Job Scam: Aspirant duped of ₹8k for post in multinational firm

The Mumbai Police Cyber Cell has issued an advisory to the public, informing and cautioning them against the job frauds that have been resurfacing on social media. In the advisory, police informed people about a fraud claiming a job offer from a multinational beverage company, only to cheat the job aspirants of their savings. According to police, the incident came to light after a youth, who had come across a social media post, which read that the multinational beverage company, Coca-Cola, was hiring. When the 40-year-old man showed interest and filled out a form online to seek a job, he was then approached by a man, who claimed to be from the Coca-Cola company, asked the candidate to send his resume, and if he passes, he will have to pay a sum of 8,740, which covers the air tickets, training and accommodation.

A few days later, the man received a letter on the fake letter head of the beverage company, which stated that he has been selected for the interview and a refundable security deposit of 8,740 has to be paid. He also underwent an online interview for the post of a sales manager in the company, said police. Believing that the offer is genuine, the job aspirant immediately wired 8,740 in the account, after which all the subsequent contact was terminated. While the youth kept trying to get in touch with the man, the number was disconnected, which made him realise that he had been duped. The youth immediately approached Cyber Police in Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) and lodged a complaint. Based on the complaint, a First Information Report (FIR) was lodged and police froze the account in which the money was transferred.