Shine.com Complaints & Reviews

Hi, what is the stutes of my complaint id [ID: 3472054 plz update for the same. Got no answer about this.

Looting money from Jobseekers
I got a call from Shine on dt.25 and Cheated through their hidden charges and before every payment, they said it is last payment you need to pay. SHINE.COM is cheating people in the name of HT media.

On 25 Sept 2023 I received a call from shine.com that they will help in finding a job for me and provide premium services. To create an account, I would have to pay Rs. 2005. I made the payment and was connected to another person (anup)

3-4 different people asked me to make a few more payments cumulatively worth more than Rs.19900 on incremental stages without revealing the full details of all the payments.

First I was asked to make a payment of Rs.4673 for profile verification.

Then I was asked to make a payment of Rs. 6477 for company verification.

But then sent another request of Rs. 6605 and said that this is the final payment that you have to make and then the profile would be live. I was reluctant to pay but then I said okay will do it.

But here comes the shocker, finally the executive asked me to make the payment of Rs. 8295 to make the profile live.

And this is when I had it. I just didn't want the service at all. It doens't make sense.

I just said please don't give me the services, to which he said that we don't refund the money. But the profile won't be live until Rs.

Pls refund my money..

I got a call from Shine today and Cheated through their hidden charges and before every payment, they said it is last payment you need to pay. SHINE.COM is cheating people in the name of HT media.

On 27 Sept 2023 I received a call from shine.com that they will help in finding a job for me and provide premium services. To create an account, I would have to pay Rs.3327. I made the payment and was connected to another person(Shiva)

3-4 different people asked me to make a few more payments cumulatively worth more than Rs.60000 on incremental stages without revealing the full details of all the payments.

First I was asked to make a payment of Rs. 8151 for educational verification.

Then I was asked to make a payment of Rs. 14724 for company verification.

But then sent another request of Rs. 33746 and said that this is the final payment that you have to make and then the profile would be live. I was reluctant to pay but then I said okay will do it.

But here comes the shocker, finally the executive asked me to make the payment of Rs. 42354 to make the profile live.

And this is when I had it. I just didn't want the service at all. It doens't make sense.

I just said please don't give me the services, to which he said that we don't refund the money. But the profile won't be live until Rs. 42k aprox. is paid.

So, I was left in a limbo and frustation, I can't get the refund, I can't have the profile live. I just want the refund of all the amount I have paid. These are hidden charges and do nothing but dupe the customer.

Date of experience: Sept 27 2023

Root cause-
There were no transparency of communication while I registered there must be the clarity for the process if for international jobs about money process. While i made first confabulation with guy told me its a one time process of payment and after a short while i get another call to pay 5192 for the education verification process. My concern is that while you assess profile in the beginning and call for registration for international jobs so process should be cleared at that time . So i will get back to you let me understand it on my behalf.

First the executive calls me called he calls me every single minute forcing me to pay a sum of 1805 INR for resume highlights etc, second step the relationship manager calls me called Mr Rohit he says pay this amount 2358 nothing else and then once i make payment of 23358 another mail pops up with a sum of 53122 which i refused, they are just cheating calling 10 times and not giving a clear picture on the amount of payments to be made, when i called for a refund they refused . I paid total 87000 PLEASE HELP ME I WANT REFUND MY MONEY.

1-owner 1-[protected]
2-[protected]
3-[protected]

As I was early told you during the call to shine.com that i am not interested in your services but you are forcing me to use your company services again and again.

Shine.com company cheat me of Rs 18075.71 which is a huge amount for me and for the same i am requesting you during the call many times for my charges reversal but you are not ready to listen my any request. As you mentioned on a mail that i am shouting. you told me during the call that this call is being recording by your company and your can check the recording i am shouting or requesting.

Your company employee mentioned in mail that i had disconnect the call but the call was disconnect by your team member not by me and he will not update me complete charges from stating to end due and your company has done the fraud of Rs 18075.71 with me.

At the end I want to clearly told you that I need my money back of Rs 18075.71 and I don't required any services of your company.

kindly reverse my charges ASAP and confirm me.

Shine.com representative Mr Ankit and MR. Ali both are doing fraud business.
Demanding money on money for each service.
Both contract numbers are +[protected]
And +[protected].

First I got call from Ankit and said only you have to pay 3000 then we will boost your profile and highlight your cv. So once I paid 3000 then again Mr Ali is asking for for other services in that way I have paid 4-5 time’s payment and still they are demanding more money for completing profile to get the job. Is this way shine.com and Hindustan times are doing loot and business from candidates.

Hello Complaint Team,
On 23 September, 2023, at around 10:22 am, I got a call from a person named Amit Kumar who introduced himself as an employee from Shine.com. He told me that I was shortlisted for a job at Cipla Company and I was obviously very delighted hearing the news. He told me about all the posts vacant in Cipla and asked me in which would I be interested, I chose the post in Pharmacovigilence. After all the necessary talks,...

First the executive calls me called Vivek pandey he calls me every single minute forcing me to pay a sum of 1805 INR for resume highlights etc, second step the relationship manager calls me called Mr Rohit he says pay this amount 2358 nothing else and then once i make payment of 2358 another mail pops up with a sum of 5122 which i refused, they are just cheating calling 10 times and not giving a clear picture on the amount of payments to be made, when i called for a refund they refused .

Please help

One of the shine.com executives called me at 09:45 on 23.09.2023 the number is +[protected] and we spoke about jobs with paid service. we talked for about 20 minutes. they said this is a one-time payment service, and we will provide assistance for the next 12 months for getting a job in the Panchkula, Haryana Location. I have paid 3691.00 rupees to their shine.com account. later they called me and demanded 5297.00 rupees.

I am totally upset with their demand. they are cheating on job seekers.

currently, I am feeling not well and my mental health is disturbed by their demands.

please help me get my money along with the proper justification from shine.com

22 September 2023 I received a call from number [protected] at 10:54 that they are calling from shine .com are told me about premium package of 3500 that said they are giving me discount and asked for 3292 which I paid after word they told they assigned an RM . Then started a payment game. They asked payment in chunks sometime 8444, 14642, 29498, 39895 and they are asking 42000. I don’t want any service and want my whole money back. Shine .com is deceiving people. It’s a fraud company playing with the sentiment. I am fade up of everything they are calling again n again with different number and pressuring since 23 morning I am again started getting calls. Please return my money

Hello,

Subject: Resume Booster service. Your order number for your reference is 489573.

Really I so surprised, your team is eagerly getting money from the job hunters, but whatever you planned to take from us you could have inform us well in advance. You do not know how the job hunters paying you, whenever you asked for the money to complete the profile.

1. Morning I paid 3292/- but the representative doesn't inform there is further charge applicable for education verification, representative forced me to pay to avail the service, I paid
2. By evening Relationship Manager (Shiva) called explained everything and later he asked me to pay for the verification, I have raised the concern why don't inform us initially he was saying n number of reasons which is not acceptable and i paid also 5192/-. RM forced me to pay to move further the service, I paid.
3. Again the RM asking there is one more invoice for job profile verification, when i saw the amount is 9556/- that time only I realized that is the different amount which I need to pay, And the RM forcing me to, but I refused to pay, and he don't want to disconnect the call which is not safer him, so disconnected the call from my end so he can claim clint disconnected the call, how trained there are.

If you have certain process inform well in advance to the job hunters, rather than collecting the money saying "you will have to pay this amount then only the process get completed".

As an merchant you are eagerly working to get money from the job hunters, but really you don't know how the person the putting their handwork to make 1 rupee, who are all involved my transaction they are liable to pay attention of my concern and to get my money back. or provide the service what I paid for.

One of the shine.com executives called me at 15:40 on 18.09.2023 the number is +[protected] and we spoke about jobs with paid service. we talked for about 20 minutes. they said this is a one-time payment service, and we will provide assistance for the next 12 months for getting a job in the Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh Location. I have paid 3292.00 rupees to their shine.com account. later they called me and demanded 5416.00 rupees.

I am totally upset with their demand. they are cheating on job seekers.

currently, I am feeling not well and my mental health is disturbed by their demands.

please help me get my money along with the proper justification from shine.com

I am writing to bring a serious matter of consumer exploitation to your attention, involving my recent experience with Shine.com/HT Media and their representatives while seeking job assistance services and opportunities for employment abroad.

During my interactions with Shine.com representatives, I was promised job assistance abroad upon making an initial payment of 3047/-. Trusting this assurance, I made the payment using my Paytm with the belief that it would secure the promised services.

Subsequently, I was contacted by a representative who informed me about the career assessment test which I said that it is not required but they said this is just a peanut investment for better future costing me 4129. Than they said I need to a background verification step to proceed with overseas job opportunities and Featuring profile in this they include 1 extra service which I did not required on communication skill at work place and charge me 8888. Assuming it was a necessary requirement, I made the payment as directed. After this again they share me perform for new service in which Canada and USA written and Professional summary was also there and they Charge me 15893 rupees. Despite being assured that there would be no further hidden charges, They Again share me Performa of 25026 and now I was in a state that I cannot move back or move as I have already invested 30k in this service they all play with my emotions and make fool of me and took away my hard earn money of total amount 114000.I felt compelled to make this payment to move forward with the promised job placement.

I had too many calls with their Mangers and my say was only to provide me the money back which they have charged me for useless courses. Also, I was ready to swap the course and get the money back for left course but they are not at all supportive. The only way to get this done I think is using consumer forum.

I must express my utmost dismay and disappointment in this matter. I have been misled and subjected to a series o[censored]unexpected financial demands despite being promised transparent and reliable services.

To support my claim, I possess all the transaction IDs for the payments made to Shine.com/HT Media .Also I have a call recording of full 3-4 hours of how they fool their customers. These transactions include:

Transaction Date: 01/09/2023
Merchant Name: Shine.com/HT Media Limited
Transaction Amount: 3047
Transaction ID: IN20230902_[protected]_[protected]

Transaction Date: 02/09/2023
Merchant Name: Shine.com/HT Media Limited
Transaction Amount: 4129
Transaction ID: IN20230902_[protected]_[protected]

Transaction Date: 02/09/2023
Merchant Name: Shine.com/HT Media Limited
Transaction Amount: 8888
Transaction ID: IN20230902_[protected]_[protected]

Transaction Date: 01/09/2023
Merchant Name: Shine.com/HT Media Limited
Transaction Amount: 15893
Transaction ID: IN20230902_854477_125301

Transaction Date: 02/09/2023
Merchant Name: Shine.com/HT Media Limited
Transaction Amount: 25026
Transaction ID: IN20230902_[protected]_[protected]

Transaction Date: 02/09/2023
Merchant Name: Shine.com/HT Media Limited
Transaction Amount: 35396
Transaction ID: IN20230902_[protected]_[protected]

Transaction Date: 02/09/2023
Merchant Name: Shine.com/HT Media Limited
Transaction Amount: 47275
Transaction ID: IN20230902_854569_143900

I am seeking the intervention of the Indian Consumer Forum to investigate this matter thoroughly and hold Shine.com accountable for their deceptive practices. Moreover, I earnestly request your assistance in ensuring a full refund of the excessive amounts I have paid under false pretenses.

I hope that the Indian Consumer Forum will take prompt action to address this complaint, protect consumers' interests, and prevent others from falling victim to such exploitative practices in the future.

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

This is to inform you all to never ever log into this job searching portal, You should instead try LinkedIn, Indeed, Naukri, etc. but not this portal. They sell your data to third-party scammers who will make you indulge in so-called jobs and after work they will ask for a penalty or they will make threatening calls to you with your personal details like your Aadhaar card, PAN card, Driver's license, etc. I tried contacting customer care for the last 10 days and today I got an email asking to deactivate the account so that your information will not be visible to recruiters... SUCH A WASTE OF TIME. What about losing personal details to a third-party company that is not even available on shine.com, or on Google, Who will take the responsibility that the scammers won't be using my driver's license for any financial fraud or legal? Never try this portal for job searching, instead sit at home instead of applying here.

It is disgusting to learn that HTMedia subsidiary Shine.com has a sales office full of scam artists. I received a call asking for premium service at a reduced price of Rs 3147, which I paid. Later, I received a call from a man named Shiva Pratap who identified himself as my relationship manager and demanded that I pay additional amounts of Rs 5192 and now he is asking me to pay Rs 9556 for the verification of my employment history, which were not mentioned in the initial call.

Dear all,
please provide me my all money transfer back in my account because of wrong commitment for shine representative me he asked me

([protected] mobile no for shine representative) only 3295/- for paid service but today call me abhimanyu and umesh ([protected])demand of another money
7958/- rs and asked me this service is compulsory other wise you lose 3295 /- rs so I will transfer again 7958/- rs then again call me and warning
me you lose all amount 3295/-+7958/- and another service purchase you other wise you lose all money so i will again transfer my kotak credit card 12232/- so total amount 3295+7958+12232=23485/- then agin call me and asked me you lose all money other wise you purchase another sevice 17000 rs approx but i can't afoord the amount so I request to shine officers please return back my all money in my account ASAP.

THANKS & REGARDS
NITIN KUMAR SHANKHDHAR
[protected]

I opted for Shine services and spent around 60000 and when I got a job on my own the shine team called me to refund the money for the services which I dint use.

When I tried to pay 10RS for the complaint they took around 47000 from my debit account.

I will need the complete refund of both refund money and also the money taken at the time of refunding

Hello Sir/Madam,
My name is Dama Saradhi, i registered on shine.com few weeks back. I received a call from Shine.com representative on "4th September 2023", wherein he explained me about Paid services of shine.com with Nominal price of Rs.3657/-,
Initially i showed no interest but then he started flattering about the services offered by them, wherein he said they will assign a dedicated "Relationship Manager" for me and he...

Dear Sir/Madam

This was my worst experience with shine on 30 Aug 2023 they told me about membership charge Rs.2005/- and after payment they are again demanding charge of Rs. 2358/- for documents verification. And then I deny for that payment and send a mail for cancelation of this service.
But they are forcing me for avail that service but I am not ready for that.
Kindly help me for cancelation and refund my fund in my source account.

Regards
Shiv Shankar Singh
Mo. [protected]
Email. [protected]@gmail.com