Reporting a Scammer

[danielbrantley]

I posted a job looking for an illustrator. Of the applicants, two submitted the same image as part of their portfolios. Since only one person can claim to have drawn a particular illustration, one or both of them is obviously a scammer. I tried finding a way to quickly report this, but couldn't find one. Is there an easy way to do this?  Thanks

[colettelewis · Accepted solution]

You will probably have to draw Upwork's attention to both of them and let them decide.  On their profiles, you can click on the three dots in a circle and then "Flag as inappropriate".  You could probably give one of them the benefit of the doubt by checking their ratings and which one has been on Upwork longest. 

[danielbrantley]

Thanks! I'll flag them. And it's then up to them to figure out what the problem is? I'm sure they can do it. Thanks again

[feed_my_eyes]

Unfortunately, there's no point in reporting them - Upwork requires the person who created the design to report it themselves, and that rarely happens. It's possible that both freelancers stole the design from a stock website. When looking for an illustrator or designer, I suggest right-clicking on a few of their portfolio images to do a Google image search, because that's the only way to know whether someone is a scammer.