Job searching is like an integral part of our lives now. Those who don’t have one are passionate about finding it asap and those who have it are always craving for a something better.
With a huge base of individuals constantly surfing the internet to find a job, many big brands are riding their business on its back.
The trend continues bot both the Government and the private sectors alike.
Recently Immigration NZ took steps to shut down visa scam website and Crime Branch of India arrested a man for running fake government of India website.
Cyber criminals register a look alike domain name of a famous brand mislead innocent victims.
Commonly there is a minor change like a hypher(-) or dot(.) in the url which is not noticeable in the first go.
For instance, if a website has urlhttp://www.abccompany.co.in, the criminal may use the url http://www.abccompanyco.in orhttp://www.abc.company.co.in to misguide the victim.
Such fake websites are becoming increasingly common because of the ease of creating a look alike website with variety of tools available free of cost!!
Though prevalent in all top level domains, the most targeted domains belong to government sectors because in such cases the applicant is asked to deposit an application fee in the criminals account.
Exercise caution before entering your personal information anywhere or proceeding with any financial transaction over the internet.
Refer to only trusted resources like actual brand’s website for job related updates and do extensive validations before proceeding.
