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Abstract
At a time when the government is aiming for bank recapitalization, the PNB scam comes as a huge blow to the entire banking sector. The Rs 12,700 crore scam involves at least six banks, raising doubts over the internal safety of operations in financial firms. It may be noted that the PSBs lost at least Rs 227 billion to bank frauds in the last five years. The magnitude of PNB scam is very exorbitant and it has been happening for more than five years undetected. This poses serious questions into the internal operations and auditing processes. The apex bank of the country RBI is facing public wrath for not being able to detect the largest banking scam. It is high time that all PSBs should review their internal process and take appropriate actions. This paper aims to identify and analyze the factors that led to this massive scam. It uses the quality tool 5W2H for analysis. This paper also delves into auditing process of the banks and possible loop-holes that led to the fraud. This paper also summarizes the impact of scam on various banks and the economy as whole.