Archive · 5 Jun 2025
Man Poses as Journalist, Cheats Job Seekers in Noida
Imagine someone pretending to be a news reporter to trick people looking for jobs.
This person, named Wasim Ahmed, set up fake job openings on a YouTube channel.
He made people pay money for applications and fake interviews, promising them jobs at big companies like Samsung.
After taking their money, he would disappear.
He even hired two assistants to help with the scam.
The police caught him after one person complained, and they found out he had been arrested for similar scams before.
A 36-year-old man was arrested in Noida for posing as a journalist.
The man allegedly cheated job seekers by promising them jobs in exchange for money.
He used a YouTube channel to advertise fake job vacancies.
He charged around Rs 1,600 for registration and conducted fake interviews.
The accused is believed to have cheated 150 people in six months.
- Who
- Wasim Ahmed, also known by several aliases, was arrested.
- What
- A man posed as a journalist and cheated job seekers.
- When
- The arrest occurred on Wednesday; the scam operated for six months.
- Where
- Noida, India
- Why
- To obtain money by promising jobs.
- Accused
- Wasim Ahmed
- Crime
- Posing as a journalist
- Number of victims
- Approximately 150
- Registration fee
- Rs 1,600
- Duration of scam
- Six months
- Location of office
- Sector 81, Noida