India's Labour Ministry says scammers are posing as the National Career Service. The real service is free, so any request for money is a red flag.
India's Labour Ministry has a simple message for jobseekers: the government's job service never charges a fee. The ministry warned that fraudsters are using the name and logo of the National Career Service (NCS) in fake calls, emails and websites, and asking people to pay for jobs.
The NCS is the government's online employment service. The ministry said it is completely free at every stage. That covers signing up on the portal, applying for jobs, interview processing and other employment services. The warning was posted on X and also appears on the official NCS website.
The ministry also told jobseekers not to pay employers or middlemen to secure a job. The NCS does not endorse such payments and takes no responsibility for them. Some websites, employers and individuals falsely claim a link to the NCS or the ministry. The ministry calls those messages fraudulent.
A logo and an official-sounding name can make a fake offer feel safe, especially when you are anxious to find work. The rule is easy to remember. If someone asks for money for registration, an interview or the job itself, stop and check first.
The steps in the alert box above cover how to verify an offer and where to report it. The two helplines are 1514 for the NCS and 1930 for financial fraud.
The ministry did not say how many people have been affected or how much money has been lost. It also did not say who is behind the fake messages.
The National Career Service is free, so anyone asking you to pay for registration, an interview or a job offer is not acting for it.
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