Work scam guide
Job scam
Job scams impersonate recruiters, companies, HR teams, placement agencies, or visa consultants. They demand fees for interviews, equipment, training, background checks, or joining kits and may misuse documents.
Risk signal
Fee request
Severity
high
Group
Work
Common identifiers
Add identifiers that can be matched safely across reports, profiles, payments, and evidence without exposing unnecessary private data.
Recruiter phone
Use the exact recruiter phone shown by the scammer so CheckKaroo can link repeat signals and avoid weak matches.
Use the exact email shown by the scammer so CheckKaroo can link repeat signals and avoid weak matches.
Job post URL
Use the exact job post url shown by the scammer so CheckKaroo can link repeat signals and avoid weak matches.
Bank account
Use the exact bank account shown by the scammer so CheckKaroo can link repeat signals and avoid weak matches.
Evidence to preserve
Keep proof in original form where possible. Screenshots help, but transaction IDs, URLs, timestamps, and chat context make moderation stronger.
Offer letter
Capture offer letter with date, time, sender, URL, or transaction context visible where possible.
Recruiter messages
Capture recruiter messages with date, time, sender, URL, or transaction context visible where possible.
Payment proof
Capture payment proof with date, time, sender, URL, or transaction context visible where possible.
Company impersonation
Capture company impersonation with date, time, sender, URL, or transaction context visible where possible.
First response
These steps reduce further loss and keep your report useful for review, banking escalation, platform reporting, and official complaints.
Verify company domain
Do this early: verify company domain helps reduce repeat contact, preserve proof, and keep escalation options open.
Do not pay joining fees
Do this early: do not pay joining fees helps reduce repeat contact, preserve proof, and keep escalation options open.
Report fake recruiter accounts
Do this early: report fake recruiter accounts helps reduce repeat contact, preserve proof, and keep escalation options open.
Urgent money loss
If money was recently transferred, call 1930 first and raise a bank or payment-app dispute. Speed matters for fund-freeze attempts.
Privacy boundary
Do not upload OTPs, passwords, full card numbers, full Aadhaar, private documents, or unrelated intimate media. Use masked, relevant evidence whenever possible.