India's deadliest scam
Instant loan apps promise easy money. But what's the catch? BBC India Eye's Poonam Agarwal and Ronny Sen investigate the cyber scam destroying lives across India.
Instant loan apps promise easy money. But what's the catch? Investigative reporter Poonam Agarwal and filmmaker Ronny Sen take us behind the scenes of their award-winning documentary The Trap: Inside the blackmail scam destroying lives across India.
Plus, Anthony Irungu from BBC Africa explains a Kikuyu proverb sent in by a listener.
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Producer: Alice Gioia and Caroline Ferguson
(Photo: Faranak Amidi. Credit: Tricia Yourkevich)
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