Sanpupu Task Scam: Paying Deposits to Unlock Levels
Sanpupu is a website that gathers users through sponsored "complete tasks, earn money" adverts on Instagram. Tasks only open while there is a balance in the account; the balance is topped up by sending money to an individual's bank account, and every round asks for a larger amount.
🚩 From Advert to Telegram Group: How Does Sanpupu Work?
A person who clicks the advert first chats with a representative on WhatsApp, is then passed through a link to someone else on Telegram, and from there into a crowded group. In the group, "payment receipts" with personal details hidden are shared to create the impression that everyone is earning.
- A balance is required before any task; the money is sent by FAST (Türkiye's instant bank transfer system) to an individual's account
- Tasks are handed out under the name of "order confirmation"
- A small commission is in fact paid out in the first round
- With each new deposit the "level is raised" and the promised earnings are multiplied
- A "promotion" is credited to the account and continuing the task is tied to a higher balance
🔍 What Has Been Established
The scheme appears to have been active through Instagram adverts since the end of April 2026. Payments are collected in individual accounts instead of a corporate account, and contact passes back and forth between WhatsApp and Telegram. To avoid detection the site does not use a fixed domain name; the link is shared only through adverts and messages.
⚖️ Why Is It Treated as Investment Fraud?
Here the person does not receive a fee in return for work; money is loaded into the account in the expectation that it will grow, and the balance shown cannot be withdrawn. Sanpupu is not authorised by the SPK. A scheme run through social media and messaging apps like this is assessed as qualified fraud committed through computer systems under Article 158/1-f of the Turkish Penal Code.
🔗 Other Sites Using the Same Method
Task sites that sell levels in return for balance top-ups often change their names. We have previously examined other examples of the same pattern.
- CP-vip Online: repeated top-ups demanded for VIP levelsTR
- NovaTask: tiered investment disguised as tasks
- Britmart: a star-rating task and a growing USDT requirement
- Marketing Market: a task scheme run through Telegram groupsTR
🧭 The Legal Process for Victims
- The legal nature of the task scheme is determined: the legal process in task-and-earn fraudTR.
- The individual accounts to which the money was sent are traced: asset investigationTR.
- The criminal dimension of the conduct is set out: qualified fraud and the grounds for increased penaltiesTR.
For detailed information and legal support, you can contact Savun Law & Consultancy.
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
Sanpupu paid the first commission. Is it still a scam?
Why can the "promotion" credited to the account not be withdrawn?
What does it mean that the money is sent to an individual's account?
I was affected by Sanpupu. What are my options?
This page is an English adaptation of our Turkish article Sanpupu Görev Yap Kazan ve Seviye Yükseltme Dolandırıcılığı.