Thane Man Duped Of Rs 95,000 With Job Promise In?Azerbaijan

Police probe revealed that around 25 such people were fraudulently duped on the pretext of a job offer out of Rs. 22 lahks.

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Updated on: 14 January 2023 6:39 am

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A 27-year-old Thane resident was duped of Rs 95,000 by two men on the pretext of a job offer in Azerbaijan, police said on Saturday. A case of cheating has been registered at the Kapurbawdi police station, said an official.?
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The complainant had approached the accused in December, who operated a recruitment agency, looking for an overseas, he said. They allegedly promised to get him a job as a mobile crane operator in Azerbaijan, and asked him to pay Rs 95,000 towards various charges.

After the complainant paid them, he was given a job offer letter and flight ticket which were later found to be to be fake. The accused, in the meantime, had shuttered their office and fled.

A probe revealed that they had cheated around 25 job aspirants in similar ways out of?a total of Rs 22 lakh, the official said. Further probe was initiated in the matter and no arrest has been made in the case yet, he added.

(With PTI inputs)