'Be wary of fake opportunities while you look for a job on the internet', comes a stern warning from the Abu Dhabi Police.

On its Instagram account, the police have cautioned against people who float bogus companies on fake websites and sometimes use names of popular organisations to entice victims, thereby making them transfer money for a job opportunity.

All job-seekers should act with utmost care and not deal with fake recruitment websites that are involved in online frauds, pointed out Brigadier General Saeed Mohammed Al Kaabi, director of Security Information Department in the Command Affairs Sector.

The police are working to raise awareness about such scams to prevent them fr

om happening, the director added.

Al Kaabi said such fake agencies usually target job-seekers out of the UAE using emails or messages on social media, and they claim that they need money to issue visa to their clients.

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