Part-Time Like and Rate Task Job Scam on social media

How it looks on social media, the red flags and what to do.

On Instagram, Facebook or YouTube the scam can be an ad, a direct message, a giveaway or a "trader" who shows profits. Part-Time Like and Rate Task Job Scam is one of the ways this shows up: A WhatsApp message offers Rs 500 to Rs 5,000 a day for liking videos or rating products. The first small payouts are bait before larger deposits.

What part-time like and rate task job scam looks like on social media

• An ad with a celebrity face and a payment link.
• A "friend" account that is a copy of someone you know.
• A comment thread full of identical "thank you" replies.

The scammer sends a mass message, often copied from a recruiter style template, saying that a company needs people to boost views. A 'manager' adds you to a chat and shows screenshots of other people receiving money. You are given your first tasks: follow a channel, like a video, send a screenshot. The small payment arrives promptly by UPI, and it feels like proof the job is real.

Red flags to check on the social media message

• A stranger offers easy daily income for liking or rating.
• The first tiny payment arrives instantly.
• You are asked to deposit money to unlock bigger tasks.
• Group members post screenshots of payouts.
• A prize needs a payment or a code first.
• The profile is new, or the followers are bots.

What to do

1. Stop doing tasks and do not deposit anything.
2. Do not click any further links or add anyone to the group.
3. Take screenshots of the chat, the page and every payment.
4. Do not pay, share codes or move to another app.
5. Check the account: when it was created, who follows it, and whether the real brand links to it from its own website.
6. Report the account or ad inside the app and block it.

Use Report on the profile, post or ad. If money was lost, call 1930 and report at cybercrime.gov.in.

If money or a code is already gone

1. Call 1930 right away and give all payee accounts and amounts.
2. Tell your bank through the number on your card so it can try to hold transfers.
3. File a complaint on cybercrime.gov.in with chats, payment proofs and the page address.
4. Do not pay any unfreezing or tax fee to get the money back.

National Cyber Crime Helpline: 1930; report at cybercrime.gov.in.

Safeavio Sentinel's scam check can read the chat text you paste and point out signals such as easy daily income, a deposit to unlock earnings and a fee to withdraw. The link check helps you see whether a task page is a lookalike or shortened link. Money Shield asks you to verify before you send money. It cannot see inside the task page or recover payments, so stop depositing and report.

Full guide: Part-Time Like and Rate Task Job Scam: how it works, signs and what to do. Other channels: WhatsApp, SMS.

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