Based on true events.

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For months, we at IDR have been receiving scam emails from someone pretending to be our CEO. Here’s an exaggerated version of our experience. 

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a spam email asking nonprofit team members to buy five Amazon gift cards worth INR 10,000 each--nonprofit humour

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spam email addressed to nonprofit team members, asking for INR 2,200 to be transferred immediately--nonprofit humour

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spam email addressed to a nonprofit employee asking for INR 1,20,000 to be transferred urgently--nonprofit humour

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a spam email asking a nonprofit employee to upload their signature--nonprofit humour

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spam email requesting nonprofit employee to get on a call--nonprofit humour

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spam email telling nonprofit employee they have been selected for the role of senior programme officer--nonprofit humour
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Debojit Dutta

Debojit Dutta heads IDR’s editorial features and is responsible for commissioning and producing content across its various verticals. He also leads IDR’s Northeast Media Fellowship and set up the author payment fund that compensates contributors from underserved backgrounds. He has previously worked in editorial roles with Sahapedia, The Quint, and The Sunday Guardian, and founded the literary webzine Antiserious. His writings have appeared in publications such as Himal Southasian, Scroll.in, and The Wire.

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Shriya Roy

Shriya Roy is a multimedia editor at IDR, where she is responsible for managing and building video content. Prior to this, she was a journalist for six years across print, TV, and digital newsrooms. She worked as a researcher at NDTV, as a correspondent with The Indian Express, and as a multimedia editor at Feminism in India. Shriya received the Human Rights and Religious Freedom (HRRF) journalism grant in 2022 and produced a documentary exploring caste bias in grassroots cricket in India. She has worked extensively on covering sports at the intersection of gender and human rights. Shriya holds a bachelor’s degree in English literature from Sri Venkateswara College, Delhi University.

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