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'Laptop farm', stolen identities: US woman jailed for aiding North Koreans in $17 million job scam

August 03, 2025 9:52 pm

The woman started working with the North Korean scheme in 2020, around the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Your next job could be a click away, but so is a scam: A guide to spotting the difference

May 10, 2025 10:42 am

In the 25th edition of The Safe Side, like promised last week, we discuss safe practices while searching for a job, dos and don'ts, and more.

TMC leader arrested by CBI in Bengal school jobs scam

November 27, 2024 11:11 am

The CBI, during earlier searches at Ganguly's Behala residence, had seized several bank-related documents pertaining to the case.

Exam for jobs in UP House: Owners of testing firms have dubious paper trail — and an arrest record

November 15, 2024 3:58 pm

On April 6, 2021, a UP Police Special Investigation Team (SIT) arrested Satya Pal and Ram Beer for their alleged role in the recruitment of Village Development Officers in 2018-2019.

No, that job isn’t real. The rapid rise of ghost jobs and how to avoid them

August 24, 2024 7:09 am

As companies post fake job listings, advertising for roles that are not real, thousands of people unwittingly end up applying for jobs that do not exist. Here’s how ghost jobs are impacting the market.

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‘Genuine candidates’ cheated in cash-for-jobs scam, court convicts ex-chief of Assam Public Service Commission

July 23, 2024 7:13 am

The convicts were remanded in judicial custody and taken to Guwahati Central Jail.

14 Indians rescued from cybercrime operations in Cambodia, says Indian Embassy

July 20, 2024 11:04 pm

The Embassy's efforts, including providing specific leads to Cambodian authorities, have now facilitated the safe return of over 650 Indian citizens targeted by such scams.

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ED attaches assets worth over Rs 365 cr in school jobs case

April 13, 2024 9:05 am

The central agency said it has issued a latest order under the anti-money laundering law to attach over Rs 230 crore of a former adviser of the West Bengal School Service Commission and an alleged middleman in connection with the assistant teachers recruitment ‘scam’ in the state.

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Money laundering case: SC grants bail to TMC MLA Manik Bhattacharya’s son

February 17, 2024 8:25 am

. Bhattacharya, a former chairman of the West Bengal Board of Primary Education, was arrested for allegedly not cooperating with the investigation

PGI job scam: 14 technicians cheated of lakhs

February 07, 2024 8:19 am

The victims stated that the suspects charged Rs 10,000 from each as security deposit assuring them that they would get the appointment letters in January 2024.