‘Saw Your Name In Epstein Files’: Ahmedabad Man Gets ‘Best And Worst’ Cold Email For Job Referral

One of the most tried and tested ways to find jobs and approach hiring managers is cold emailing related people and connections. Since it's something that almost everyone does, it’s quite common for candidates to try ways that stand out the most. However, when this candidate did something similar, the result ended up becoming the “best and the worst”-- all at the same time! Taking to social media, a man from Ahmedabad shared a cold email that he received– with a rather bizarre subject: “saw your name in the Epstein Files.” Yes, believe it or not, the candidate did go ahead and use the recently revealed tragedy for their own “clever motive”, or was it even “clever”? The internet seemingly disagrees.Most netizens did not like the idea and chastised

the candidate for using a topic as sensitive as “Epstein Files” to gain attention while job referral.For those not aware, Jeffrey Epstein was a criminal who was facing gruesome charges before he died in his prison cell in 2019. The man was charged with human trafficking and more. Despite him ending his life in 2019– 8 years later– his name is still making headlines in 2026. The US Department of Justice published over 3 million additional pages– in response to the Epstein Files Transparency Act. The released pages, which are being called the ‘Epstein Files’, had more than 2,000 videos and 180,000 images, along with disturbing emails between some of the most prominent names in the world. Coming back to the email, it read: “Hi Vinay, Don't worry about the subject, I'm just kidding.But now since I have your attention and you're reading it, I guess it worked.I'm a CA finalist student and looking for Industrial training internship. It would be really helpful if you can refer me in your organization.” Times Now could not confirm the details of the post. Check out the viral post:“The best (and worst) way of cold emailing for asking for a job referral,” the post read. The video was shared on LinkedIn by the handle ‘Vinay Sharma’. The post was shared 2 days ago and pulled more than 3K views from netizens.

Internet’s reactions: “While most found this funny or clever, respectfully I beg to differ. Knowing what we now associate with the Epstein files, does it really come off as tasteful? Sure, it may have gotten someone to open the email. But personally, it wouldn’t leave the best impression on me. Maybe that’s the real trade-off worth thinking about,” a user said.ALSO READ: ‘Extreme Anger Related To Father, High In Estrogen’: Woman Reads Jeffrey Epstein’s Face In Viral Video | WATCH “Respectfully, It's really disheartening seeing something so tragic and horrifying being reduced to a 'humorous take'. There are real people with very real traumas that are speaking up about everything they had to endure. Let's please be respectful. We really need to draw a line,” added another. “Honestly, I don’t think this is either the best or the worst way to cold email. Most people today can tell it’s just a hook to get the email opened,” added another. “Whether it is best or worst depends upon the one receiving. You needs to be the best to receive such a best request,” added another.