Crime Branch Alerts SPs About Fake Job Portals

Bhubaneswar : The state crime branch has flagged the police about some anonymous cyber frauds, who have created a dubious website and cheated youth on the pretext of giving them jobs in IT companies in the country and abroad. Crime branch said the website (www.shinejob.tech) was hosted on a German server.
In an advisory to the deputy commissioners of police in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack and superintendents of police (SPs) in districts, the crime branch described the modus operandi of the cyber accused and asked the police to launch awareness campaigns in their areas to prevent gullible job seekers from falling in the trap of the conmen.
Sources said some youth, who lost their jobs during the lockdown, were taken for a ride after browsing through the website. At least five persons saw fraudulent withdrawal of thousands of rupees from their accounts after they paid the processing charge of only Rs 10 each on the e-payment gateway of the bogus company.
“We found that the company’s IP address was linked to Germany. In most likelihood, the cyber frauds would be operating from any Indian city but they hosted the website on a German server provider,” a Crime Branch officer said.
The portal has different webpages, offering IT-related jobs. “When the user accesses the website, he or she is directed to submit the CV and other details. Then the user will be directed to pay only Rs 10 as processing fee. Unsuspecting applicants would proceed in making the online payment by giving them card numbers and CVV. Then the user will find error in the payment gateway,” the advisory said.