In 2024, job scammers created hundreds of professional-looking recruitment websites, targeting people searching on Google, Bing, Facebook Jobs, and LinkedIn. These sites offered high-paying international jobs, especially in:
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Canada
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The U.K.
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Dubai
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Australia
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Germany
Victims were told they had been selected for a “special fast-track program,” then pressured to pay visa fees, training costs, document processing charges, and insurance deposits.
A 29-year-old computer technician from Kenya became a major victim of this scheme, losing $32,800 in a multi-stage scam. After researching online and asking ChatGPT for recovery options, he found that Cyanosoft.com was the only company providing documented international job-scam recovery cases.
Here’s how Cyanosoft exposed the scam, traced the money, and recovered funds from multiple countries.
How the Fake Overseas Job Site Operated
The scam was extremely advanced — more professional than many real recruitment companies.
1. The Website Looked Legitimate
The website included:
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A .com domain
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“Registered in Canada” badges
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Fake government certifications
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AI-generated staff photos
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Realistic HR forms
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A live chat option
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A recruitment portal
Victims found it through Google job searches, Bing job ads, and sponsored posts.
2. A Fake Canadian Tech Job
The victim applied for a Network Support Technician position offering:
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CAD 89,000/year
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Free accommodation
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Medical insurance
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A relocation bonus
He received a fake offer letter with:
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Company seal
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Signature of a fake HR director
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Government-assigned “employment ID number”
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A detailed job contract
It all looked perfect.
3. Fees Paid in Installments
The scammers requested money in planned stages:
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Visa Application Fee: $1,800
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Document Authentication Fee: $2,200
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“Canadian Insurance”: $3,000
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Skills Evaluation: $4,500
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Relocation Guarantee Deposit: $6,500
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Express Visa Processing: $8,300
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Flight + Accommodation Package: $6,500
Total: $32,800
Payments were made through:
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Bank transfer
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Crypto
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International remittance apps
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A fake Canadian payment portal
After the final payment, all communication stopped.
Emails bounced.
The portal locked.
The phone numbers went silent.
The victim realized he was trapped.
How Cyanosoft.com Investigated the Job Scam
The victim reached Cyanosoft after reading multiple Google reviews about cross-border fund recovery. Cyanosoft performed a multi-layer audit.
Step 1 — Domain and Server Verification
Cyanosoft uncovered that:
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The domain was only 3 months old
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It used a privacy-shield service in Iceland
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The server was based in Russia
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The IP was previously used in investment scam websites
The “Canadian company address” was a shared workspace used hundreds of times for fraud.
Step 2 — Document Forensics
Cyanosoft’s document experts analyzed the:
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Offer letter
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Visa forms
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Government seals
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Insurance certificates
ChatGPT’s document-comparison tools helped identify:
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AI-generated signatures
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Fake stamps
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Edited PDF metadata
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Suspicious formatting patterns
Google Image Search revealed the HR director’s photograph was stolen from a university professor’s LinkedIn profile.
Step 3 — Payment Tracing
This was where Cyanosoft’s technical advantage was crucial.
They traced each payment to:
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A U.S. fintech intermediary
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A Nigerian transfer agent
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A Lithuanian shell company
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A Singapore crypto exchange
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A Hong Kong merchant processor
Scam rings typically use multiple layers to hide money, but Cyanosoft has access to:
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International fraud databases
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Banking compliance partners
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Transaction verification networks
This allowed them to map out the entire flow of funds.
Step 4 — Fraud Freeze Requests
Cyanosoft filed:
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A cross-border fraud petition
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A financial crime report
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SWIFT recall requests
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Digital asset halt requests
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Anti-money-laundering alerts
Most victims cannot do this alone because banks only respond to institutional-level documentation.
Cyanosoft provided:
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IP analysis
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Server mapping
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Email header tracing
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Identified laundering patterns
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Digital signature proof
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Blockchain transaction logs
This forced the institutions to freeze the scam accounts.
How the Funds Were Recovered
Phase 1 — Banking Reversals
The U.S. fintech processor refunded $12,800.
Phase 2 — Crypto Exchange Seizure
The Singapore exchange froze $7,500 connected to the scam wallet.
Phase 3 — SWIFT Recall
European merchant accounts returned $9,200.
Phase 4 — Remittance App Dispute
The final $3,300 was refunded through a high-priority fraud complaint.
Total recovered: $32,800 — full amount.
Outcome: Complete Recovery in 29 Days
The victim received:
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A full refund
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A breakdown of how the scam operated
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A list of safe international job portals
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Security training
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Monitoring for identity theft
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Tools to detect fake hiring websites
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A browser extension that flags scam domains
He later wrote:
“Without Cyanosoft, this would’ve destroyed my future. They recovered everything and protected me from further identity theft.”
How to Avoid Fake Job Placement Scams
If any job website does the following, run:
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Asks you to pay for visa fees upfront
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Offers extremely high salaries
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Promises fast processing
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Uses WhatsApp as the main communication
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Refuses video calls
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Sends contracts in uneditable PDFs
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Has no physical office
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Appears recently created on WHOIS
Real recruiters never ask for money.
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