India has seen an upsurge in scams along with an increase in online job searches. Scammers have increased their activity on job sites, preying on unwary and desperate job searchers. The government of India has released some helpful information to determine if the job offer is “genuine” or “false” in response to the issue of fraudulent job alerts.
Five indicators of a bogus online job offer are provided by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs:
- It may be a sign of job fraud if you receive the appointment letter right away following the initial conversation with the company.
- Another warning sign is a job requirement or description that is too general in the appointment or offer letter.
- Take note of the email’s language. If it is written improperly, it can be a hoax.
- if a potential employer requests sensitive information while conducting a job interview. Don’t divulge such information.
- It may also be a scam if you are asked to pay for job offers.
Do you know that thousands of people are becoming a victim of online job fraud?
Here are few indicators to spot a fake online job offer
• You got the appointment letter too quickly after the initial chat
• Vague job requirement/ job description in the appointment/ offer letter pic.twitter.com/jIpKzOPbZt— PIB – Ministry of Home Affairs (@PIBHomeAffairs) October 13, 2022
The government claims that anyone who has been a victim of cybercrime can file a complaint at cybercrime.gov.in.
The External Affairs Ministry warned young people and applicants last month about “fake job rackets advertising lucrative jobs.”
MEA reported that the people had been held in the Myawaddy region, were being transported to Myanmar, and were being forced to work in inhumane conditions.
The MEA claimed that ethnic armed gangs are in power and that they are holding several other foreign nationals, including Indians.
On October 8, the Center reported that it had saved 130 employees from Myanmar, Laos, and Cambodia who had been seduced by “false job rackets offering rich opportunities.”
In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi last month, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin said that 300 Indians, including about 50 Tamils from the state, were being kept captive in Myanmar.
Similar schemes have hurt residents of other regional nations.
The scam networks, which frequently have ties to international organised crime, are claimed to be established in nations with lax law enforcement, luring educated young people with promises of huge wages. If the workers are unsuccessful in tricking victims reached by phone into moving money into foreign bank accounts, they will then face isolation and the danger of violence.
