Priya was starting her day. She opened her laptop to check her ad campaigns, something she did every morning. But this time, there was a big red message on her screen. “Your account has been suspended.” “What? Again?” she whispered to herself, rubbing her forehead. It was the second time in a month. And she […]
Let’s guess, you’ve taken your business online, things are running smoothly, and you think your site is “secure enough.” Maybe your developer told you, “Don’t worry, boss, we’ve got SSL and all that good stuff.” But what if I told you that’s exactly what the folks at 4chan probably thought, too… until it all went
Clean energy is the future.”“EV + Solar + Government contracts? This one’s a no-brainer.”“Look at that stock! ₹100 to ₹1100 in a year!” This is how Gensol Engineering Ltd was pitched across WhatsApp groups, Twitter spaces, and finfluencer videos. It looked perfect on paper, a solar company evolving into a full-blown EV ecosystem player, backed
“Beta, I haven’t logged into my account for weeks… but my shares are gone.” That’s what the 63-year-old woman told her son, confused and worried. A retired schoolteacher, she had put aside her life’s savings in the stock market, all managed by a trusted name: Motilal Oswal. For someone who barely checked her portfolio more
“Sir, your GST liability is ₹2.66 crore,” said the officer, tapping the screen in front of him. Madan Jain blinked. “Come again?” “You owe ₹2.66 crore. Bookings worth ₹22.51 crore were reported from your hotel in the last financial year.” Madan couldn’t decide whether to laugh or throw his chair. His resort — Samskara —
Sukhadeo Bhil is not your usual stock market guy. He doesn’t sit in front of a computer watching prices go up and down, nor does he know much about charts or complex trading stuff. He lives in a small town in Maharashtra and works as a farmer. But like many others, he thought maybe he
Imagine this: someone pays ₹25 lakh and gets a government teacher’s job, no exams, no interviews, nothing. Just money under the table. Sounds unreal, right? But that’s exactly what’s been happening in Maharashtra for years. This isn’t just a small fraud. It’s a massive teacher recruitment scam that has possibly crossed ₹1,000 crore, and it’s
“Sir, these Letters of Undertakings (LoUs) don’t match our system entries…” The junior bank officer stared at his computer screen, unsure whether he’d made a mistake or uncovered something massive. This is how the biggest scam in Indian banking history came to light, not with a bang, but with a small doubt. Back in 2018,
It’s one thing to lose money in the markets. It’s another to lose it because someone convinced you to trust them, and then vanished when things went south. This is the story of Yogesh Gupta. But it’s also a story of how persistence, awareness, and a little help from the right people can turn the
“So… I never applied for any loan, but suddenly I’m getting recovery calls. What’s going on?” If you’ve ever found yourself in a similar situation, trust me, you’re not alone. Over the past few years, India has seen a massive spike in loan-related frauds, and not just from shady loan apps. We’re talking fake NBFCs,
“I had invested because my neighbor told me she got double the money in just two years. It felt like a godsend,” said Shambhu Das, a retired schoolteacher from West Bengal. “Now it feels like I was just a pawn in someone else’s game.” His voice cracked when he said that. And he’s not alone;
It started, like most scams do, with a too-good-to-be-true opportunity. Manish Kumar, a Patna-based businessman with a decent reputation in his circle, got a call in early 2024. The voice on the other end was polite, smooth, and confident. The man introduced himself as an executive from a firm called Unicorn Auctions Corporation, a Kolkata-based
