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Job Scam / Task Scam

Fictitious case. Victim recruited via Telegram for “product review” tasks. Initial small payments received to build trust, then asked to deposit £3,500 to “unlock” higher-paying tasks. Classic advance-fee task scam pattern.

Forensic Investigation Report

6 pages • Telegram OSINT + Payment tracing + Scam network

Formal Statement

5 pages • Ready to submit to Action Fraud

Document 1 — Forensic Investigation Report

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Forensic Report — Task Scam

TraceProof_Forensic_Report.pdf • 6 pages • Classification TLP:AMBER

Risk 88/100

TP-2026-6103 Method: Task scam / Advance fee Amount: £3,500 Vector: Telegram + WhatsApp

Telegram recruitment — fake “product review” platform — escalating deposits

1 April 2026

Victim receives unsolicited WhatsApp message: “Hi! We’re recruiting part-time product reviewers. Earn £200-£800/day from home. Interested?” Directed to Telegram group with 2,400 members (mostly bots).

2 April 2026

“Training” session: victim completes 5 simple tasks (rating products on a fake platform). Receives £35 payment to bank account (real money, to build trust).

3–5 April 2026

More tasks completed. Total received: £120. Victim told they’ve been “promoted to VIP level” which pays £500/day but requires a “deposit” of £500 to “activate the merchant account”.

6 April 2026

Victim deposits £500. Completes tasks. Shown balance of £1,200. Attempts withdrawal — told “combined task” requires £1,500 more to unlock. Deposits £1,500.

7 April 2026

Shown balance of £4,800. New “combined task” requires £1,500 more. Victim deposits final £1,500. Total lost: £3,500 (net of £120 received). Platform locks account. Telegram group deleted.

Element	Finding	Risk
Telegram group	“UK Product Reviews Official” — 2,400 members (90% bots). Admin accounts created 1 week prior	HIGH
Payment accounts	3 different UK bank accounts used (Starling, Monzo, Revolut) — all money mule accounts	HIGH
Task platform	“shopreviews-uk.com” — registered 10 days prior. Clone of legitimate platform with modified payment flow	HIGH

Document 2 — Formal Statement (extract)

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Formal Statement — Task Scam

TraceProof_Statement.pdf • 5 pages

Statement of facts

I, REDACTED, report that between 1 and 7 April 2026 I was the victim of a task scam. I was recruited via WhatsApp and Telegram to perform “product review” tasks and was induced to deposit a total of £3,500 as purported “activation fees”. The platform was fraudulent and all funds were lost.

Job Scam / Task Scam

Telegram recruitment — fake “product review” platform — escalating deposits

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