India, Aug. 1 -- A plea from an Indian student, urging fellow Indians not to be misled by fraudulent companies in the US, has recently gone viral. The student detailed their experience of having their STEM OPT revoked due to the company's absence of a US presence. This account was shared anonymously in a job group for OPT and CPT students, and the screenshot has gained traction for several reasons.

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"Today I'm crying because my STEM OPT has been cancelled after they issued me the EAD card because the company I'm with are based in India and they only have mailing box on the address and none of them reside in the US. USCIS audited them and they didn't find any office...