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Scam Land: Money, Mayhem and Maseratis

Series 1

Free Cash

Duration: 35 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: on BBC Scotland

Available for 3 months

Award-winning journalist Mobeen Azhar investigates the story of Gurvin Singh, a medical student who one evening near Christmas, decided to hand out free cash to unsuspecting strangers in Plymouth Town Centre. He told the local paper that he was 'giving back to the community' having made thousands of pounds through forex trading. But weeks later rumours were rife that Gurvin's trading claims were a scam.

With meme pages and social media profiles providing the clues, Mobeen discovers that Gurvin is at the centre of an alleged scam involving millions of pounds. Show less

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