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Fraud companies are scamming job seekers

 

In the current job market, with very limited opportunities and full of layoffs, people are struggling to find jobs. Scammers are taking advantage of this situation and fooling job seekers in numerous ways. Recently, our team at TakeOff Talent found some fake job postings and posted on LinkedIn asking if anyone is trapped in these scams. To our surprise, we found multiple people getting trapped, and some people are able to realize that these are scammers.

Well, there is a quote, "A delayed game is forever good, but a rushed game is forever bad." Job seekers in a hurry fall into traps in such scams. The targets of such scammers are usually freshers who are abundant in the current job market. As fresher openings are currently negligible in terms of the number of freshers looking for a job, they generally don't notice details and blindly apply for positions without checking details about the job opening and the company.

Usually, scammers are creating fake company page on LinkedIn and posting multiple job openings from that company page on LinkedIn. We talked with Vaidehi Sankhe, who is one of the job seekers who protected herself from being scammed by these scammers and she shared some of the pointers which will help you identify if the particular company is fake or not. Below are the pointers - 

  • Do not rush to apply if you see any opening, particularly for freshers as they are targeted ones.
  • Look at the company LinkedIn page first and check the following -
    • Check if the website is appropriate or not
    • Check the year when the organization was found - If it was found 10 years back or 5 years back and their website is still under construction then it is a sign that the company may be a fake company
    • Check the media and the post sections - 
      • You see post are simply downloaded from Pinterest or any other online website
      • Check if the employee photos are stolen from any other registered company
    • List of people associated with organization
      • The company is good if you see a good list of people associated with the company, but if you see only 2 to 3 members listed then it can be a fake company.
      • Mostly you will 100% find a Founder or CEO. If you don't see it, the company can be fake.
    • Check the logo of the company - Most of the time scammers just edit the logo of other organization.
    • Lookout in the suggested companies section below the fraud company, sometimes those suggested companies are also fake (thanks to LinkedIn algorithm for finding similar companies).
  • Never pay any money before getting your first salary to any organization. Usually, it is observed that the scammers are asking for document verification fees and then never reach out to you after getting that money or sometimes they ask for more money in the hope of providing the job.


 

Screenshot of scam email shared by one of the job seeker
Screenshot of scam email shared by one of the job seekers

 

Sharing below names and LinkedIn pages of some of the scam companies shared by Vaidehi and also validated by our team below - 

  1. Bytemetrics Solutions - https://www.linkedin.com/company/bytemetricssolutions/
  2. Technofactorx AI - https://www.linkedin.com/company/technofactorx-ai/
  3. Elite Met Solutions - https://www.linkedin.com/company/elite-met-solutions/
  4. SAZ India - https://www.linkedin.com/company/saz-indiaa/
  5. Prevetech Solutions - https://www.linkedin.com/company/prevetech-solutions/
  6. Statforge Technologies - https://www.linkedin.com/company/statforgetechnologies/ 
  7. Prometrics Solutions - https://www.linkedin.com/company/prometricssolutions/
  8. Softmet Solutions - https://www.linkedin.com/company/softmetsolutions/ 
  9. ExpertXai Technologies - https://www.linkedin.com/company/expertxpro-ai/
  10. Razormet Technologies - https://www.linkedin.com/company/razormet/ [Evidence]
  11. Interconx Technologies - https://www.linkedin.com/company/interconx/
  12. Datametrics Technologies - https://www.linkedin.com/company/datametrics-technologies/ 
  13. Harnit Immigration - https://www.harnitimmigrations.com/ (as per complaint from 5 people of false job placement) 
  14. Aether Technologies - https://www.linkedin.com/company/aether-technologies-tn/
  15. Thirumoolar Software - https://www.linkedin.com/company/thirumoolar-software/ (they are fooling by saying that they are providing paid training before the job and asking for Lakhs of money) [Evidence1] [Evidence2]
  16. Idealmet Technologies - https://www.linkedin.com/company/idealmet-technologies/ [Evidence]
  17. Sparkmetrics Solutions - https://www.linkedin.com/company/sparkmetricssolutions/ 
  18. RapidxIQ Technologies - https://www.linkedin.com/company/rapidxiq/ 
  19. Innovateshield Solutions - https://www.linkedin.com/company/innovateshield-solutions/
  20. Accopixel Technologies - https://www.linkedin.com/company/accopixel/ 
  21. InnovateGemini Technologies - https://www.linkedin.com/company/innovategeminii/
  22. Gigafactor Solutions - https://www.linkedin.com/company/gigafactorsolutions/
  23. PrimefactorX - https://www.linkedin.com/company/primefactorx/
  24. InnovateNuo Solutions - https://www.linkedin.com/company/innovatenuo/
  25. RecroconX Technologies - https://www.linkedin.com/company/recroconx-technologies/
  26. Innovatefactor Solutions - https://www.linkedin.com/company/innovatefactor-solutions/
  27. InnovatexIQ Solutions - https://www.linkedin.com/company/innovatexiq-solutions/
  28. InnovateMetrics Solutions - https://www.linkedin.com/company/innovatemetrics-solutions/
  29. CloudGemini Solutions - https://www.linkedin.com/company/cloudgemini-solutions/
  30. Aquaconx Solutions - https://www.linkedin.com/company/aquaconx-solutions/


Stay aware, stay safe. Share this article with as many people as possible so that the scammers can't fool innocent job seekers.

If you are also scammed or about to get scammed, please share your story in the comments below.



Comments

  1. thanks for sharing..I was also trapped by technofraxai but somehow saved myself...thanks for spreading awareness..

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  2. Thanks for spreading awareness ☺️

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  3. Thanks for sharing sir👏

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  4. Thanks for showering some light on fake companies!

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  5. Thankyou! i had a bad experience with thirumoolar software , i lost confidence cuz of this issue. but some how I'm overcoming it. Thankyou for sharing sir

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  6. Thank you so much for sharing such kinds of fraud companies

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  7. Good work.... Thank you

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  8. better if companies names are sorted.

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  9. Anyone know data gyan is scamming or not?

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  10. InnovateGemini Technologies, not sure if this org. falls in the same category.

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    1. Unfortunately yes I recieved a similar email stating to pay 1550 to onboard as a trainee. Not gonna fall on this trap. And requesting you to follow the same.

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  11. Thank you sharing tis valuable information.

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  12. What about Unified Mentors and Null Classes?

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  13. Is Unified Mentors and Null Classes internship genuine?

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  14. Paid innovate factor solutions 1250...i was so happy sharing this news with my parents to recieve my first offer letter...n fuck them... they just frauded...they fraud with our emotions.... like i did all my research n paid thinking it legitmate but no the site was just created 2 weeks ago that i checked after a week...i m filled with all jobs from these fake companies, don't know how people are so evil. Please be aware people...

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  15. i went to the interview in AEY Solutions in btm bangalore, after the interview they asked for the money 12k . after some views even the company has disappeared from that location. they gave fake offer letter

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  16. aey solutions in bangalore scammed around 100 people by taking 12k from everyone after giving an offer letter

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  17. Thanks for such clarification, a person who is eagerly looking for a job would easily fall for such offer letters. Don’t know how people plan such fake websites and make fool of needy people. We talk about AI ethics but where are ethics of mankind.

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  18. I got scammed by Innovatexiq solutions

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    1. Thanks for sharing this with other job seekers. Can you please share more context about how did they scammed you?

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  19. Aquaconx Solutions is a Scammer company they are telling to pay 1,650 for document verification

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  20. I also got scammed by aquaconx solutions. I realized after paid money

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    1. Thanks for sharing about the scam of Aquaconx solutions! For all the job-seekers, never pay anyone during the recruitment process.

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