A file picture of the Bosch Vocational Center, on Hosur Road, in Bengaluru.
| Photo Credit: Okay Murali Kumar
German engineering multi-national Bosch has filed a grievance with South East CEN police in Bengaluru about misuse of the corporate’s title to run a pretend online recruitment scam. An FIR was registered on August 28.
The firm determined to knock on the doorways of the cyber crime police after a number of people, who have been promised jobs by online scamsters, approached them with enquiries about the work. According to the FIR, when a number of people approached the corporate between December 2022 and August 2023, executives realised that the corporate’s title was being misused to presumably cheat job aspirants.
A cyber police officer mentioned, “Not just Bosch, cyber police stations across Bengaluru have been receiving complaints about names of top companies being misused by criminals to cheat job aspirants. The scamsters are not based in Bengaluru. They use VPN to mask their tracks. These collect money from job aspirants in the guise of fees. Many people have lost lakhs of rupees in such frauds.”
In many instances, the victims strategy the police. But on this case, the corporate has filed a grievance, which is an efficient signal. The firm flagging the fraud will create consciousness, presumably stopping individuals from falling for fraudulent job presents, the officer added.
Satish Kumar, Security Head, Bosch, informed The Hindu, “I filed a complaint with the police as a precautionary measure, as these cases would bring disrepute to the company. The company’s name was being misused by fraudsters to dupe job aspirants. Over 10 individuals, who were falsely promised a job in Bosch, approached the company. There is every possibility that these scamsters are cheating job-seekers of money. It is my responsibility to bring this to the attention of the police.”
