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“Easy task” job offers on WhatsApp & Telegram are a trap

Strangers offer paid “tasks” — liking videos, rating products — then ask you to “top up” to unlock more. That deposit is the scam.

AI videos make a trusted celebrity or “finance expert” appear to endorse a guaranteed-returns platform. The platform is fake.

As festival shopping ramps up, fake “mega sale” links, unreal discounts, and fake delivery “pay a small fee” messages surge.