I didn’t see anyone for the job interview, but I was told that I passed and had to pay money.

The kind of recruitment you encounter should be from small advertisements posted on the road or information seen on some not-so-large recruitment websites (similar to Ganji, 58, and Baixing.com). They are all scams. All external recruitment by the hotel is through formal interviews with the hotel's human resources department, and you will not be asked to buy any phone recharge cards. Like you said, you must have never even met the interviewer. It's 100% fake. I really don't understand why so many people have been fooled. The most recent person was defrauded of more than 20,000 yuan. He even called the police. It’s useless. The scammers are all from out of town. They copy the hotel’s introduction directly on the hotel website, then post false recruitment advertisements on some small websites, waiting for others to take the bait. Everyone must be careful not to be deceived.