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Bureaucrat warns against fraudulent messages on internet after getting fake job offer for Rs 9,700

October 15, 2022
Bharat Times

As is evident from the screenshot, the message appears to be a phishing attempt to dupe people.

Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer Parveen Kaswan, who is known for sharing interesting content on Twitter, recently shared a screenshot of a scam message to alert his followers.

In a Twitter post, Mr Kaswan shared that he has received a job offer with a salary of Rs 9,700. The message read, “Your resume has been received in our company and salary is Rs 9,700.” It then ends with a WhatsApp link asking the user to contact the company for more information.

In the caption, Mr Kaswan jokingly wrote that he “finally got the job offer”. “Confused now what to do,” he said.

Take a look below:

In the following tweet, the IFS officer also shared a warning and said, “Dear friends, these days many fraudulent people or agencies keep sending these links of SMS and emails. Don’t react or click on the link. Could lead to data theft, hacking or financial fraud. Stay safe.”

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Notably, as evident in the screenshot, the message appears to be a phishing attempt to dupe people. Mr Kaswan shared the image on Tuesday and it has since caught the attention of many internet users.

While some shared messages with similar details in the comments section, others jokingly suggested ‘watching’ the IFS officer.jamtaraWeb Series on Netflix to clear their confusion.

“Offer of just Rs 9700, I got Rs 75000_90000 many times from such companies,” wrote one gleefully. “It’s nothing. Someone died in Africa and left a huge fortune for me. I think that fortune will have to be transferred to “processing” 35,000. I will be a billionaire. I like this message Will transfer everyone who does. That fate,” commits another.

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A third said, “Even elite government officials are not spared, I wonder how they get contact numbers and spam of people like you who are the pride of India,” while a fourth said Asked, “Can TRAI do anything on such spam messages?”

Meanwhile, earlier this month, Press Information Bureau (PIB) Warned people not to fall prey to fake job alerts on messages, emails or websites. PIB has warned that people are now looking for new ways to trick people into job fraud. So in the meantime the agency shared some tips to protect yourself from such scams.

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