---
id: 3772
title: "Unveiling a Task Scam Empire"
source_domain: projectblack.io
source_url: "https://projectblack.io/blog/dissecting-a-task-scam-empire/"
published_at: "2023-06-21T12:19:17Z"
tags: ["cryptocurrency", "social-engineering", "fraud", "scam", "usdt", "scambaiting"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/3772"
lang: en
---

# Unveiling a Task Scam Empire

## Summary

A WhatsApp 'task scam' using fake MyDeal branding, deconstructed: trivial boosts, a negative balance, forced USDT deposits — the trail led to an ACSC report and a NSW police investigation.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** projectblack.io
- **Published:** 2023-06-21T12:19:17Z
- **Original:** https://projectblack.io/blog/dissecting-a-task-scam-empire/
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/3772