Employment and Task Scam

A job or paid-task role that required you to deposit your own money.

Recovery outlook

Difficult

How this operation works

You were offered work, often simple online tasks, product reviews, or order confirmations. Small early payouts arrived, then you were required to deposit your own funds to unlock higher-paying tasks or withdraw accumulated earnings.

Warning signs

You had to deposit your own money to continue working
Early small payouts were followed by larger deposit requirements
Recruitment happened entirely over a messaging app
You were asked to receive and forward payments for others

How recovery usually works for this type

Bank recall or card chargeback on deposits
Crypto tracing where deposits went to a hosted wallet
Employment and platform fraud reporting

What the claim form will ask you

Gathering these before you start will make filing quicker.

Company or app name *
Task platform address
Earnings the platform showed
Were you asked to receive and forward payments? This can expose you to money laundering allegations, which we would need to address carefully.

Have you lost money to this operation?

File a claim and we will assess what recovery routes are realistically open to you. We will tell you plainly if we do not think recovery is achievable.

File a claim