Fake internships to avoid

Another fake nonsense claiming to have ties with tcs, zoho and what not. AVOID THIS INTERNSHIP SCAM

They ask for payment and hire you on unpaid internship without any resume or anything. lol and they claim they have tie up with 100+ startups (showing google, netflix, amazon basically faang logo)

Internship or “Pay First, Opportunity Later”? Seriously? Today I received an internship email that genuinely made me question where the line between providing an opportunity and exploiting students is

BD/HR internships criticized as sales roles for Metvy's own courses. Also targeted by impersonation scams—verify official channels.

BD internships widely reported as course-selling to friends. Certificates and stipends tied to sales, not projects.

Any internship asking for money—registration, training, security deposit, or refundable fees—even if they promise to return it later.

High-volume remote internships with frequent intakes. Critics flag registration fees, vague stipends, and certificate-driven marketing.

Reported to charge ₹1,000–₹3,000 for 'MNC + government endorsed' internships with no onboarding or service after payment.

Small firms marketing themselves as 'MNCs' or 'global companies' with no verifiable multinational operations or client base.

Platforms flaunting MSME registration or 'government approved' labels while selling low-value certificates and instant offer letters.

Reported to charge ₹499+ upfront for 'internships' via WhatsApp links. Also circulated under names like Unified Mentor and EdGenius.

Finance consulting internships with performance-based stipends tied to business generated. Reports of sales-heavy work and demat-account targets.

Unpaid 'project work experience' with near-universal acceptance. Students flag vague outcomes, possible registration fees, and heavy LinkedIn posting.

BD internships that are really unpaid sales of the company's own courses—with certificates tied to how many people you sell to.

Pattern: finance or trading internships that require opening a demat/brokerage account with the company or a partner broker.

Unpaid equity-research internships with instant selection. Students report little client work, marketing-driven intake, and certificates used mainly for LinkedIn posts.

Mass remote 'PE internship' program criticized as unpaid cold-calling and lead generation. Heavy applicant volume with stipends only after proving KPIs.

Scams claiming joint internships with Wipro, Microsoft, IBM, Meta, Apple, or IITs—but requiring upfront fees for training or certificates.

Finance fellowship/internship widely reported for asking interns' LinkedIn passwords and 2FA codes. Advertised IB work often becomes unpaid marketing access to your account.

Certificate-focused online internships with trivial tasks. Students report paying ₹39–₹199 for completion certificates with little real value.

Task-based virtual internships with instant offer letters. Students report generic assignments, social-media promotion, and certificate fees.

Recruiter impersonation scams targeting Shine.com users—not the legitimate job portal itself. Fake TCS/Wipro offers followed by fee demands.

Reported fraudulent placement operation in Thane. Candidates say they were charged fees at interviews and given fake job promises.

Widely reported fake HR/marketing internships. Students describe course-selling, referral targets, and stipends that are promised but rarely paid.

Reported alongside spehre.io and the Lernx network. HR/marketing offers often turn into selling paid courses and recruiting friends—with stipends rarely paid.

First they said internship is completely free and then they ask 500.even they give an offer letter and then one thing is suspicious that is they tell stipend is based on your performance but they did

Fake offers were offered to me by mail i have shared the screenshot

My Internship Scam Experience: A Lesson I Learned the Hard Way Like many students, I was excited to gain practical experience and build my career through an internship. I applied for a digital market

- CLARIFICATION: i am swe, and this is one of my mutual's experience, i checked most of it personally: - It was a basic application based process, small interview, basically a formality - the format w

They call us by making fake promises of providing live classes and then guaranteed internships with guaranteed certification. They mostly prey upon 1st and 2nd year students. Their courses are total p

I paid 2500rs for this offline AIMl internship I went there and almost learned nothing The so called employees didn't teach me anything That company itself looks like some 3 bhk scammer hub I wanted t

I almost paid ₹1,590 for a "Machine Learning Internship." Last week, I received an offer letter from a company called Atlys Nexus Innovations for an ML internship complete with a welcome letter, sala

they got my number from nowhere, and then conducted an interview and then msged me

Here is what I observed: 🔴 Instant Selection Process I received an internship offer letter with little to no meaningful screening, assessment, interview, or technical evaluation. 🔴 Artificial Scarci

THIS IS POSTED ON ALL PLATFORMS LIKE INTERNSHALA, INDEED, LINKEDIN, ETC. AND WHEN STUDENTS APPLY TO IT, IT DRECTLY SENDS YOU A MAIL, YOU HAVE TO FILL CAREER FORM AT OUR WEBSITE, ALTHOUGH I GAVE MY HAL

They emailed me with a request for payment and an offer letter

Internship Scam Alert: Candidates, verify before trusting “shortlisting” emails. I recently received a “Shortlisting Confirmation” email from a lady scammer named Shalini HR for an “Innovexis Interns

Sent multiple mails (never applied to), regarding sending a cv, sending a google meet link, which had 200+ students. I joined the meet and a 20-30 min presentation was given making it seem legit, and

its a fake internship circulating around on linkedin.

Someone had shared a link in a group, and the group name was “IIT Delhi Linked with this Company.” They claimed that this company was providing internships through IIT Delhi. As soon as I joined the g

Fake internship - they add you to a group > ask you to join a google meet where you can't turn on your cam/mic/chat and then they upsell you some stupid crappy course and ask you to pay for it

They ask payment for registration, certificates & processing. Fake internships

They bait students by sending offer letters and luring them into internships then make them work without any pay. They ask the students to pay for certificates.

sending unsolicited mass "shortlist" emails for positions like Web Developer or DevOps, then charging fees or taking control of personal devices under the guise of training. They sometimes demand th

fake internship (unpaid) and they ask you to pay for crappy courses

Avoid this scam internship.

Its a scam, they use their MSME certification (which you can get in an hour) and false collaborations to boost and market their useless course. They even hire "interns" and "business development manag

fake paid internships, brainwashing students into worthless courses and paying for useless certificates

Any mail that you may receive with the words "Congratulations","Shortlisted","Industry-Relevant",etc. is a scam. The official mail will either have "PAT" or "CDC" in their name, which you won't receiv

For context — a few months ago someone posted their Future Intern offer letter for a web development internship, asking whether such internships are legit or not. On that post, I commented that it was

Proof links - http://linkedin.com/posts/omkarbomble_complete-scam-bharatintern-octanet-share-7152312578449321984-iHuL/ https://www.reddit.com/r/developersIndia/comments/1pmkz3v/avoid_such_internships_

They spam LinkedIn with hiring posts with different names, but the application form is often the same. they don't even ask for your resume - you just fill in your name, email and whatsapp number. they