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Indian Hustle: How Fraudsters Prey On Would-be US Tech Workers
New submitter angel115 points out this article on the widespread fraud committed in India against many thousands of those seeking visas to work in the U.S. Many Indian techies rely on the services of visa brokers (or people who claim to be), and end up burned by the transaction. From the article: "Some are lucky enough to get a visa — only to find that the promised job in the US doesn’t materialize. Then the visa holders are forced to return to India after spending thousands of dollars just surviving. ... No official figures are available for the number of frauds in India, but an unclassified document released by Wikileaks showed that in 2009, US consular officials cited H-1B scams as one of the two most common fraud categories in India." Another interesting detail: As part of a U.S. government investigation, "Officers investigated 150 companies in the city and discovered that 77 percent 'turned out to be fraudulent or highly suspect.' ... Officials uncovered a scheme where Hyderabadis were claiming to work for made-up companies in Pune so the Mumbai consulate would be less suspicious about their applications. 'The Hyderabadis claimed that they had opened shell companies in Bangalore because "everyone knows Hyderabad has fraud and Bangalore is reputable,” according to the internal communiqué [later published by Wikileaks]."
Yes, because living in India and living in the USA are exactly the same experience.
India also has a space program, a huge IT industry and a middle class that is larger than the population of the US. India could sort a lot of its problems out but it can't be bothered - it would sooner spend the money on pointless rockets and nuclear weapons. The country is a disgrace.
It's not racist to hate brahmen. It's just rational. They are all worthless air thieves who think they are too good to actually work (not just labor, they think they are too good to work).
Never hire brahmen. To get them to reveal themselves just tell them about how upper crusty your family is.
Lower caste Indians are often good at what they do. Hire them.
Brahmen are a millstone around the neck of the Indian economy. Don't make them a millstone around the neck of your company.
John McAfee 'It was like that time I hired that Bangkok prostitute; to do my taxes, while I fucked my accountant'