Recruitment Scam Alert

Protect yourself against recruitment fraud. Verify official Totally Optimised Solutions communication channels.

Last Updated: May 18, 2026

1. Context & Warning

We have been alerted to instances of unauthorized individuals posing as Totally Optimised Solutions (TOS) recruiters, human resource representatives, or department heads. These bad actors attempt to issue fraudulent job offers, request sensitive personal details, or demand upfront payments under the guise of work equipment deposits.

2. How to Verify Communications

To defend yourself against recruitment fraud, strictly observe our official communication rules:

  • Domain ValidationOfficial recruitment communications originate strictly from the @tos.systems domain. Never trust Gmail, Hotmail, or other domains.
  • No Upfront FeesWe never request application fees, training deposits, or hardware purchases. Any request for payment is fraudulent.
  • Secure InterviewsInterviews are conducted via secure, verifiable video tools (Google Meet or Zoom). We do not conduct interviews over text messaging apps.
  • Document VerificationVerify any job offer, interview invite, or agreement by forwarding it directly to our security officer at info@tos.systems.

3. Red Flags & Warning Indicators

Be alert for these common signs of a recruitment scam:

  • Recruiters sending messages via WhatsApp, Telegram, or Signal instead of official email threads.
  • Job offers issued immediately without a video-based technical or cultural assessment round.
  • Requests for bank details, credit card numbers, or government ID numbers during initial outreach.
  • High-pressure timelines insisting you accept an offer or wire equipment funds immediately.

4. What to Do If Targeted

If you have been contacted by a suspicious sender claiming affiliation with Totally Optimised Solutions:

  1. Do not share any details: Refrain from sending personal documents, bank routing numbers, or identification records.
  2. Report the sender: Forward the email headers, chat transcripts, or phone numbers directly to info@tos.systems.
  3. Alert authorities: File a digital cybercrime complaint with your regional cyber cell or local law enforcement authorities.
info@tos.systems

Frequently Asked Questions

Clear, honest answers about our remote operations, workflows, tech stack, and partnership structures.

We are a remote software studio based in Uttarakhand, India. We partner with product teams and enterprises globally to build reliable web applications, robust databases, and custom business tools.
We work asynchronously and adapt to your team's primary time zones (including US, UK, and European hours). We communicate through Slack, GitHub, and email, ensuring daily updates and weekly progress reviews.
We build primarily with Next.js, React, Node.js, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, and Tailwind CSS. We also design custom PostGIS integrations for mapping datasets and secure FHIR/HL7 database feeds for healthcare systems.
We keep pricing straightforward and transparent. We offer fixed-scope pricing for well-defined projects, and monthly/weekly developer retention models for ongoing product engineering and maintenance.
Yes, Totally Optimised Solutions is a registered Indian MSME under the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Government of India.
All intellectual property, repositories, and credentials belong entirely to you from day one. All code is delivered under standard commercial-use licenses (typically MIT or custom proprietary agreements) upon project completion.
Yes. We offer dedicated maintenance packages covering server monitoring, security patches, library updates, and quick bug resolution to keep your software running flawlessly post-launch.
We sign standard mutual NDAs before any code or database schema is shared. Our development pipelines enforce strict environment variable segregation, encrypted database-at-rest policies, and secure API keys handling.
Yes, we frequently build custom integration layers, REST/gRPC API adapters, and secure database sync systems to connect modern Next.js/React frontends with legacy ERPs or local databases.
Typically within 1 to 2 weeks. Once we agree on the scope or developer capacity, we spin up dedicated repositories, define the first milestone, and begin writing code immediately.