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UK JOB AND
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Sudhakar
posted his
resume in
Naukri.com.
On 15th Sep
2008, he
received an
E-mail that
he got a job
in MARRIOTT
RESIDENCE
HOTEL,
LONDON and
got another
mail with
interview
questions
with a
request to
answer. He
just
followed
what he was
asked to do.
Again on
20th Sep
2008, he
received an
appointment
letter that
he was
appointed as
a software
Engineer in
the above
hotel and
directed him
to contact
Mr.CLAIRE
TUHEY (Asia
Zonal
Coordinator
& Office
in-charge of
British
Council,
Mumbai) for
Visa
processing.
On 29th September 2008, he received an
email
stating that
he should
deposit an
amount of
Rs.26, 000
/-(₤ 300) in
ICICI bank
Account
No.003501074047
of Furkhan
Chank Shaikh
for
Registration
Fees.
Accordingly,
he deposited
Rs.26,000/-
by borrowing
from his
friend in
the above
said
account. On
30th Sept he
received
another
email,
containing
Visa
application
form and
asked him to
fill it and
sent along
with
Passport.
On 2nd Oct, he received Visa document and asked
him to pay
Rs.
85,000/-(₤1000)
as a
security
deposit in
two bank
accounts (i)
A/c
No.018010100499378,
Suresh Raju
Shetty, Axix
Bank Mumbai
Branch (ii)
005701557586,
Wakil Abdul
Aziz Khan,
ICICI Bank,
Mumbai
Branch and
also stated
that it was
refundable
in LONDON.
After
depositing
the above
amount, he
was asked to
deposit an
amount of
Rs.59,
000/-(₤700)
for Non
Appearance
fee. After
depositing
the above
said amount
he was asked
to come to
Delhi to get
Visa from
British
Immigration
Office.
While going to Delhi, he received a phone call
from
Mr.Clarie
Tuhey to pay
an amount of
Rs.1,
37,950/-(₤1,550)
for Stamp
Fee and
Stamping
Approval,
when
Sudhakar
expressed
his
inability,
he stated
that he will
not be
provided
Visa. With
great
difficulty,
he deposited
the said
amount in
various
accounts.
After paying
the above
amount he
was directed
to come for
stamping on
31-10-2008
and also to
get
Rs.45,000/-
to bribe
Dr.BEN.
Due to inability to pay further money, Sudhakar
requested
them to
return his
money that
was paid
earlier and
he then they
replied that
it would
take months
and years to
repay the
amount. On
suspicion,
when
Sudhakar
enquired
with British
Immigration
Office, they
revealed
that it was
a Fraud.
Again when
he contacted
Mr.Claire,
he again
tried to
squeeze
further
amount of
Rs.45, 000/-
to final
processing
of Visa.
Later he
realized
that he was
duped to the
total tune
of amount of
Rs.
4,63,950/-
and lodged a
complaint.
Hundreds
lost their
hard earned
money like
Sudhakar. If
you don’t
take
precautions
given below,
You may be
the next.
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UK Job
offers and
Lottery
Frauds
–BEWARE!
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There are
many
attempted
frauds at
present,
often by
email,
targeting
Indian
citizens,
faking an UK
connection. |
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Most offers
sent
unsolicited
by email are
fraudulent. |
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People who
send share
offers by
email are
often
fraudsters. |
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Any person
or company
who asks for
bank account
details
online, or
by phone are
usually
fraudsters |
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Think about
your
“recruitment
procedure”.
Very few
genuine UK
companies
would offer
a job by
email.
Genuine
companies
have a
rigourous
selection
procedure,
which would
normally
involve a
face-to-face
interview. |
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How were you
contacted by
the UK
Company? If
you happen
to meet an
employee in
an internet
chat-room,
who
subsequently
offered you
employment,
then this is
very likely
to be a
fraudulent
offer. |
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A genuine
email from
an official
member of
staff never
is from a
“hotmail or
Yahoo” type
email
account. |
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Genuine UK
company
web-sites
may be
detailed
within the
scam, but
the contact
email
details will
be false. |
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British
Government
does not
send
unsolicited
emails with
the job
offers,
either
directly or
through
agents. Any
such
approach is
likely to be
from
fraudsters. |
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The UK
government
does not
administer
or charge
for
“additional
services”
such as
Travel
Insurance,
Health
Screening
checks,
Police
checks, Home
land
security
checks etc.
Any such
charges are
indicators
of likely
fraud. |
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What to do
if you have
received a
scam email? |
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You should
not pay any
money |
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You should
not have any
further
contact with
them. It
might be
tempting to
enter into a
dialogue
with a
foreigner,
however, you
MUST not.
These people
are
professional
criminals,
they will
seek to
exploit you.
Even if you
do not pay
them any
money, they
might seek
to steal or
abuse your
identity.
Your best
defense
against
these people
is to ignore
them and
delete any
emails that
you have
received
from them. |
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If you are
still
approached
by these
guys, report
to your
Cyber Crime
Cell
040-27852040
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