Is this job offer real?
Paste the offer or message. The checker looks for 8 signs that job scams share: a fee, a request for an OTP or bank details, an offer with no interview, money for likes, pressure to pay now. Then verify it yourself in three steps.
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Verify any offer in three steps
1
Find the job yourself
Go to the company’s own website (search for it, do not use a link in the message) and look for the role on its careers page.
2
Check who wrote to you
An offer should come from the company’s own email domain. If it does not, write to the address on the company’s website and ask.
3
Never pay, never share an OTP
Not for registration, training, a laptop or a “refundable” deposit. If they ask for money, stop there.
The warning signs
Asks you to pay
Real employers do not charge for a job: no registration, training, kit, security or “refundable” fee. This is the most common sign of a scam.
Asks for an OTP, bank details or card
An OTP or your card and bank details let someone move your money. No employer needs them before you join; salary details come from HR after joining, on their system.
An offer without an interview
Real offers follow at least one conversation about the work. “Selected without interview” or “direct joining” for a job you barely applied to is a warning.
Paid to like, rate or review
Paying you to like videos, rate hotels or review products is a known task scam: small payouts first, then a “deposit” to unlock bigger tasks.
Easy money from home
High daily pay for typing, data entry or copy-paste work from home is the bait in many scams. Real roles describe the work and the team.
Pressure to act now
“Limited seats”, “within 24 hours” or “pay today” is there to stop you checking. A real offer gives you time to read it.
Only on WhatsApp or Telegram
Recruiters do use WhatsApp, but an offer that never moves to a company email, website or office is hard to verify. Ask for the offer on company email.
From a free email address
An offer from a gmail, yahoo or outlook address instead of the company’s own domain needs checking. Find the company’s careers page and confirm the role is listed.
Questions people ask
I already paid. What do I do?
Stop paying, even if they promise a refund after one more payment. Report it at once on the national cyber crime helpline 1930 or at cybercrime.gov.in, and tell your bank so it can try to stop the transfer. Keep every message and payment receipt.
Do real companies ever charge a fee?
No. A genuine employer pays you; it does not charge you to apply, train, get a laptop or join. Some placement agencies charge, but a job offer itself never costs money.
The message uses a big company’s name. Can it still be fake?
Yes, that is common: scammers copy logos and names of well-known companies. Check the role on that company’s own careers page and write to it from the address on its website.
Is an offer on WhatsApp always fake?
No. Many recruiters message on WhatsApp first. What matters is whether the offer can be checked: a company email, a careers page listing, an interview with real people. If it never leaves chat, be careful.
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General guidance, not legal advice. The checker matches patterns in text; it cannot confirm whether an offer is genuine.