{"success":true,"data":{"id":"gig-platform-earnings-hold-payment-delay-scam","label":"Gig platform earnings-hold / payment-delay scam — impersonates Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, or Instacart claiming earned wages are on hold and requiring bank account or tax-form verification to release. Abnormal Security Feb 2026; FTC Mar 2026; KrebsOnSecurity Jan 2026.","description":"Emails targeting gig economy workers (Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, Instacart, Grubhub, Amazon Flex) claiming their earned wages or delivery payments are being held, requiring bank account verification, tax documentation, or a \"verification fee\" to release the funds. This is distinct from fake-gig-worker-deactivation-lure (account suspension narrative) — this signal targets payment-delay fraud where already-earned money is held hostage as leverage. Abnormal Security (February 2026) documented active campaigns harvesting bank account details; the FTC warned gig workers in March 2026; KrebsOnSecurity reported $4.2M in losses from gig-worker payment-delay fraud in Q4 2025 alone.","tier":"danger","category":"scam","isThin":false}}