The incidents of cybercrime are increasing a lot. Especially more reports are coming about online job fraud. Now a new report has come. In this, the Amazon Job Scam has been told. A girl lost more than 3 lakh rupees in Amazon Job Scam.
According to media reports, more than 100 people have been cheated in the last 5 months. It states that a 20-year-old girl has complained to the Delhi Police. According to the report, the girl received a message from an international number.
In this, the Fraudster talked about giving him a job, describing himself as an Amazon executive. It is believed that the scammer obtained the victim’s contact details from the job portal. With a software developer’s help, a website that looked like a fake Amazon was created.
Links Are Sent To Many People
It has been told in a media report that its link was sent to many people. Scammers also hired those who got trapped in this scam. They were also made to do fake tasks to look real after this Fraudster asked the victim to create a virtual wallet. After this, the money was stolen. In the same way, the 20-year-old girl also lost her money.
This money was sent to different bank accounts. Delhi Police has also arrested four people in this case. In front of the police, the accused admitted that transactions worth more than 3.5 crores were done. In this scam, more than 100 people were cheated.
Stay Safe Like This
To avoid such scams, you should know how the job process works. A big company like Amazon does not send messages in such an unprofessional manner. There are many interviews and tests for this. HR Connect for many things.
You can ask a knowledgeable friend if you have doubts about any job offer letter. The job process is completed through email and not through WhatsApp or SMS. Please confirm the details of HR on LinkedIn as well.
The company will never create a virtual wallet and ask to transfer money. For this reason, you should be careful only when a company demands money from you in the name of the job.
