Variable Values mysteriously changed within my task workflow

What can cause the values of my variables to read as displayed? These are not the values I assigned.
Workflow was working great until customer noticed they could not create new tasks So I opened workflow and this what I discover. Any ideas how why this would happen?

Hi Neoinbiz,
The fields in the workflow actions becomes IDxxx.ReturnValue or null because the content type for this approval workflow has been deleted from the site where the workflow runs.
So the fields cannot be rendered in the workflow.
As the content type has been deleted, so I recommend to delete the Start Approval Process and then re-add the action. After that a new content type will be created and then you can use the new content type in the task list for creating tasks.
Best regards.
Thanks
Victoria Xia
TechNet Community Support

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