfolded instead was a harrowing journey of coercion, torture into the world of #cybercrime.
@sighyush.bsky.social reports.
#cybercrime #cambodia
What unfolded instead was a harrowing journey of coercion, torture into the world of #cybercrime.
@sighyush.bsky.social reports.
#cybercrime #cambodia
Reposted by Ayush Tiwari
Indians lost $1.3 billion in just 9 months in #cyberscams. All this is part of a big crime syndicate operating in Southeast Asia, particularly in Cambodia and Myanmar.
youtu.be/au4kh_gVKTE
#Scroll's exclusive investigation uncovers shocking reality of men behind these scams.
#Watch ⤵️
youtu.be/au4kh_gVKTE
#Scroll's exclusive investigation uncovers shocking reality of men behind these scams.
#Watch ⤵️
Cyber Crime: The Dark Truth Behind Scam Compounds in Myanmar & Cambodia | Scroll Investigation
YouTube video by Scroll.in
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February 16, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Indians lost $1.3 billion in just 9 months in #cyberscams. All this is part of a big crime syndicate operating in Southeast Asia, particularly in Cambodia and Myanmar.
youtu.be/au4kh_gVKTE
#Scroll's exclusive investigation uncovers shocking reality of men behind these scams.
#Watch ⤵️
youtu.be/au4kh_gVKTE
#Scroll's exclusive investigation uncovers shocking reality of men behind these scams.
#Watch ⤵️
Spring in the Himalayas.
February 16, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Spring in the Himalayas.
This 8 minute video is a distillation of 3 months of work to get to the bottom of one of history's most outrageous cross-border scam syndicates. @scroll.in
To hell and back: the story of Indians forced to scam in Southeast Asia's cyberslave compounds.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=au4k...
To hell and back: the story of Indians forced to scam in Southeast Asia's cyberslave compounds.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=au4k...
Cyber Crime: The Dark Truth Behind Scam Compounds in Myanmar & Cambodia | Scroll Investigation
YouTube video by Scroll.in
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February 14, 2025 at 11:42 AM
This 8 minute video is a distillation of 3 months of work to get to the bottom of one of history's most outrageous cross-border scam syndicates. @scroll.in
To hell and back: the story of Indians forced to scam in Southeast Asia's cyberslave compounds.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=au4k...
To hell and back: the story of Indians forced to scam in Southeast Asia's cyberslave compounds.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=au4k...
Reposted by Ayush Tiwari
Five men from Kerala took up “sales jobs” in Thailand. Instead, they were trafficked to Cambodia & forced to scam SBI bank customers by impersonating RBI auditors & police officials.
Read @sighyush.bsky.social's report uncovering the terrifying nexus behind #cyberscam. scroll.in/article/1078...
Read @sighyush.bsky.social's report uncovering the terrifying nexus behind #cyberscam. scroll.in/article/1078...
February 11, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Five men from Kerala took up “sales jobs” in Thailand. Instead, they were trafficked to Cambodia & forced to scam SBI bank customers by impersonating RBI auditors & police officials.
Read @sighyush.bsky.social's report uncovering the terrifying nexus behind #cyberscam. scroll.in/article/1078...
Read @sighyush.bsky.social's report uncovering the terrifying nexus behind #cyberscam. scroll.in/article/1078...
I met the men behind India's booming online scams, including 'digital arrest' and crypto scams.
Turns out that they are victims themselves. From the villages of UP and Kerala to 'scam farms' in Southeast Asia, this is their story. @scroll.in
scroll.in/article/1078...
Turns out that they are victims themselves. From the villages of UP and Kerala to 'scam farms' in Southeast Asia, this is their story. @scroll.in
scroll.in/article/1078...
The scammers who got scammed: How jobless Indians were lured into cyber slavery
Promised high-paying jobs, they were imprisoned in high-rises, forced to take on fake identities and dupe their victims.
scroll.in
February 11, 2025 at 8:49 AM
I met the men behind India's booming online scams, including 'digital arrest' and crypto scams.
Turns out that they are victims themselves. From the villages of UP and Kerala to 'scam farms' in Southeast Asia, this is their story. @scroll.in
scroll.in/article/1078...
Turns out that they are victims themselves. From the villages of UP and Kerala to 'scam farms' in Southeast Asia, this is their story. @scroll.in
scroll.in/article/1078...
If you lose money in a 'digital arrest' scam, there's still a way undo the damage. My friend and journalist Abhik Deb and his family went through the ordeal last year.
His piece is part 2 of @scroll.in's series on how Chinese cybercrime syndicates target Indians.
scroll.in/article/1078...
His piece is part 2 of @scroll.in's series on how Chinese cybercrime syndicates target Indians.
scroll.in/article/1078...
My father lost Rs 10 lakh in a digital arrest scam. Here’s how he got some money back
Experts say that tracing the money becomes difficult if the crime is not reported within 24 hours.
scroll.in
February 4, 2025 at 7:30 AM
If you lose money in a 'digital arrest' scam, there's still a way undo the damage. My friend and journalist Abhik Deb and his family went through the ordeal last year.
His piece is part 2 of @scroll.in's series on how Chinese cybercrime syndicates target Indians.
scroll.in/article/1078...
His piece is part 2 of @scroll.in's series on how Chinese cybercrime syndicates target Indians.
scroll.in/article/1078...
Reposted by Ayush Tiwari
NEW SERIES on Scroll.
Indians lost $1.3 billion to #cyberscams in just 9 months last year.
A mind-boggling number - but just a small fraction of the global cyberscam industry’s estimated $40 billion turnover.
Our 4-part series traces the full arc. First part out tomorrow.
Indians lost $1.3 billion to #cyberscams in just 9 months last year.
A mind-boggling number - but just a small fraction of the global cyberscam industry’s estimated $40 billion turnover.
Our 4-part series traces the full arc. First part out tomorrow.
January 30, 2025 at 2:13 PM
NEW SERIES on Scroll.
Indians lost $1.3 billion to #cyberscams in just 9 months last year.
A mind-boggling number - but just a small fraction of the global cyberscam industry’s estimated $40 billion turnover.
Our 4-part series traces the full arc. First part out tomorrow.
Indians lost $1.3 billion to #cyberscams in just 9 months last year.
A mind-boggling number - but just a small fraction of the global cyberscam industry’s estimated $40 billion turnover.
Our 4-part series traces the full arc. First part out tomorrow.
Reposted by Ayush Tiwari
From 71 #cybercrime complaints registered every day in 2019, the number shot to 6,175 complaints a day in 2024.
scroll.in/article/1078...
In the first part of a #Scroll series, Ayush Tiwari breaks down the wide network, how the industry functions and how Indians fell prey.
scroll.in/article/1078...
In the first part of a #Scroll series, Ayush Tiwari breaks down the wide network, how the industry functions and how Indians fell prey.
January 31, 2025 at 6:33 AM
From 71 #cybercrime complaints registered every day in 2019, the number shot to 6,175 complaints a day in 2024.
scroll.in/article/1078...
In the first part of a #Scroll series, Ayush Tiwari breaks down the wide network, how the industry functions and how Indians fell prey.
scroll.in/article/1078...
In the first part of a #Scroll series, Ayush Tiwari breaks down the wide network, how the industry functions and how Indians fell prey.
NEW: We went to the ugly heart of India's cyberscam epidemic. It lies thousands of kilometress outside its borders.
The first story on @scroll.in looks at the men, the networks, and events that shaped an industry that targets thousands of Indians every day. Part 1 of 4.
scroll.in/article/1078...
The first story on @scroll.in looks at the men, the networks, and events that shaped an industry that targets thousands of Indians every day. Part 1 of 4.
scroll.in/article/1078...
India’s cyber-scam epidemic is part of a multibillion global industry. This series traces a full arc
Essential background on how the online scam industry sprung up and evolved – and how Indians became its targets.
scroll.in
February 3, 2025 at 1:12 PM
NEW: We went to the ugly heart of India's cyberscam epidemic. It lies thousands of kilometress outside its borders.
The first story on @scroll.in looks at the men, the networks, and events that shaped an industry that targets thousands of Indians every day. Part 1 of 4.
scroll.in/article/1078...
The first story on @scroll.in looks at the men, the networks, and events that shaped an industry that targets thousands of Indians every day. Part 1 of 4.
scroll.in/article/1078...
Two stories from the Scroll newsroom in this year's list of best investigative stories from India – the Modi-Adani diplomacy and Project Electoral Bond, a collaboration.
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Tracking Election Donations, Illicit Gold Markets, Parliamentary Stonewalling: 2024’s Best Investigative Stories in India
Also featuring a look at algorithmic bias in dispensing food aid, corruption in the country's largest civil service exam, and a tragic construction accident that exposed poor labor regulations.
gijn.org
December 4, 2024 at 7:36 AM
Two stories from the Scroll newsroom in this year's list of best investigative stories from India – the Modi-Adani diplomacy and Project Electoral Bond, a collaboration.
Do support our public interest journalism: scroll.in/contribute
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After BJP's unprecedented sweep of a Muslim-majority constituency in UP, some ask: are Muslim voters now voting for the BJP?
I travelled there to find an answer. I found the real question is: are Indian elections always free and fair?
Ground report:
scroll.in/article/1076...
I travelled there to find an answer. I found the real question is: are Indian elections always free and fair?
Ground report:
scroll.in/article/1076...
Behind BJP’s stunning win in UP bye-poll, police coercion and dodgy voter slips, claim Muslim voters
Defying all previous voting trends, the Hindutva party has won 76.6% of the votes polled in a constituency with around 63% Muslim voters.
scroll.in
December 1, 2024 at 5:32 AM
After BJP's unprecedented sweep of a Muslim-majority constituency in UP, some ask: are Muslim voters now voting for the BJP?
I travelled there to find an answer. I found the real question is: are Indian elections always free and fair?
Ground report:
scroll.in/article/1076...
I travelled there to find an answer. I found the real question is: are Indian elections always free and fair?
Ground report:
scroll.in/article/1076...
Vatakara, Kerala.
November 21, 2024 at 12:08 PM
Vatakara, Kerala.
Reposted by Ayush Tiwari
In which Ravish skewers the environment minister: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdQ2...
भागो दिल्ली की ज़हरीली हवा से
YouTube video by Ravish Kumar Official
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November 19, 2024 at 1:32 PM
In which Ravish skewers the environment minister: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdQ2...