Beware of job racketeers, warns Wipro

BANGALORE, INDIA: In the backdrop of the busting of a job racket on Tuesday, which allegedly took several job seekers for a ride by promising them placement in Wipro, the software giant said that it does not take any charge from candidates.

“Wipro, along with the Bangalore Police, busted a fake job racket being carried out by a gang of outsiders. We take our responsibility in these matters very seriously and reiterate that we do not charge any fee or collect any deposit from candidates for jobs at the company - whether applying or successful,” Wipro spokesperson Dirk Lewis said in a statement on Tuesday.

“We advise all candidates who are approached by third parties for jobs at Wipro against cash payment or security deposit, to immediately report the matter to the local law enforcement authorities,” it added.

The alleged fraudsters, including a woman, lured may young people with job offer and even took Rs. 1.8 lakh each from them. On getting this information, Wipro filed a complaint and in the investigation it was found that the fake HR agency was being run by a woman from Coimbatore.

They even conducted interviews and issued offer letters to the job seekers. However, the people found that they were conned when they contacted the company later with the offer letters.

As many as 37 candidates with qualifications such as MCA and BTech have fallen prey to the inter-state job racketeers.