Work scam guide
Task and rating scam
Task scams offer easy income for liking videos, rating products, reviewing hotels, or completing merchant tasks. After initial small payouts, users are pushed into prepaid tasks and withdrawal traps.
Risk signal
Prepaid task
Severity
high
Group
Work
Common identifiers
Add identifiers that can be matched safely across reports, profiles, payments, and evidence without exposing unnecessary private data.
WhatsApp number
Use the exact whatsapp number shown by the scammer so CheckKaroo can link repeat signals and avoid weak matches.
Telegram group
Use the exact telegram group shown by the scammer so CheckKaroo can link repeat signals and avoid weak matches.
UPI ID
Use the exact upi id shown by the scammer so CheckKaroo can link repeat signals and avoid weak matches.
Task website
Use the exact task website shown by the scammer so CheckKaroo can link repeat signals and avoid weak matches.
Evidence to preserve
Keep proof in original form where possible. Screenshots help, but transaction IDs, URLs, timestamps, and chat context make moderation stronger.
Task instructions
Capture task instructions with date, time, sender, URL, or transaction context visible where possible.
Payout screenshots
Capture payout screenshots with date, time, sender, URL, or transaction context visible where possible.
Deposit demands
Capture deposit demands with date, time, sender, URL, or transaction context visible where possible.
Group admin details
Capture group admin details with date, time, sender, URL, or transaction context visible where possible.
First response
These steps reduce further loss and keep your report useful for review, banking escalation, platform reporting, and official complaints.
Stop prepaid tasks
Do this early: stop prepaid tasks helps reduce repeat contact, preserve proof, and keep escalation options open.
Save admin/payment details
Do this early: save admin/payment details helps reduce repeat contact, preserve proof, and keep escalation options open.
Report financial loss quickly
Do this early: report financial loss quickly helps reduce repeat contact, preserve proof, and keep escalation options open.
Urgent money loss
If money was recently transferred, call 1930 first and raise a bank or payment-app dispute. Speed matters for fund-freeze attempts.
Privacy boundary
Do not upload OTPs, passwords, full card numbers, full Aadhaar, private documents, or unrelated intimate media. Use masked, relevant evidence whenever possible.