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Despite having limited formal education, individuals from India’s Jamtara and New Jamtara regions, as well as several economically disadvantaged districts, have become adept at orchestrating sophisticated cybercrimes by exploiting societal trust and systemic vulnerabilities. Beyond targeting domestic victims, these criminal activities have evolved into transnational operations, affecting individuals worldwide. Cybercrimes have been normalized within their local communities, with criminal enterprises increasingly structured as well-organized, family-run businesses, perpetuating a cycle of intergenerational involvement. To investigate the socio-economic and human factors underpinning this evolution and persistence of the Jamtara cybercrime networks over the past decade, this study employs a rigorous qualitative methodology. First, a systematic narrative review is conducted, integrating document analysis of credible media sources to identify recurring patterns, operational strategies, and network dynamics. To further enhance validity and depth, methodological triangulation is achieved through semi-structured interviews with four key offenders from Jamtara, providing firsthand insights into their practices and motivations. The findings reveal a chronological evolution of the Jamtara networks, highlighting behavioral drivers such as advanced social engineering capabilities, sophisticated concealment of traceability, strong social and moral support systems, organized division of labor, and rapid financial gains. Additional enablers include informal “crash courses” in cybercrime, the commodification of illicit services known as “cybercrime-as-a-service,” and systemic factors such as policing deficiencies, political corruption, weak cyber legislation, and socio-economic pressures, including poverty and unemployment, that render cybercrime an attractive career path for young people. The results underscore the pressing need for substantial systemic reforms to address the root causes of cybercrime in these regions. A holistic approach that integrates strengthened law enforcement, social reforms, and robust anti-corruption measures is essential to dismantle the socio-economic conditions that enable the proliferation of the Jamtara cybercriminal network.

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