Online and Social Media Related Crime
Online Job Fraud
A job offer on WhatsApp or Telegram asks for a fee, your ID, or a test payment before any real work.
How Scam Works?
This chat is made up. It shows how the trick usually sounds. It is not a real message. Do not reply, and do not send money.
Demonstration
HR · part-time data entry
Scam message
You are selected. ₹45,000 a month, work from home. Pay ₹1,499 today for the registration kit.
What you might say
Can I see the office address and a proper offer letter?
Scam message
You can see the office after you pay. Send your Aadhaar and the fee to hold the seat.
A real employer does not charge you to start work, or to unlock your first salary.
- 01
The offer arrives in chat
You did not apply, or you applied on a site you do not know. The job sounds easy and well paid.
- 02
They ask you to pay first
The reason changes: registration, training, a laptop, or tax on a salary you have not received.
- 03
The job never starts
After the fee, they ask for more money, or the number goes quiet.