We all at some point in our lives have got an email from an employer with an offer too good to be true. The employer promises us a fairly good amount of salary, accommodation, a car and if you’re lucky, you might also get a driver to take you around the city. The offer itself is so tempting that we never realize there might be a catch. Often fresh job seekers face a challenge of staying away from such fake job offers and preventing themselves from getting conned by scammers who make money by preying on their desperation and insecurity.
Every year, rackets engaging in the business of fake job offers – using the name of top companies get unearthed, and new ones get established. The modus-operandi is simple – send an email or call to unsuspecting job seekers confirming a job offer with some top company, and once the concerned candidate is hooked in with the promise of a golden salary, perks etc., the mailer asks your personal details or some security deposit to further process your application. At times, they act as an HR manager, at times as a consultant representing the company.
The concept of tricking people with fake job offers isn’t new. The practice dates back to the start of the industrial revolution when the market got filled with numerous jobs. Over the period of time, miscreants have become smarter and tech-savvy. People still get cheated by these offers. In recent times, two staffers of Rashtrapati Bhawan were arrested for duping 22 people with fake promise of providing jobs in the president’s residence. Fake job in the name of top companies like – TCS, Infosys, Reliance, Adani, Maruti have been in circulation, and most of these companies have also been trying to address the issue by placing warning and related information on their websites.
To prevent our readers from falling prey to such false jobs and fake offers, we’ve listed a few tips on how to avoid fraudulent job offers.
Other than these tips it may also be a good idea to visit the career section of a company’s website to do a check, on their job application process and to ascertain if an offer is fake.
Sandeep is a journalism and mass communication graduate with a keen interest in politics and business. He is a part of Research & Content team at HrNxt.com.