๐Davanshi Poddar, a recent immigrant from India residing in Toronto, fell victim to an online job scam, losing $15,000 of her savings. While searching for employment, Poddar responded to a purported Walmart job posting on Instagram, unaware it was fraudulent. Initially hired to promote Walmart products online, she was later instructed to purchase expensive items with her own money, falsely promised reimbursement. Despite appearing to receive refunds in a separate account, Poddar never recovered her funds. Walmart Canada expressed regret over the incident, emphasizing their recruitment process does not involve soliciting money from applicants. Social media experts warn of the prevalence of online job scams and advise thorough research and vigilance when seeking employment. Employment scams rank fourth among common scams in Canada, with losses exceeding $27 million in 2023, according to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre.โ . ๐๐๐ฏ๐ข๐ ๐๐ญ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ก๐จ๐ฆ๐ ๐ฃ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ฅ, ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ. ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ: +๐ (๐๐๐) ๐๐๐-๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ฅ: ๐ค๐๐ฆ๐๐ฅ@๐ญ๐ก๐๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ข๐๐ง๐ก๐จ๐ฆ๐.๐๐จ๐ฆ @kamalpillai_realtor . . #JobScam #FraudAlert #OnlineScam #WalmartJob #TorontoFraud #ImmigrantExperience #FinancialLoss #ScamAwareness #EmploymentScam #mnm #malayalisnearmeapp #canadaupdate #canadanews
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