Fraudulent Employer Directs Indeed Job Applicants to Fake Social Profiles

After applying for a Germany-based job posting on Indeed, a company named Lotuzglobalhr contacted me. While corresponding via WhatsApp, they directed me to an Instagram account, which I quickly noticed was a suspicious fake profile inflated with bot followers. Following this red flag, I called them using a different phone number than the one listed on the job ad to request their physical address and location details, yet they refused to share any clear address or location coordinates.

I subsequently called from my own number to request their MERSIS (Central Registration System) number so I could verify the corporate entity. Not only were they completely unaware of what a MERSIS number was, but they also failed to provide any official corporate credentials whatsoever. The individuals I spoke with on the phone continuously passed me between each other; furthermore, when I checked the numbers via Getcontact, none of them belonged to the individuals claiming to be company representatives or executives. They repeatedly avoided sharing a registration number, merely insisting they were legitimate because their name was spelled "Lotuz" with a "z". They informed me that an online briefing would take place on Monday via an email link they sent, but having caught all these inconsistencies and recognizing the high probability of a scam, I halted all communication without making any payments or sharing sensitive information.

I am writing this complaint specifically to call attention to the responsibilities of job search platforms like Indeed. If I, as an ordinary citizen, can uncover that a listing and company are highly questionable using simple verification checks, a professional recruitment platform should enforce far stricter verification and vetting processes for employers. Allowing unverified, untracked "employer" profiles to deceive job seekers with fake promises and redirect them to fraudulent accounts is completely unacceptable.

My expectation from Indeed and similar job sites is that they systematically verify whether advertiser business credentials (such as MERSIS registration) exist, check the consistency of contact details, remove suspicious listings, and provide clear warnings to users regarding these risks. To protect job candidates, I demand that such unverified, suspicious entities be barred from the platform and that existing job ads undergo immediate, rigorous screening.