Engineer duped of ₹10 lakh with the promise of a job abroad
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Engineer duped of ₹10 lakh with the promise of a job abroad

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: A 46-year-old electrical engineer who was looking for a job abroad was duped of nearly ₹10 lakh in a cyberfraud where he was offered a false job in Singapore. An FIR was registered on Saturday Engineer duped of ₹ 10 lakh with the promise of a job abroad According to the police, the victim, S Poduri, works as an electrical engineer at a private firm in Santacruz. Looking to be hired abroad when switching jobs this time, he posted his resume which boasted 25 years’ experience, on Indeed, an online job portal, in September. The caller allegedly called him again and said to secure a job abroad, the candidate had to pay charges for medical check, residence permit, account opening, fund commitment, and worker’s license- all of which cost Poduri ₹9,99,331.

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