A large Lucknow scam in overseas employment has come to light after several job seekers reported that a local manpower agency took money from them and disappeared. The complainant said the agency promised confirmed jobs in Russia and Singapore but failed to deliver visas, tickets or offer letters. The scam became clear when the applicants reached airports in Mumbai, Delhi and Chennai for their scheduled departures and learnt that their tickets had been cancelled.
According to the complaint filed by Aash Mohammad under the direction of DCP East Shashank Singh, the agency collected ₹2 lakh from each applicant. Aash said he had approached the firm after hearing that it arranged overseas placements and was assured that the jobs were confirmed with good salaries and safe working conditions. Believing this, he paid the amount and also guided 32 more applicants to join the process. All of them submitted their passports and fees with the hope of receiving visas and joining documents within a few weeks.
The applicants said they were instructed to report to their respective airports on specific dates, but airline staff informed them that no valid bookings existed in their names. When they tried to contact the agency, no one responded. They then went to the company office in the Vibhutikhand area and found it locked. Aash said, “They assured us that visas and tickets were ready and that our jobs abroad were confirmed. At the airport we discovered everything was fake. Our savings, our hope, everything was cheated in this Lucknow scam.”
Police have now recorded the statements of all 33 victims, including residents from various districts such as Abid Ali, Nagendra Kumar, Ramvachan, Harinder, Samarjeet, Saddam, Umar, Shah Alam, Angad, Armaan, Suraj Singh, Ashok, Santosh, Hakimullah, Faizan, Shamsad, Juved, Sonu Kumar, Rajkumar, Vikas, Shivank, Sonu Ansari, Sikandar, Neeraj and Motiullah. Officers are tracking the financial trail and checking the registration details of the agency. An investigating officer said, “We are examining all financial transactions and verifying the company’s registration status. The owners and staff members are being traced. Action will be taken based on evidence.” Police are also looking into possible links with a wider network involved in overseas job fraud as such cases continue to rise across several states, making this Lucknow scam part of a growing trend.
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