How to use the Fake Offer Letter Checker
- 1. Paste the letterCopy the offer letter or email text into the box. It's optional but catches more.
- 2. Answer the questionsInterview, payment requests, email domain, whether you applied and more.
- 3. CheckSee the risk score, each red flag found and the steps to verify or report.
How fake offer letters work
Fake offers usually look professional, with a logo, a CTC and a joining date, but they share a few tell-tale signs. The biggest is money: a 'refundable security deposit', a training or laptop fee, or a 'verification charge'. Genuine employers don't charge candidates. Others are an offer with no real interview, a sender on Gmail or another free address instead of the company's own domain, requests for Aadhaar, PAN or bank details before any formal process, and pressure to pay within hours.
The checker looks for these patterns in the text you paste and adds points for each answer that matches a known red flag; 'Not sure' adds a little. If you enter the sender's email and the company name, it also checks whether the email domain looks like the company's. The score is only a guide: scammers change their wording, and a real offer can trip a rule. Nothing you type is uploaded; it's all worked out in your browser.
Worked example
The sample letter congratulates a 'Dear Candidate', offers a 9.6 LPA data analyst role with no interview, and asks for a refundable security amount of Rs 4,999 within 24 hours, from a Gmail address. The checker flags five things in the text (the payment, the Gmail address, no interview, the 24-hour deadline and the generic greeting) and scores it 100 out of 100: high risk.
If you've already paid
- Call the National Cyber Crime Helpline 1930 at once; fast reports have the best chance of freezing the money.
- File a complaint at cybercrime.gov.in with screenshots, UPI or bank references and the sender's details.
- Tell your bank, and change any passwords you shared.
Frequently asked questions
How can I verify a company?
Find its official website yourself (not from the letter), check the company on the MCA portal, and email HR from the address on the site. Look up the recruiter on LinkedIn.
Is a training fee ever genuine?
Not for a job offer. Paid courses exist, but a company that hires you doesn't charge you to join.
Is the fake offer letter checker free?
Yes. You can open the fake offer letter checker and fill in everything without signing up. When you check a letter for the first time, we ask once for your name and WhatsApp number; after that it, and every other Uncodemy tool, opens straight away.