I dunno. 1Finance is SEBI registered. Which is enough for me usually

Staff Engineer

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Some new scam? Huh

Software Engineer

Some new scam? Huh- Grapevine

I came to Bangalore 2 weeks ago. this is my first time visit to Bangalore. One fine day I was casually walking to my PG after having a tea at chai house. in the middle of a road a person with his newborn baby and wife approach me with folding hands. He asked me if I speak hindi. I nodded, then he said Iam from Maharashtra and he came here for job, but his master has kicked him out and not given him salary. He has no money for food and to travel back. He asked me to give him 300. I sensed it might be scam but being an emotional guy I thought 300 is not a big deal. I said I don't have cash but I can pay via phonepe. he showed me his qr on mobile. A thought ran in my mind does he has no one who he can call and ask for online money if he has working smart phone. when I started typing the amount 300 he said sir 300 for one person, pls pay for my wife too. I said I only have this much money only. I paid and walked off quickly. I think I'm scammed but it could be a genuine case too. 

tell me guys have you faced/heard this before. this might probably aware someone in future.

Is this a new scam?

Software Developer

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Is this scam?

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**News Flash:**

Hi everyone, there is a new WhatsApp stock market scam happening right now. It starts with a random person messaging you, usually with a woman's profile picture, offering free stock market tips. If you agree, they send you a link to join a group. In the group, they conduct two live broadcasts daily, one in the afternoon and one in the evening. They pay you to watch these broadcasts continuously for three days, along with some data pack recharges.

Initially, the broadcasts appear professional, discussing market indices and suggesting stocks. After about a week, they start promoting a "700% wealth surge plan" on your initial investment. They claim that the consulting services you're currently enjoying are worth Rs 50,000 for this quarter. If the 700% gain is achieved, you must pay consulting fees and revenue sharing for two quarters. The fees depend on the information service you choose for the next quarter. If the 700% profit is not achieved, no fees are charged, and future cooperation allows you to choose your desired service level freely.

The stocks they suggest also surge, and people in the group keep posting their profits and praising the "professor" named Hardik. When it comes to the 700% surge plan, they introduce a twist: they ask you to download an app or visit a website to sign up with your Aadhar number. They claim this "Preferred Asset Account" has several advantages:

1. It allows for pre-market trading.
2. It has priority trading rights when purchasing Upper Circuit stocks.
3. The success rate of subscribing to IPOs is higher compared to a regular Demat account.

Believing it to be genuine, you might add your money. Initially, you make good profits, but soon you realize you can't withdraw your money, and eventually, you are blocked by everyone.

The company behind this scam is IEF (International Equity Funds), operated by Meera Patel, Hardik Shah, and Ami Shah from the USA. If you Google them, you won't find any legitimate information. There are also multiple company names associated with this scam, according to my research. Be aware and never fall for these scams with unrealistic profits. Always use trading apps approved by the government, do your research, and be mindful.

Scam Alert

Data Analyst

What is even happening. Scamster is back

For those who aren’t aware - this guy was faking his education credentials (he was using my Alma mater in his LinkedIn and Twitter bio).  
  
 He used to charge obnoxious amount for career counseling on Topmate. Was featured on some economic news channel as well during last year’s budget.  
  
 In Sep 2023, he was exposed by a fellow Twitterati. That he hasn’t even completed graduation, let alone a Post Grad.  
  
 Most of his tweets were copy paste from other sources, his gyaan was generic.  
  
 The guy went AWOL from Twitter.  
  
 He returned back in January of this year, posted a thread and a video but never even acknowledged his mistake or apologized for his misdemeanors.  
  
 And imagine such fake people are being nominated for events like these.  
  
 Since, I wasn’t personally defrauded hence I cannot file a police complaint but I’m trying to connect with people who were duped off their money so that this fraudster does face Justice.  
  
 PS - Yes, he’s certainly on his way to becoming an MLA or MP pretty soon.

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Saw bhaiya didis shilling the product. Is it legit?

New Scam in town? *Jobsurance*

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/pavan-musthala-250a191a6_my-desparation-for-a-job-got-me-into-the-ugcPost-7170668201943482368-9Yb-?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_android

[Alert] New scam via hiring

Growth Manager

Today I was included in a WhatsApp community Wipro Tech Community U040. At first the admin started by saying sorry to all who were included in the group and then the real conversation started stating please like comment on the video and we will pay you 150per like She also said that this is not advertising she is doing that because to support wipro cause something…
Please beware of these types of scam going on in the market

New scam: Wipro group created in whatsapp

Software Test - QA

What are they actually doing? Just lol SDG coins. Just watch their video. They make no sense.  They are building a community by forcing them a bunch of tasks including liking their page and giving coins which are nothing. 
Is this another scam? Comment and share what you know and understand.

5ire/5irechain: Have you heard of?

Solution Architect

Recently moved to a new city and was looking for a flat for rent.

Went through the nobroker app and found some good properties and even took the moneyback plan as it was cheaper than paying brokerage and also had the guarantee of getting my money back so why not!(Foolish me🤡)

This is where all shit begins
- For more than half of the properties listed there, the owner does not pick up the phone.
- The relationship manager(RM) is the most useless person(not sure on what basis they hire), even after mentioning my requirements over call and chat both, he suggests flats which he likes even though they do not match any requirement that I'd mentioned. My requirements were simple of a gated society and within 10kms of my office (not asking for too much ig)
- let's say I even overcome the above 2 obstacles and finally am able to contact the owner and schedule a visit after tons of discussion with my RM, on the day of visit no one answers the call and I'm left stranded😭

And also as a bonus point, get ready to be spammed by their cross-services of packers and movers, rental agreement etc ( received more than 10 calls in a day🙃)

And now when I want my money back they are not at all receptive and just ignore my calls and messages. 
Although it's not a huge amount but I felt cheated and hence wanted to rant and probably help people who are looking for nobroker reviews.

Beware people, it's one of those open scams🥲

Nobroker is pathetic(rant!)

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What’s the biggest financial mistake you’ve made in your life so far?

Mistakes

Technical Writer

I bought this cover from a site called “Cover Souls” which I saw on Instagram ad so I thought of it as a genuine website after scrolling through the page and I got mails as well like the cover has been shipped etc and they gave a tracking link as well in mail which was working fine earlier but now when I am opening that link it takes me to Go daddy website and a msg like the website has been parked and when I am trying to drop mail or reply to the mail that I received from cover souls it is not getting delivered as now the mail id does not exist.
Has anyone faced this kind of issue earlier? This is something new to me!!

Mobile Cover Fraud Alert (tracking link now takes me to Go daddy website)

Just came across another scam by PagarBook. Pagarbook academy. Any one aware what it is ?
Link - https://www.linkedin.com/company/pagarbook-academy/

What Scam is this??

Generalist

I saw opening in linkedin, emailed the Hr. They called and said they have a opening for an unpaid internship. They said they will give assignment, and i have to pay 1000 as certification fee, and they they will refer me for paying jobs.

New sort of scam?

UX/UI Designer

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So I got a job offer from a company named pixel group Ltd based in kensas, USA for a frontend developer role. My base salary is $120,000. https://pixelgroupltd.com/ here is the homepage of the company. They are asking me to attend a 7 day seminar at the office at USA for onboarding and everything will be sponsered. But I got this offer even without a single f2f interview. 1st was a video resume round, 2nd was a technical round and 3rd was a psychometric test. That's it no f2f interview. Is it some sort of scam?? I can't find any details about the company. Please help me. 

Your offer letter, encompassing detailed salary structures, holiday lists, work timings, and the code of conduct, will be provided after your visit to the embassy for visa stamping post verification completion. 
This was also mentioned in the email.

Is this company a scam??

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Grammar improved when compared to the avail lottery, or your bank account is blocked call on this number. Rogue actors are sharing apks directly. Be careful of what you click on!

New ways of fraud. Be aware!

Anyone here remember Ravi 😅. He has reactivated his account on Twitter: https://www.mensxp.com/culture/people/144641-ravi-sutanjani-busted-fake-career-influencer-multiple-degrees-iti-mirzapur-fintek.html

Wake up babe, fintech scammer has reactivated their account

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WhatsApp Scam!

Consultant

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As expected, all those trigger posts on PM opportunities in 2024/25 were nothing but a lead-generation mechanism for the new CBC. 
After the last scam, a new potential scam is unveiled today with a misleading name & sad story. Let’s see how this will pan out.

Keep safe, aspirants!

[Gossip] Scamwala bhaiya launched CBC

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Its funny how some Site Relaibility Eng like aditya who has never worked in Maang is selling dreams to Tier 3/4 folks to get placed in Maang in 90 days.

Coming to pratik kapasi who was an L4 with 10 years of exp in google with low SI rating. Literally everyone with 2 years of exp are doing better than him.

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