Russian Embassy in India files FIR over alleged fake recruitment website embassytest.com
Republic World reports the Russian Embassy in India filed an FIR over an alleged fake recruitment website, embassytest.com; one suspect is in police custody and nothing has been proven in court.
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Source: republicworld.com Ā· published
What happened
Republic World reported on 29 October 2026 that the Embassy of the Russian Federation in India filed an FIR with Delhi Police over an alleged recruitment fraud involving a fake website, www.embassytest.com, and a LinkedIn account impersonating the Embassy. According to the report, the Embassy received 17 complaints from Indian citizens who alleged they were cheated through the website and the account. The allegations have not been proven in court.
How the scam works
According to the report, the site and LinkedIn account were allegedly used to offer employment opportunities in Russia, and job seekers allegedly paid money through a merchant named EMBASSYTEST, which police traced to payment infrastructure connected with Stripe Payments and PayPal. A case was lodged with the Cyber Cell of New Delhi District. Police told the outlet that they arrested one man, who was remanded in police custody, and that they recovered two mobile phones holding alleged evidence, including details of the website domain, payment applications, email accounts, LinkedIn-related correspondence and WhatsApp conversations about website development and payments. Investigators are examining around 50 transactions and the possible involvement of associates.
The Russian Embassy, Stripe and PayPal are not accused of anything; the embassy is the party being impersonated and the payment services are named only as the channels the money passed through. We do not name the arrested man, who has not been convicted.
The report relies partly on unnamed police sources, so details may change as the investigation continues. The general lesson is that real embassies do not recruit workers through payment-taking websites or social-media accounts.
Source
Republic World, "Russian Embassy Files FIR Over Fake Recruitment Website; Accused Gets Police Custody", 29 October 2026.
Red flags
- A job offer abroad from a website or social-media account claiming to be an embassy.
- A web address such as embassytest.com that is not an official embassy domain.
- Payments to a merchant account for visas, placement or recruitment fees.
- A recruiter who contacts you only through LinkedIn, email or WhatsApp.
- Pressure to pay quickly to secure a place.
If you were targeted
- 1Check job and visa offers on the embassy's official website and through its published phone numbers.
- 2Do not pay recruitment or processing fees to private accounts or payment pages you cannot verify.
- 3Check the profile, company page and domain registration of any recruiter before sharing documents.
- 4If you paid, tell your bank or card issuer and file a complaint at cybercrime.gov.in or on the 1930 helpline.
- 5Report the fake LinkedIn account to LinkedIn.