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I spoke to a task scammer. Here’s how it went

ID: abe3451d-d527-5f6d-8331-1bcde85b6625

STIX ID: report--abe3451d-d527-5f6d-8331-1bcde85b6625

Feed Name: Malwarebytes Blog

Threat Score
35/100

Date Published: 2025-03-05

Date Updated: 2026-04-28

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This report documents a widespread "task scam" campaign that contacts users on X, Telegram and WhatsApp offering fake remote jobs (liking/boosting content) using a counterfeit booking.com site, training accounts showing inflated USDT balances, and requests for a 100 USDT deposit to withdraw earnings; the author engaged via a burner phone to record the scam flow, screenshots, and advice on avoiding and reporting these scams.

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