The job that asks for a deposit

• A: The balance on the screen is a claim. Sending a deposit does not establish that those earnings exist or can be withdrawn.
• B: Asking questions is sensible, but a document supplied by the same person does not independently verify the offer.
• C — recommended: Pause the payment. If you investigate further, use a contact route you find independently.
• D: A smaller payment is still money at risk. It does not verify the offer.

1. An unexpected job approach needs checking.
2. The offer promises unusually large rewards for brief, repetitive work.
3. The displayed balance is not proof of payment.
4. A deposit is required to release the supposed earnings.
5. The deadline discourages time to check.

The FTC describes task scams involving repetitive online work, displayed earnings and demands for deposits, often in cryptocurrency. FTC: Task scams create the illusion of making money

The source documents the technique, not this invented example.

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