Pressure to pay immediately
Urgency is used to stop you from checking documents or asking another person.
Risk prevention
Recognize pressure, inconsistency, and unsafe requests
A red flag does not by itself prove a crime. It means you should pause, preserve evidence, verify through official channels, and seek qualified help when necessary.
No written documents
The person refuses to provide a clear offer, receipt, contract, or employer identity.
Different promises
Salary, job, location, fees, or benefits differ across messages, receipts, and contracts.
Personal-account payment
Money is requested through a personal account without a verifiable official purpose and receipt.
OTP or password requests
No legitimate counselor needs your password, OTP, bank PIN, or social-media login.
Document confiscation
Original documents are held without a clear lawful reason or safe return process.
Unclear employer
You cannot verify who the employer is, where the workplace is, or who signed the offer.
Social-media-only offer
A job is offered through an unverified account with no trustworthy external record.
Guaranteed and unusually easy
A person promises certain approval, unusually high income, or no normal verification process.
If you suspect fraud
- Stop further payment when it is safe to do so.
- Preserve receipts, messages, names, phone numbers, documents, account details, and dates.
- Do not make public accusations containing private personal details.
- Contact the appropriate official authority or qualified professional.
Immediate danger
For violence, trafficking, detention, threats, or medical emergency, prioritize immediate local emergency, police, embassy/consular, labor, medical, or legal assistance.
Authorized staff must add and regularly review official emergency resources.