Shanghai: Pudong district police in Shanghai have detained a group of 108 people suspected of using fabricated educational background materials and resumes to secure job interviews, which led to them receiving job opportunities at multiple companies at the same time and then collecting salaries in exchange for no work, the police said on Wednesday.
The suspects raked in more than 80 million yuan ($11 million) combined from the alleged scam, police said while detailing the cases that were cracked last month.
They were placed under investigation after Pudong police announced that they had cracked a similar case, the first of its kind in Shanghai, in March, which involved 53 suspects. Soon after, the police received reports from several enterprises claiming that they, too, had been defrauded in a likewise fashion.
The police said that the group, led by two people surnamed Wang and Liu, searched for sales and finance jobs online and were able to secure interviews via recruiting apps. All the materials they used, including diplomas, resumes and work references, were fabricated.
Some suspects also forged degrees from renowned universities overseas to present themselves as elites, while others claimed that they had excellent sales performances in their past careers.
They used various means to deceive their recruiters and won their favor, according to police.
After signing work contracts with one enterprise, they used the same approach to get employed by several companies at the same time. –The Daily Mail-China Daily news exchange item
