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🇮🇳 Aaj Tak (Hindi)
Crime & Justice

Wore uniform to make family happy, fake SI arrested

A fake RPF sub-inspector has been arrested in Prayagraj for traveling on trains for free by impersonating an officer.

Mar 16 • 04:57 UTC
🇮🇳 Aaj Tak (Hindi)
Crime & Justice

Arrest of Fake RPF Officer to Please Family: Arrested in Prayagraj

A fake Railway Protection Force (RPF) officer has been arrested in Prayagraj for traveling for free on trains while impersonating a real officer.

Mar 16 • 03:40 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
Crime & Justice

200 women 'drugged by 'New Pelicot' and forced to wet themselves in public'

A former civil servant in France has been accused of drugging 248 women during fake job interviews, leading to public humiliation and serious legal consequences.

Mar 15 • 17:00 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Lawyer arrested suspected of drugging and raping young woman after posing as a police officer and offering fake job in the DF

A lawyer in Brazil has been arrested for allegedly drugging and sexually assaulting a young woman after pretending to be a police officer and offering her a fake job.

Mar 14 • 22:37 UTC
🇮🇳 Aaj Tak (Hindi)
Crime & Justice

Enticed by a 5 lakh package, 40-60 thousand... gang of fraudsters targeting unemployed individuals arrested

A gang operating in Greater Noida was arrested for cheating unemployed individuals by promising fake job placements in multinational companies through a fraudulent website.

Mar 13 • 15:54 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Woman invents job vacancies and interviews to steal data from 'candidates' and incur debts in their names in PR; understand the scam

A 32-year-old woman has been indicted by the Civil Police for creating fake job vacancies and conducting false interviews to steal personal data from candidates in Paraná, Brazil.

Mar 13 • 12:35 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

It's #FAKE: advertisement promising job vacancies in public schools with salaries up to R$ 14,200; scam has resurfaced

A fake advertisement is circulating on social media, claiming to offer job vacancies in public schools with salaries ranging from R$ 4,100 to R$ 14,200, prompting warnings from fact-checkers.

Feb 27 • 20:16 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
National & Local

Horror scams which cost Brits £9.4 billion revealed - from fake jobs to bogus houses

An investigative report revealed that scammers defrauded British citizens of £9.4 billion last year through various scams, including fake investments and job offers.

Feb 25 • 19:14 UTC
🌍 AllAfrica
National & Local

Nigeria: Govt, UK to Nigerians - Beware of Fake Overseas Job Offers

Nigerian authorities and the UK High Commission have issued a warning to citizens about fraudulent overseas job offers that are being used to traffic victims.

Feb 24 • 06:59 UTC
🇮🇳 Aaj Tak (Hindi)
National & Local

If you have a degree from these colleges... you might lose your job!

A recent warning highlights that degrees from certain universities deemed fake by the UGC could jeopardize employment for graduates.

Feb 23 • 13:14 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

The 'likes' scam

The article discusses a scam involving fake job offers related to social media likes, where victims are tricked into paying deposits after completing initial tasks.

Feb 23 • 03:30 UTC
🇨🇳 South China Morning Post
National & Local

In China’s tight economy, a fake exam-takers scheme has touched a nerve

In China, a scheme involving fake exam-takers has emerged amidst economic challenges, raising concerns about job competition.

Feb 20 • 02:00 UTC
🇮🇳 Aaj Tak (Hindi)
Crime & Justice

Fake Inspector Held for Job Scams in Hotel Interviews

A man posing as a police officer has been arrested in Kanpur for fraudulently promising jobs and extorting money from people.

Feb 18 • 13:14 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Woman realizes she fell for a fake job vacancy scam and the suspect mocks her with 'happy carnival'

A woman in Brazil was scammed by a fake transportation company offering driver positions and was mocked by the suspect upon realizing the fraud.

Feb 17 • 22:00 UTC
🇮🇳 Aaj Tak (Hindi)
Crime & Justice

Girl trapped in an online job scheme, pushed into gang rape and prostitution

A 20-year-old woman from Delhi has accused a gang in Lucknow of luring her with a fake job offer and forcing her into prostitution after sexual assault.

Feb 16 • 16:01 UTC
🇮🇳 Aaj Tak (Hindi)
Crime & Justice

Uniform, Three Stars, but Sports Shoes on the Feet... Fake Inspector Arrested in Gorakhpur

A fake police inspector was arrested in Gorakhpur, India, impersonating an officer and deceiving people into paying for fake job offers, exposed by his unusual choice of sports shoes with the police uniform.

Feb 11 • 07:16 UTC
🇮🇳 Aaj Tak (Hindi)
Crime & Justice

Government Teacher Created with Fake Documents Worked for 14 Years

In Bhadohi, UP, police have arrested an assistant teacher who held a government job for 14 years using fake documents, leading to the termination of his service after the discovery of his fraudulent academic credentials.

Feb 5 • 03:22 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Woman arrested for pretending to conduct job interviews to obtain candidates' data to finance vehicles in Paraná

A 32-year-old woman was arrested in Guarapuava, Paraná for conducting fake job interviews to collect personal information from candidates to finance vehicles in their names.

Feb 4 • 22:56 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Victims of fake job scam report extortion and violence in interviews: 'He showed me a knife'

Criminals in Rio de Janeiro are scamming unemployed individuals by posing as HR recruiters, luring them with false job promises, and resorting to extortion and threats during fake interviews.

Feb 4 • 22:33 UTC
🇳🇬 Punch
National & Local

No recruitment ongoing, beware of fake job scams, NMDPRA warns

The NMDPRA has warned the public against false job recruitment claims that exploit job seekers, clarifying that no recruitment is currently taking place.

Feb 2 • 16:08 UTC
🇸🇪 Dagens Nyheter
Crime & Justice

Police warn of new fraud method

The police are warning about a new scam method that deceives individuals through fake job advertisements, risking significant financial loss and potential money laundering charges.

Jan 31 • 17:43 UTC
🇺🇸 Fox News
Crime & Justice

Teen hackers recruited through fake job ads

Fake job advertisements are luring middle and high school students into ransomware operations, promising easy money and flexible hours, but targeting inexperienced workers.

Jan 13 • 16:43 UTC

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