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7 Arrested As CID Conducts Raids In Jharkhand Exam Scam Amid Protest
- Friday August 14, 2026
- India News | Asian News International
The Jharkhand Crime Investigation Department (CID) has conducted raids at multiple locations across the state in connection with alleged irregularities in various competitive examinations conducted by the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC).
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www.ndtv.com
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3 Arrested For Duping Maharashtra Man Of Rs 70 Lakh With Fake Job Offer
- Friday July 31, 2026
- Cities | Press Trust India
The accused lured complainant by showing fake letters with forged signatures and seals of senior Mantralaya officials, along with the national emblem.
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www.ndtv.com
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Maharashtra Man Duped Of Rs 70 Lakh Over Government Job Promise, 5 Arrested
- Monday July 27, 2026
- India News | Press Trust India
The accused promised the victim a clerkcumtypist's job in the state revenue and forest department.
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Thane Man Duped Of Rs 12.6 Lakh With Job Offer At German Firm
- Thursday July 23, 2026
- India News | Press Trust India
The three scammers, Payal Sharma, Anuj Kumar, and Shrikant Dhavapanti, got in touch with the victim via phone, offering him a job at a German giant.
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www.ndtv.com
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Delhi Man Poses As Top Government Official, Dupes People Of Rs 60 Lakh, Arrested
- Saturday June 20, 2026
- Delhi News | Indo Asian Service News
The police stated that the accused "posed as an Additional District Magistrate and preyed on trust," deceiving victims by projecting himself as a senior government officer with close links to top officials.
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www.ndtv.com
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Probe Agency Seeks Prosecution Sanction Against Senthil Balaji In Cash For Jobs Scam
- Tuesday May 19, 2026
- India News | Reported by J Sam Daniel Stalin
The case pertains to allegations that Senthil Balaji, while serving as Transport Minister in the then AIADMK government, conspired to collect money from job aspirants by promising appointments.
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www.ndtv.com
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GenZ Most At Risk Of Job Scams, 54% Aspirants Ignore Warning Signs: LinkedIn
- Wednesday May 13, 2026
- India News | Edited by Prateek Shukla
LinkedIn finds that 90 per cent of reported scam attempts try to move candidates away from the platform to private messaging apps.
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www.ndtv.com
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Techie Gets Scammed By Fake Job Interview Involving Cloudflare, Shares Details
- Wednesday April 29, 2026
- Offbeat | Edited by Abhinav Singh
The techie warned of fraudsters using a deceptive Cloudflare verification page to execute malicious commands on the computers of victims.
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www.ndtv.com
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Delhi Court Rejects Lalu Yadav's Plea To Quash CBI FIR In Land-For-Jobs Case
- Tuesday March 24, 2026
- India News | Press Trust of India
"The petition, being devoid of merit, is dismissed," the judge said while pronouncing the verdict.
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www.ndtv.com
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Bengaluru Couple Arrested For Rs 25 Crore Court Job Fraud
- Monday March 23, 2026
- Bangalore News | Reported by Reethu Rajpurohit
A couple in Bengaluru has been arrested for allegedly duping hundreds of job seekers by promising government positions in the court system, a scam through which they are accused of swindling around Rs 25 crore.
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www.ndtv.com
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'Impregnate Childless Women, Get Rs 10 Lakh': How Men Were Conned In Bihar
- Saturday January 10, 2026
- India News | Reported by Prabhakar Kumar
Make a woman pregnant and get rewarded up to Rs 10 lakh -- was how it started. Online advertisements describing the so-called 'All India Pregnant Job' were put up on social media.
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www.ndtv.com
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Charges Open Way For Trial Against Lalu Yadav, Family In Land-For-Jobs Case
- Friday January 9, 2026
- India News | Edited by Debanish Achom
A court in Delhi today framed charges against Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Yadav and his family members for allegedly acquiring land in exchange for jobs when he was Union railway minister.
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www.ndtv.com
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Former West Bengal Minister Partha Chatterjee Released On Bail After 3 Years
- Tuesday November 11, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
Former West Bengal education minister Partha Chatterjee, one of the key accused in the cash-for-school jobs scam, was released on bail on Tuesday.
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www.ndtv.com
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Google Warns Users of AI-Driven Scams Targeting Job Seekers and Businesses
- Friday November 7, 2025
- Written by Sucharita Ganguly, Edited by David Delima
Google has warned of a sharp rise in AI-powered scams targeting job seekers and businesses. Fraudsters are using generative AI to create fake job listings, cloned company pages, and deceptive apps that appear genuine. Scams include fake recruiter profiles, review extortion, and counterfeit AI or VPN apps that steal data or money. Google advises use...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Before Election, Probe Agency Flags Another 'Scam' In Tamil Nadu Government
- Wednesday October 29, 2025
- South | Reported by Anushka Kumari
The Enforcement Directorate has red flagged an alleged 'cash for jobs' scam linked to appointments in the Tamil Nadu Municipal Administration and Water Supply department.
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www.ndtv.com
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7 Arrested As CID Conducts Raids In Jharkhand Exam Scam Amid Protest
- Friday August 14, 2026
- India News | Asian News International
The Jharkhand Crime Investigation Department (CID) has conducted raids at multiple locations across the state in connection with alleged irregularities in various competitive examinations conducted by the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC).
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www.ndtv.com
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3 Arrested For Duping Maharashtra Man Of Rs 70 Lakh With Fake Job Offer
- Friday July 31, 2026
- Cities | Press Trust India
The accused lured complainant by showing fake letters with forged signatures and seals of senior Mantralaya officials, along with the national emblem.
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www.ndtv.com
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Maharashtra Man Duped Of Rs 70 Lakh Over Government Job Promise, 5 Arrested
- Monday July 27, 2026
- India News | Press Trust India
The accused promised the victim a clerkcumtypist's job in the state revenue and forest department.
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www.ndtv.com
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Thane Man Duped Of Rs 12.6 Lakh With Job Offer At German Firm
- Thursday July 23, 2026
- India News | Press Trust India
The three scammers, Payal Sharma, Anuj Kumar, and Shrikant Dhavapanti, got in touch with the victim via phone, offering him a job at a German giant.
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www.ndtv.com
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Delhi Man Poses As Top Government Official, Dupes People Of Rs 60 Lakh, Arrested
- Saturday June 20, 2026
- Delhi News | Indo Asian Service News
The police stated that the accused "posed as an Additional District Magistrate and preyed on trust," deceiving victims by projecting himself as a senior government officer with close links to top officials.
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www.ndtv.com
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Probe Agency Seeks Prosecution Sanction Against Senthil Balaji In Cash For Jobs Scam
- Tuesday May 19, 2026
- India News | Reported by J Sam Daniel Stalin
The case pertains to allegations that Senthil Balaji, while serving as Transport Minister in the then AIADMK government, conspired to collect money from job aspirants by promising appointments.
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www.ndtv.com
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GenZ Most At Risk Of Job Scams, 54% Aspirants Ignore Warning Signs: LinkedIn
- Wednesday May 13, 2026
- India News | Edited by Prateek Shukla
LinkedIn finds that 90 per cent of reported scam attempts try to move candidates away from the platform to private messaging apps.
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www.ndtv.com
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Techie Gets Scammed By Fake Job Interview Involving Cloudflare, Shares Details
- Wednesday April 29, 2026
- Offbeat | Edited by Abhinav Singh
The techie warned of fraudsters using a deceptive Cloudflare verification page to execute malicious commands on the computers of victims.
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www.ndtv.com
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Delhi Court Rejects Lalu Yadav's Plea To Quash CBI FIR In Land-For-Jobs Case
- Tuesday March 24, 2026
- India News | Press Trust of India
"The petition, being devoid of merit, is dismissed," the judge said while pronouncing the verdict.
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www.ndtv.com
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Bengaluru Couple Arrested For Rs 25 Crore Court Job Fraud
- Monday March 23, 2026
- Bangalore News | Reported by Reethu Rajpurohit
A couple in Bengaluru has been arrested for allegedly duping hundreds of job seekers by promising government positions in the court system, a scam through which they are accused of swindling around Rs 25 crore.
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www.ndtv.com
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'Impregnate Childless Women, Get Rs 10 Lakh': How Men Were Conned In Bihar
- Saturday January 10, 2026
- India News | Reported by Prabhakar Kumar
Make a woman pregnant and get rewarded up to Rs 10 lakh -- was how it started. Online advertisements describing the so-called 'All India Pregnant Job' were put up on social media.
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www.ndtv.com
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Charges Open Way For Trial Against Lalu Yadav, Family In Land-For-Jobs Case
- Friday January 9, 2026
- India News | Edited by Debanish Achom
A court in Delhi today framed charges against Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Yadav and his family members for allegedly acquiring land in exchange for jobs when he was Union railway minister.
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www.ndtv.com
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Former West Bengal Minister Partha Chatterjee Released On Bail After 3 Years
- Tuesday November 11, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
Former West Bengal education minister Partha Chatterjee, one of the key accused in the cash-for-school jobs scam, was released on bail on Tuesday.
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www.ndtv.com
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Google Warns Users of AI-Driven Scams Targeting Job Seekers and Businesses
- Friday November 7, 2025
- Written by Sucharita Ganguly, Edited by David Delima
Google has warned of a sharp rise in AI-powered scams targeting job seekers and businesses. Fraudsters are using generative AI to create fake job listings, cloned company pages, and deceptive apps that appear genuine. Scams include fake recruiter profiles, review extortion, and counterfeit AI or VPN apps that steal data or money. Google advises use...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Before Election, Probe Agency Flags Another 'Scam' In Tamil Nadu Government
- Wednesday October 29, 2025
- South | Reported by Anushka Kumari
The Enforcement Directorate has red flagged an alleged 'cash for jobs' scam linked to appointments in the Tamil Nadu Municipal Administration and Water Supply department.
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www.ndtv.com