“The real money is made from hope. Not honesty.” That line wasn’t spoken in some crime thriller. It was the unspoken motto of Chander Mohan Singh, a 32-year-old orchestrator of […]

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It began, like many scams do, with a phone call that sounded perfectly normal. “Ma’am, this is regarding your father’s medical insurance policy. We noticed a discrepancy in the renewal

It started like any other bank story. A local cooperative bank, loyal depositors, and regular branches in middle-class neighbourhoods. Punjab and Maharashtra Co-operative Bank, or PMC Bank, was a name

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“Ma’am, this is an urgent call from the Reserve Bank. We’ve flagged suspicious activity on your FD. Please verify your identity immediately to prevent account suspension.” That’s how it began.

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