Job or internship offer that asks for a fee
A job or internship is offered without a proper interview, and you must pay for registration, training, a laptop or a background check first.
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How it works
- An offer arrives from a "recruiter", often using the name of a well-known company, with a salary that is higher than usual.
- After a short chat interview, you are selected and asked to pay a registration, training, uniform or verification fee.
- More fees follow until you stop paying, and then the recruiter disappears.
What it looks like
Example messages. Numbers and links are masked.
Dear candidate, you are shortlisted for Data Entry Executive at Rs 32,000 per month. Pay the refundable registration fee of Rs 2,499 to confirm your joining date.
Your offer letter is ready. Kindly deposit Rs 4,500 for the laptop security, which will be adjusted in your first salary.
Red flags
- Any fee before joining
- Selection without a real interview
- Offer letter on email from a free address such as Gmail
- Pressure to pay today to "hold the seat"
The one question to ask
Did you find this job on the company's own careers page, or did the job find you?
Already paid or shared details?
Call 1930 at once: in the first hour the money can often still be frozen before it moves on. Then call your bank on the number printed on your card, and file a complaint at cybercrime.gov.in with screenshots of every message and payment.
1930 · cybercrime.gov.in
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