Safety
How to spot a fake job offer
Fake recruiters target freshers and people who need work urgently. These checks take two minutes and can save you money.
Golden rules
- Genuine employers do not ask for money to give you a job, an interview or an offer letter.
- Do not share your OTP, bank PIN, Aadhaar OTP or passwords with anyone who calls about a job.
- Check the company name, address and website before you travel for an interview.
- Be careful with offers that promise very high pay for very little work, or that ask you to “like and share” or invest.
- For overseas jobs, use only recruiting agents registered with the Ministry of External Affairs (eMigrate) and never hand over your passport to an unknown agent.
Warning signs
- An offer letter without any interview.
- Messages only from a personal mobile number or a free email address, with no company website.
- Pressure to decide or pay “today”.
- Requests to pay for training, uniforms, a laptop or a “refundable deposit”.
- Work-from-home tasks where you must pay first to unlock earnings.
If you have already paid
Stop all payments, save the messages and receipts, and report it on the national cybercrime portal (cybercrime.gov.in) or call the cybercrime helpline 1930. Then tell us the job link so we can remove it.