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title: "‘I Thought I Was Impervious to Scams’: Readers Denounce India’s Phone Swindlers"
metaTitle: "Readers Share Scam Stories"
slug: readers-share-scam-stories
date: "2017-01-06T15:23:52-06:00"
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sourcePublisher:
  name: New York Times
  url: nyti.ms
sourceArticle:
  url: "http://nyti.ms/2o3AJtK"
legacySlug: i-thought-i-was-impervious-to-scams-readers-denounce-indias-phone-swindlers
tags: [Consumer Fraud, Phone Scam, Robocalls]
status: published
---

January 6, 2017

Mel Craig’s 90-year-old father has been tormented over the past year by swindlers calling him at home, threatening him if he did not send them more money...