have you heard about these game-style job scams?

There's a new scam trend popping up, and it looks like they’re done with the usual methods and are trying something new. Reports say they’ve pulled in a staggering $220 million in just half a year. you can check out the details here.

This is no more new. We have noticed this scam like some months ago and some people brought it up on this forum. Also the link on your post has been since Dec 13, 2024. But it is good that you brought up a news like this again for people to avoid unknown people online. They only want to scam. Also your link is hhttps:// instead of https://

Really such has been on trending even though it's been an old strategy. We can also check out on the Recruitment Phishing Scam Imitates CrowdStrike Hiring Process where job hunters had been on target to be lured by these scamming method. Just quite unfortunate that people are still falling victim to it.

This has to do with all these online games and streaming platforms, which they said you are being paid by how many videos or tasks you perform on that platform, which has a limit to how much you can earn before you will be allowed to withdraw and also forced them to refer people, which they will later ask their victims to make some deposit in order to qualify for the withdrawal.   I never knew the amount they have scammed people will get to this length; I thought they were more focused on the traffic the victims are bringing to them and the number of views they get from those users. Some people just don't pay attention very well to detect a scam; even if the oldest and most popular means of scam is used on them, they will still fall victim.

In our country alone, I have heard of many online job scams, and most of them are from other countries that also enter our country, and many of my fellow countrymen or compatriots are also victims here. So, that is not new from what I hear and read in the news. As for scamming victims, it is rampant in these times, the scammers have leveled up even more, right? That is why more and more people are becoming victims of these scammers,  the only thing we can do is be very careful of them.

This is not new thing, I have almost joined the supposedly scam job, they actually pays for the first few job, it start with very small payment actually $3-$5 and simple job like liking youtube video or social media post, and they actually sent you the money. And then they will offer you bigger payment, like $20-$30 per job, before that you will need to pay like entry ticket to join the bigger job. But then after you sent that entry ticket fee they will make-up some reason, and even ask you for another fee, some people lured further because they don't want to waste the money they already sent. They mostly do this through telegram group.

This is not new and there is even nothing innovative about this, i am pissed that a lot of people are deceived by this and lose money in this way. Employers do not just contact people out of the blues on whatsapp, that alone is a clear indication that it is a scam and whenever anyone asks you to pay in order to get paid, it is 100% a scam. This year i hope more people learn about stuffs like this, so they don't become victims.

And that’s what surprises me the most, like you said, it’s not new, yet people are still getting scammed, and the scammers are making huge amounts. It just goes to show that there are still so many people who aren’t well-versed in technology or who jump in without doing proper research before investing or earning crypto. I hope so too, but based on what I’ve seen with crypto scams, the rate keeps increasing every year. Corrected, Thanks.

That is true, and another thing is that we are in a year that we expect BTC to probably reach the peak of the cycle, so there is going to be a lot of people showing symptoms of fomo, and due to that, they are more vulnerable to cheap scams. However, there is nothing more we can do than to sound warnings in forums like this, and people who are curious to learn usually find such recommendations and adhere to it.

$220 million in victims from "task scams" This is a huge number, and it also made up about 40 percent of all fraud reports in 2024 This is a large percentage that indicates how widespread this type of scam is and how easy it is to catch victims. Frankly, I wonder how easily victims fall into the trap, there are people I know who are easily attracted to the trap and even if you advise them that this is a scam, they do not believe you and think that you do not know anything or perhaps you envy them and after they fall into the trap they realize their mistake and regret it. The only solution is to increase awareness and knowledge among people about the methods of scammers.

This is a very old scamming technique and nothing new. Probably these type of scams are resurfacing now with a new look but the agenda remains same. I too I am seeing a lot of online portals who are claiming to provide micro tasks where anyone can earn money. But the moment you accumulate a good amount of money, they will ask for a registration fees. Once you pay that fees, they are gone! These are very old technique if you remember the era of "Get paid to" scams.

Of course I ever heard this, but this is not only happened in cryptocurrency, it also happened in fiat. The scammer will offer very easy task like watching short video, like, comment, answering basic question etc, they will give the money if you've done the task. The reward is small, says $1 per task. They will give $10, they act like they're legit. After that they will ask to make deposit if they want to earn bigger rewards. If people are smart, they can earn $10, if they fall into the trap, they can loss as much as they can.

I would like to say that in Russia, this scheme of fraud, has long been dead, but it is very strange that it is relevant in the United States. And scammers have already sent more cunning, and so to prove their integrity, they make the first payments for tasks. And now in Russia there are users who deceive these scammers, taking 1-2 dollars per account. We now have worse fraud schemes, when scammers rent social media accounts or illegally gain access to them, and then scam everyone on their contact list.

Yeah, that is a way to reduce scam, however, the scammers simply need someone who has not read about this scam or who has and didn't take it seriously. There are places and amongst people that this scam is impossible, but there are also places were victims can be gotten easier, so that is the thing, and once scammers are able to point out their vulnerable targets, they spread their nets.

These scammers usually prey on ignorant people. The elderly or retirees are the target of these criminals. Some of these old people are usually alone and not aware of the tricks applied by these criminals. I remember a highly publicized scam in Australia where the scammer consciously made the elderly the target and before the scam was exposed they were ripped thousands of dollars. Maybe we should extend awareness to parents and grandparents.

game-like online job scams, have your heard of this? Not just heard about it I actually DM the scammer and they offered me with the fake link and phising sh*t So crypto is basically my full time job since this my full time job I constantly looking for the job online from the bounty and airdrop and sometimes I saw freelance post like bein a moderator or playing as a tester some game. I was interested so I DM the person do a little chat and they agreed to pay 300 USD per week just for testing some new Play to Earn game. Looking good and they finally send some app with a beta testing code but hey I just feel this didn't right and turned out one of my friend also had same chance he took it and all the wallet got drained what a joke right. Scammer are getting smarter day by day

If this is what happened. I think the case experienced by some US people, almost the same faced by some people in my country, where there are applications by doing one -day assignment to watch 10 videos, participants will get additional money from their initial deposit balance. Unfortunately, one of the first participants got paid in the Crypto currency, which was even worse, the Rounde participants were also from the first participant, but they carried out their money hoping to get a bigger payment. However, the end of the story of the law enforcement kissed the fraud with many reports that came in, so that the law enforcers investigated the application, they were finally revealed Taking customers' money nearly $100 million, things like this have happened several times, which ended their application can not be accessed again and money is lost, winning cyberspace is now the target of fraud if the public is not careful.

Moving forward, I believe strongly that if gullible people adhere to this early signs then they won't fall for such scam. Most of us still get unknown numbers chatting us on WhatsApp with products and links to visit, it is the ability to understand you didn't have any business with such person in the first place that would make you avoid the temptation of clicking and blocking of such contact because it will surely lead to shady dealing and eventual scam. Again I believe apart from greed, some people fall because of lack of employment but they still go ahead to begin to make payment to facilitate such scam job. There is no genuine employer that would ask a job seeker for money. This is a simple reason and not a rocket science, some people just want easy ways but get trapped. There are more scam programs going on, one of them is like trading. Like you deposit some fund and get signal to trade but you are restricted to withdrawal for certain duration. I believe things like that are scam and only the early adopters can enjoy it while it last. We have to be careful online.

This technique is very common nowadays, though is not only in cryptocurrency but to other programs as well, I have weakness a case where those scammers asked someone to pay some amount of money and they are going to invest it in their mining, thereafter they will refund double the amount of money the person paid before, after the mining process is over. It might sound cool,  but too good to be real because they will disappear after extorting money from anyone who falls victim for their scandalous plot. Let's be guided.

tons of people are falling into this kind of scam (that has some differences based on country or people targeted). it's really hard avoid (probably is just impossible) that victims falls into this scam. No solutions thats all. I have seen even people "smart" (with a good job, real business owner, university degree) get heavily scammed into this. Its funny they ask " DId you know this site bitbollo?" In matter of seconds (literally) I am replying... "this is just a scam!" .... ah I would ask early next time...