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The Scam Wall.

Browse through internship opportunities reported by students as suspicious, fake, or exploitative. Always exercise caution.

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

PAYMENT SCAM
CERTIFICATE TRAP
Reported 1x
6/8/2026
the smart mba academy

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

Reported 1x
6/7/2026
Atlysbridge

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

PAYMENT SCAM
Reported 1x
6/2/2026
innovexis
www.innovexis.in/

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

PAYMENT SCAM
REFERRAL SCAM
CERTIFICATE TRAP
Reported 1x
5/29/2026
LABMENTIX
www.labmentix.in/

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

PAYMENT SCAM
CERTIFICATE TRAP
Reported 1x
5/25/2026
Weintern
weinterndotcom.wordpress.com/internships/

its a fake internship circulating around on linkedin.

PAYMENT SCAM
REFERRAL SCAM
CERTIFICATE TRAP
Reported 1x
5/23/2026
ACMEGRADE
www.acmegrade.com/

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

CERTIFICATE TRAP
Reported 1x
5/17/2026
Skillzenloop
www.skillzenloop.com/jobs

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

PAYMENT SCAM
CERTIFICATE TRAP
Reported 1x
5/17/2026
ArGo Intern
www.linkedin.com/company/argo-intern/

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

PAYMENT SCAM
CERTIFICATE TRAP
Reported 1x
5/17/2026
honeybee digital
honeybeedigital.com/

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.

PAYMENT SCAM
REFERRAL SCAM
CERTIFICATE TRAP
Reported 1x
5/16/2026
Codecore global
codecoreglobal.com/

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

PAYMENT SCAM
REFERRAL SCAM
CERTIFICATE TRAP
Reported 1x
5/16/2026
Inficoresoft
inficoresoft.com/jobs

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

PAYMENT SCAM
REFERRAL SCAM
CERTIFICATE TRAP
Reported 1x
5/14/2026
QSkill
www.qskill.in/

Avoid this scam internship.

PAYMENT SCAM
REFERRAL SCAM
CERTIFICATE TRAP
Reported 1x
5/14/2026
Mindenious

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

PAYMENT SCAM
REFERRAL SCAM
CERTIFICATE TRAP
Reported 1x
5/14/2026
BHaratskills

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

PAYMENT SCAM
REFERRAL SCAM
CERTIFICATE TRAP
Reported 1x
5/14/2026
InternPe

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

PAYMENT SCAM
REFERRAL SCAM
CERTIFICATE TRAP
Reported 1x
5/14/2026
Future interns
futureinterns.com/

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

PAYMENT SCAM
REFERRAL SCAM
CERTIFICATE TRAP
Reported 1x
5/14/2026
Bharat intern
infobharatinterns.online/

Fake internship, asks for money as "processing fee". no mentorship, nothing. complete waste fof time Linkedin proof - https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ashish-pal-5725a6257_beware-of-scam-internships-

PAYMENT SCAM
REFERRAL SCAM
CERTIFICATE TRAP
Reported 1x
5/14/2026
Codsoft
www.codsoft.in/

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_

PAYMENT SCAM
REFERRAL SCAM
CERTIFICATE TRAP
Reported 1x
5/13/2026
United Mentor (UM IT Internship)
form.webboostsolutions.in/

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

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