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Paid to like videos or rate hotels, then asked to invest

A "part-time job" pays small amounts for easy tasks, then asks you to deposit money to unlock bigger earnings that never come back.

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How it works

A recruiter offers easy money for liking videos, rating hotels or reviewing products, and pays a few hundred rupees at first.
You are moved to a Telegram group of "members" who post their big earnings, and the tasks now need you to deposit money first.
Each deposit unlocks a bigger task, until your balance is "frozen" and you are told to pay a fee or tax to withdraw it.

What it looks like

Example messages. Numbers and links are masked.

Hi! I am Priya from HR. Earn Rs 3,000 to Rs 8,000 daily from home by liking YouTube videos. Join our Telegram group for your first task and get Rs 150 bonus.

Congratulations! Task 7 is a merchant task. Recharge Rs 15,000 to complete it and receive Rs 21,000 commission.

Red flags

You must pay to earn
The job comes on WhatsApp or Telegram from a stranger
Early small payouts build trust
A "frozen" balance that needs a fee to release

The one question to ask

Has any real employer ever asked you to pay them so that you can work?

Already paid or shared details?

Call 1930 at once: in the first hour the money can often still be frozen before it moves on. Then call your bank on the number printed on your card, and file a complaint at cybercrime.gov.in with screenshots of every message and payment.

1930 · cybercrime.gov.in

Also seen as

Hotel and movie rating tasks
Product review tasks on fake shopping sites
"Prepaid tasks" for crypto rewards

What people are saying

ScamBhai desk2026-10-25Paid to like videos or rate hotels, then asked to invest

The pattern behind most "part-time job" messages. A college student gets a WhatsApp message offering ₹2,000 to ₹5,000 a day for liking YouTube videos or rating hotels on Google. The first few tasks really pay: ₹150 here, ₹300 there, straight into her UPI account.

Then she is moved to a Telegram group where the "premium tasks" need a deposit first. She puts in ₹1,000 and sees ₹1,400 on a…

From the ScamBhai desk: a composite of common reports, not one person's story

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