Recovery File · LCR-2026-018
Softech Trades is the modern “task scam” in crypto clothing: a part-time online job where you “top up” to unlock commissions. A Kuala Lumpur worker chased withdrawable earnings that kept receding. We are candid about how hard these are.
Scam typeJob / task “commission” scam
InstrumentUSDT (TRC-20)
Reported loss$41,200
Timeline10 weeks
Recovered29%
Reported operatorSoftech Trades ↗
How it started
N.A., 31, was recruited via a messaging app for “app-optimisation tasks” paying commissions. Early small payouts in USDT were real, so she believed it.
Where it went wrong
To “unlock” higher-value task sets, she had to deposit her own USDT first. A “negative balance” and “combination tasks” required ever-larger top-ups before any payout — a deliberate, escalating trap.
“Each time I was one task away from withdrawing — and one more deposit away too.”
The recovery, step by step
- We set honest expectationsTask-scam funds move through TRC-20 chains quickly; we were clear about realistic limits.
- We traced the USDT flowDeposits passed through layered wallets toward off-ramps.
- We isolated recent transfersOnly the latest top-ups were still near an identifiable exchange.
- We filed freeze and reportTracing evidence to the exchange and to authorities.
- We recovered the reachable portionA partial hold returned $11,900.
29%Outcome: $11,900 of $41,200 recovered. Task scams disperse funds fast and target smaller, frequent deposits — recovery is real but typically partial. Reporting at the first “top-up to withdraw” improves the odds.
Warning signs we flagged
- A “job” that requires you to deposit money to unlock earnings.
- Small early payouts that build trust before bigger top-ups.
- “Negative balance” or “combination tasks” demanding more deposits.
- Recruitment through messaging apps for vague online “tasks.”
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