Divesh Kumar – Victim of Job Agent who flees after taking hefty amount

Recruitment scams and employment frauds are on rise targeting innocent job seekers. The fraudsters claiming to a job agent try to lure you with a false job opportunity in other countries. With the advent of online job boards, job seekers have been putting their personal details and CVs online to get noticed by potential employers and get job offers. But, instead you are contacted by someone who claims to be the employment agent of a company with a letter that says you are being considered for a job opening. You are either interviewed over the phone or asked to fill up a questionnaire. Eventually the agent says you have been selected for the job and tells you about further travel and visa arrangements. The agency charges you for their services but in actual they give no real service. What more? They might ask you for your bank details saying it’s for salary but might actually use it to steal your money.

Divesh Kumar from Laukaha, Bihar has been the latest victim of employment fraud case. He is now working as a waiter at First World Hotel, Genting, Malaysia. He was brought to Malaysia by a fraud agent with promise to set him up at Samsung in return for a heavy amount of Rs. 1,70,000. He was told he would be given the job of technical repair person at the company with a salary of Rs. 30K per month. But, instead he was told that there is no such opening and so will have to work as a waiter, thus being completely cheated. Divesh now works for 14 hours every day and earns less than 10K. he tried calling the agent but the agent seems to have flown away. According to Divesh the name of the agent is DevAnand and was working at J.J. Office in the same village. Divesh said, “Fas gayahubhaiya. 2 saal me to agent wale paisebhinahiniklenge. Apnneliye to kyakamaunga.” Translation: “I am trapped brother. Even after wrking for 2 years I wont be able recollect the paid amount. Won’t be able to earn anything for myself.“

With the number of employment fraud victims day by day, it has become necessary that you be careful about fraudulent job offers. If you have been a victim, the first thing you should do is stop communicating with the agency and don’t give them any money. In case you have given them any money, inform your bank. Read the employment documents mailed to you for any grammatical mistakes – this is a big sign of fraud agency. Also call the company directly to check if the job opening is genuine. Also confirm that the organization really exists. Beware if the agent gives an email id that ends in @hotmail, @yahoo or @gmail.