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Edgar Allan M Community Member

A client made me sign an NDA but hired another freelancer on the last minute.

Long story short: this client and I have an agreement that I'll sign an NDA first before he sent the contract. I trusted him because he has a really high rating and has spent a huge amount on Upwork already.  After sending it, he suddenly claimed he encountered some budget difficulties, so he would be forfeiting the hiring. Then, I saw that he hired another freelancer.

 

Now, I'm worried about my details in the document (signature and my details). I'm not exactly sure if he violated anything. At this point I don't care about the contract anymore, but knowing that he could potentially use my details is making me really anxious.

 

Is there anything Upwork can do for this one?

 

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Christine A Community Member

Often, a client will ask you to sign an NDA just so he can share the job details, but there's no obligation to hire you. If the client has nothing but your name and signature, there's nothing that he can do with this. A client with high ratings/high spend is especially unlikely to be a scammer.

 

An NDA should require nothing more than your name, address and signature. If a client asks for anything else - your passport, any other ID, bank details, login information for any accounts that you might have - those are the signs of a scam.

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Christine's avatar
Christine A Community Member

Often, a client will ask you to sign an NDA just so he can share the job details, but there's no obligation to hire you. If the client has nothing but your name and signature, there's nothing that he can do with this. A client with high ratings/high spend is especially unlikely to be a scammer.

 

An NDA should require nothing more than your name, address and signature. If a client asks for anything else - your passport, any other ID, bank details, login information for any accounts that you might have - those are the signs of a scam.