Hi Gail.
I am also new to Upwork. Exactly the same thing happened to me last night. Am I allowed to mention the client's name? Admin, please remove if necessary. Her name is **Edited for Community Guidelines** and she requested my email address and Facebook ID, then proceeded to WeTransfer a password-protected zip file to be extracted using WINRAR. Now that is suspicious. A few hours later, I see it says "**Edited for Community Guidelines** is currently restricted from this conversation."
I did tell her that, in accordance with Upwork's terms of use, the contract must be signed first before divulging email eddresses, etc. So, I seem to have an active contract, but I suspect a scam. I would like to name the URL / domain name where the file resides, but I don't want anybody clicking on it in case it has malware / spyware / ransomeware or some other dubious software.
What are your views on this, and is this a trend to be wary of? How do I report her (although her account is already restricted for unspecified reasons), and if so, what are the repercussions?
What are other people's experiences and views on this?
Thank you.
**Edited for Community Guidelines**
