The Supreme Court of India’s order of August 4 on the “digital arrest” menace is notable for not being lured into complacency. Yet, scammers find it easy to target youth and professionals, and senior citizens the advisories have not reached. The digital scammers have proved nimble in their modus operandi. In Myanmar, scam centres proliferated through direct and indirect official patronage, even as recent scrutiny produced raids that were largely for show with these centres shifting to new areas in the conflict-ridden country. After Beijing’s crackdown, in 2023, on scam centres targeting Chinese victims, scammers shifted focus to other countries, with Indians also being trafficked and tortured to commit digital crimes against fellow citizens.