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Conmen pose as Karnataka Milk Federation officers, cheat job aspirants of ₹50 lakh

Conmen pose as Karnataka Milk Federation officers, cheat job aspirants of Rs 50 lakh

January 08, 2026 3:24 pm

Between December 2022 and December 2023, the 10 candidates allegedly paid ₹36 lakh through bank transfers and ₹14 lakh in cash to the 'KMF officers'.

Job fraud: Powai police book BNP employee, man who appeared for him in 2021 recruitment exam

September 03, 2025 6:26 pm

An officer from Powai police said that a joint general manager from BNP, Dewas, submitted a complaint against the employee for acquiring the government job through fraud.

Delhi Police bust work-from-home job fraud racket, arrest 4 men

July 22, 2025 1:41 pm

According to the Delhi Police, the scammers allegedly siphoned off money through multiple bank accounts and converted it into cryptocurrency to evade detection.

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Your next job could be a click away, but so is a scam: A guide to spotting the difference

May 10, 2025 10:42 am

In the 25th edition of The Safe Side, like promised last week, we discuss safe practices while searching for a job, dos and don'ts, and more.

Maharashtra retired intelligence officer

Retired state intelligence officer loses Rs 11 lakh in task-job fraud

September 21, 2024 7:14 pm

On September 13, the complainant, a retired police officer who lives in Byculla (West), received a WhatsApp call from a person who identified herself as Saloni Sinha and offered him a part-time job.

Pune woman duped of Rs 26.8 lakh through online 'part time' hotel job

October 23, 2023 9:24 pm

Police said the victim works as a manager in a private company based in Kalyani Nagar area. In August this year, she received a message on her phone offering a “part time” job.

Gurgaon man duped of Rs 1.6 cr on pretext of part-time job

July 05, 2023 9:47 pm

The complainant was allegedly offered a part-time job offer at an e-commerce site by a caller from an unknown number on WhatsApp.

7 arrested in Bengaluru for cheating engineers after taking bribes for jobs: Police

June 05, 2023 5:14 pm

The scam came to light after a 29-year-old from Belagavi arrived at the Bescom office to join as a junior engineer.

The men who counted trains at New Delhi Railway Station – and lost Rs 2.6 crore

December 31, 2022 5:53 pm

A case was lodged last month by Delhi Police’s Economic Offences Wing on the complaint of an ex-serviceman, M Subbusamy.

In job fraud, 25 men from Tamil Nadu duped of Rs 2.6 crore, made to count trains at New Delhi railway station

December 20, 2022 2:35 pm

The accused lured the men promising them jobs as travel ticket examiners (TTE) and clerks in the railways, and cheated each candidate of lakhs of rupees.