Mpowerjobz — Job Recruitment Scam

Address:	Hyderabad
Website:	www.mpowerjobz.com

I'm an NRI, residing and working at Muscat (Oman).

I received a phone call from a lady (Meera Khan) of MpowerJobs company, from their office number, very nicely she explained that she has referred / shortlisted my Resume (Profile) and the resume is meeting with a very respectable job opening at Qatar based big Employer. She didn't inform me the Employer name, but given assurance that once I show my interest, she will process the application and share the name of the company.

Once I gave confirmation, she called me again that I need to subscribe their services for job recruitment support; and for that I need to sign a contract and I have to pay a refundable fees o[censored]SD 500.

Regarding refunding the money, she informed that they will find a job of my interest within a period of 6 months, if not then they will refund me the money (USD 500), and in case if I get a job, they will still refund the money, as they will charge the fees from the Employer.

Honestly, I found this company and their work pattern trustworthy; and decided to give a try. She forwarded all the documents (which must have been designed to appear very legal) and finally I paid USD 500 through online transfer on July 22, 2021.

Once I paid the fees, the lady has disappeared from the communication; and then they ask me to contact through an email ([protected]@mpowerjobz.com). I started receiving a weekly email from their email ID : [protected]@mpowerjobz.com, giving a job requirement of various job openings in Gulf Countries. All these job requirements were very general (and not detailed one). I immediately understood that these are not the real / actual job requirements; and are fabricated / prepared by a office person, just to make the subscriber a FOOL.

I started objecting on these requirements and expressed my serious concerns, but their responses were non-justifying. I then asked them to stop their services, and to refund my money immediately.

They (Heena Shadia) agreed to refund my money; and finally sent me details of an amount to be refunded as USD82 only (I paid USD 500). I immediately objected and not agreed with this small amount. They send me following details:
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Total Amount paid: 500 USD
Deductions:
Processing Fee: 90 USD
Resume writing: 199 USD
Background verification: 129 USD
Total: 418 USD
Amount to be refunded: 82 USD
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I objected a lot, but they didn't care; and finally they transferred me an amount of INR 6, 284/- (USD 82) to my Indian Bank Account. The details of their transfer are as under:
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Transfer Details
Reference Number[protected]
UTR NumberKKBKH[protected]
Transfer From MSOURCE RECRUITMENT SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED ([protected])
Transfer To Hitesh Kumar
Account Number [protected]
Beneficiary bank HDFC BANK LTD
Beneficiary branch BHARUCH
IFSC CodeHDFC0000068
Transfer Date27/04/2022
Total Amount INR 6, 284.00
Description SEEKER SERVICES REFUND
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It was really shocking that such scams are happening with the help of some legal documentations, so that nobody can sue the company / persons in court.

I hope that this Consumer Complaints portal is genuine and necessary actions will be initiated soon against the fraudsters to curb such illegal activities on the name of Recruitment Services.

My earnest request to the concern officials to view this matter seriously, as such companies are not only taking advantage of thousands of job-seekers ambitions, but also spoiling the name of Indian Judiciary systems in Indian Diaspora worldwide.

I will look forward strong legal actions on this Company (and similar companies), so that no more people are victimised.

Thank you so much..!

Hitesh Shah
Muscat, OMAN