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Fake CAPTCHA-Filling Job Scam

In short

Online posts/messages advertise high-paying CAPTCHA-filling work with minimal effort The objective is typically to collect fees/data and withhold purported earnings.

What it is

The work is presented as simple, flexible and unusually profitable. The victim is then pushed to register, provide personal/financial information or pay fees to start/continue.

How it starts

Online posts/messages advertise high-paying CAPTCHA-filling work with minimal effort.

What they tell you

The work is presented as simple, flexible and unusually profitable

What they want you to do

Register, provide personal/financial information or pay fees to start/continue

How you lose money

collect fees/data and withhold purported earnings

What happens next

After the first successful step, the fraudster may demand more money/information, deepen account or device access, or disappear.

Warning signs

opportunity | greed | urgency | trust | fake work platform

Where this is documented

India — officially documented by an Indian authority/regulator

How to avoid it

Verify the employer through an independently found official channel; do not pay registration/training/security fees or move money for an unsolicited recruiter.

If it already happened

Contact the bank/payment provider immediately if money moved; report financial cyber fraud promptly via 1930 and cybercrime.gov.in; preserve messages, transaction IDs, phone numbers and URLs.

Known variants

  • CAPTCHA Registration-Fee VariantThe worker must pay to register/start CAPTCHA work.
  • CAPTCHA Withheld-Payout VariantPurported earnings are withheld or made conditional on further payment.

Sources

Published documents this page draws on.

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What to do now

Fake CAPTCHA-Filling Job Scam — Scam types