Here’s how I respond to a review scammer

[TechnoFinoTechnoFino is verified member.]

Today, I received a few WhatsApp messages - initially about an online job. After a while, they offered me ₹120 to post a 5-star review.

I posted this review on the given link:



Here’s how I responded to them:



By the way, here’s how this scam typically works:

First, they give you a small task and pay something like ₹120 - just to build trust. Then comes a “paid task” where you’re asked to invest ₹500 to post a fake review on Google Maps or similar platforms, with a promise of ₹800 in return.

The offers then escalate: invest ₹1,000 to get ₹1,500… and it keeps going. Eventually, they convince you to send ₹10,000, ₹20,000, or even ₹40,000–₹50,000. Once you send a big amount - they vanish. No money, no task, and you realize you’ve been scammed.

That initial ₹120 wasn’t a reward, it was bait.

P.S. My review for the hotel will be deleted soon—I just posted it for fun. This scam has nothing to do with the hotel.
And please don’t even think about posting reviews just to earn ₹120 or so. Receiving payments from scammers can put you at risk of having your bank account frozen by authorities.

 

[praful47]

Today, I received a few WhatsApp messages - initially about an online job. After a while, they offered me ₹120 to post a 5-star review.

I posted this review on the given link:

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Here’s how I responded to them:

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Wo ladki kya boli ?

 

[Aniket]

Today, I received a few WhatsApp messages - initially about an online job. After a while, they offered me ₹120 to post a 5-star review.

I posted this review on the given link:

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Here’s how I responded to them:

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😈

 

[Aniket]

Wo ladki kya boli ?

Ladki nahi ladka hai wo, wo profile pic laga rakha hai, simp ko fasane ke liye especially outdated

 

[praful47]

Ladki nahi ladka hai wo, wo profile pic laga rakha hai, simp ko fasane ke liye especially outdated

Jo bhi ho bola ya boli kya wo ..
Paisa lekin sach me milta hai , mere dost ne 6k nikala tha .

 

[Aniket]

Paisa lekin sach me milta hai , mere dost ne 6k nikala tha .

A/c freeze 🥶 bhi hota hai 🤣 lene ka dene pad jayenge iss attitude se

 

[Amit_1]

Tabhi to 5 star ki jagah 1 star rating di h sumanta bhai ne

 

[Aniket]

Jo bhi ho bola ya boli kya wo ..

Number visible hai message karke puch lijye 🙂

 

[praful47]

A/c freeze 🥶 bhi hota hai 🤣 lene ka dene pad jayenge iss attitude se

Jab hoga tab hoga .. paisa to milgaya

 

[Aniket]

Jab hoga tab hoga .. paisa to milgaya

 

[Amit_1]

Profile m ladki ki photo laga k name change krna bhool gya lagta h🤣🤣

 

[praful47]

Profile m ladki ki photo laga k name change krna bhool gya lagta h🤣🤣

Attract karne ke liye .

 

[TechnoFinoTechnoFino is verified member.]

Profile m ladki ki photo laga k name change krna bhool gya lagta h🤣🤣

Waise.... what is your name... I hope its not Amit Pandey 😈

 

[2025]

Thanks. You took the right step. Only concern is what if that lady actually not hired by that hotel / hotel group.

I rarely give review to hotels but if I do, I do it genuinely. Because i do read reviews before finalizing hotels.

 

[Amit_1]

Waise.... what is your name... I hope its not Amit Pandey 😈

Verification m sab diya tha bro apko, Amit Sharma here

Edit: sarcasm abhi samjha 😂

 

[TechnoFinoTechnoFino is verified member.]

By the way, here’s how this scam typically works:

First, they give you a small task and pay something like ₹120 - just to build trust. Then comes a “paid task” where you’re asked to invest ₹500 to post a fake review on Google Maps or similar platforms, with a promise of ₹800 in return.

The offers then escalate: invest ₹1,000 to get ₹1,500… and it keeps going. Eventually, they convince you to send ₹10,000, ₹20,000, or even ₹40,000–₹50,000. Once you send a big amount - they vanish. No money, no task, and you realize you’ve been scammed.

That initial ₹120 wasn’t a reward, it was bait.

P.S. My review for the hotel will be deleted soon—I just posted it for fun. This scam has nothing to do with the hotel.
And please don’t even think about posting reviews just to earn ₹120 or so. Receiving payments from scammers can put you at risk of having your bank account frozen by authorities.

 

[Kumar93196]

Have been doing this just for the begining 1 or 2 tasks later took money in apay wallet .... Than delete the chats

 

[prankster]

Here's my interaction with one such scammer

 

[raghumahajan]

I did the same, given 1 star review, sent the screenshot, they approved it and asked for UPI id for payment.

I got money with 1 star review 😆 😆 😆 😆

 

[2025]

I did the same, given 1 star review, sent the screenshot, they approved it and asked for UPI id for payment.

I got money with 1 star review 😆 😆 😆 😆

Maybe collecting upi IDs / account details is part of their job, and they have successfully executed. Just a guess.

I block those spammer whenever I encounter any of such kind of msgs with reporting as scam / fraud.