Fake Job Alert: Lecturer was looking for a job, lost 11 lakhs! Understand- how fraud occurs in the name of job, how to avoid it

How to check whether a job offer is real or fake: Every day there are news of fraud in the name of job. In the time of online job search, online scams are also running rampant. Here, by narrating one such recent incident, we are trying to explain to you how swindlers lay their trap while searching for a job. It is important for you to read this news so that you do not become a part of any fraud while searching for a job. Don’t get caught in such a trap yourself. So that you can understand what things you need to be cautious about while searching for a job. The incident we are narrating here is related to a well-educated PhD scholar, who was looking for a job as a lecturer. Who had uploaded his/her resume on a well-known job portal. This job website became a means of cheating him/her. The scammer was a man power and recruitment services company.

This is how a highly qualified young man got trapped

The young man with whom this job fraud happened is 24 years old and is a resident of Delhi. After completing his/her PhD, he/she was looking for a job as a lecturer or assistant professor/faculty abroad. When he/she uploaded his/her CV on an online job searching website, he/she received an email from a company. he/she introduced himself as a client of the portal and said that your profile is matching for an urgent vacancy in Sultan Qaboos University of Oman. Please mail your documents.

The young man sent the documents. A reply email came that you have been shortlisted for interview on the basis of documents. The interview is on 28 May 2024. The interview also took place in online mode. Then the next day a call came that you have been selected. You will have to pay some fees like application fee, document verification, security, etc. Some fees will be refunded. About Rs 11 lakh was transferred.

There was talk of that Omani university visiting Delhi in June, July and August of 2024. It was told that your DV and medical will be done at the same time. Then joining will take place after final selection. It is also worth noting that these emails also came in the name of the university where the job vacancy was mentioned. The young man was shocked when as time passed, calls to that number stopped being received.

How to avoid job fraud?

To avoid online job scams, take special care of 3-4 things-

• Whenever you are approached by a direct recruiter, you need to be careful. Instead of immediately trusting the words of the other person, find out about that company.
• If you are being asked for money in any job, then be alert. Generally companies do not ask for money from candidates. In very few companies, this happens only for very few posts. Cross check it thoroughly.
• Even if there are very high package salary offers and promises of very easy and fast promotion, you still need to be alert.