"Rate Products – Earn $200/Day" Text Job Scam — FTC Warning 2025
Rate products for commission — deposit required to 'activate' task account
Hi! We're looking for remote workers to complete simple product rating tasks. Earn $200-$500/day. Flexible hours, no experience needed. Interested? Reply YES.
SMS
Confirmed scam
Initial tasks pay out small real amounts ($5–$15) to build trust before the deposit-and-withdraw trap is set.
Typical victim loss: $1,000–$10,000
FTC Consumer Sentinel 2024 — job/task scam median $2,000; $501M total losses 2024
First seen
Jun 2024
Category
Employment
Attack vector
SMS
Trigger
Curiosity
4 red flags in this message
No company name
Legitimate job offers always identify the employer. No name = no accountability.
Unrealistic pay for simple tasks
$200–$500/day for rating products is 5–15x above actual market rates for this work.
Reply to start
Replying confirms your number is active and starts the grooming process.
No experience needed
Language designed to cast the widest possible net.
What happens if you click
Initial tasks are real and you receive small payments — building trust.
After 2–3 weeks, you're told to deposit money to 'unlock' larger task sets.
All deposited money is stolen. Total losses average $1,000–$10,000.
Often escalates to crypto investment fraud (pig butchering).
Other versions of this message
Scammers rotate wording to bypass spam filters. All variations lead to the same outcome.
Part-time remote opportunity: Rate apps and earn $150–$300 daily. Work from your phone.
We have a simple remote job: Complete online tasks (product reviews) and earn $250/day. Reply to learn more.
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Frequently asked questions
Is this a real job offer?+
No. The FTC specifically documented this as the second most reported text scam of 2024. The initial payments are real — designed to build trust before the theft.
Why do they pay real money at first?+
This is the grooming phase. Small real payments establish trust and credibility so victims will send larger amounts later. The FTC calls this a 'task scam.'
What should I do if I already started?+
Stop all communication and deposits immediately. Do not send any more money. Report to the FTC at ReportFraud.ftc.gov and to the FBI at ic3.gov.
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Check your message →First documented: June 2024
Source: FTC Consumer Sentinel 2024 — job/task scam median $2,000; $501M total losses 2024
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