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Aline A Community Member

Free subscription scam

Hello community, I'm new to Upwork but with a lot of experience seeing scams of all kinds around here, I'd like to share a scam that's happening here at Upwork that I've seen recently. A customer with unverified payment method and no payment history sent me an invitation to work subscribing to a streaming site and for that I had to put my bank details, but the subscription would be free, For me it was a blow the first time I read it and I didn't do it, of course. unfortunately the scammer had already sent 15 more interviews to other people. I leave here my alert about this type of free subscription scam so that other freelancers can stay alert. Be very careful! Don't fall for that kind of free subscription scam, there's no such thing!!

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Jennifer R Community Member

Sorry, but who in their right mind gives away their bank information to a total stranger to sign a subscription?

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Jennifer R Community Member

Sorry, but who in their right mind gives away their bank information to a total stranger to sign a subscription?

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Aline A Community Member

Exactly, that's a blow of the most horrible. Unfortunately, I'm seeing a lot of people falling for this trap. I'm worried about that, it seems to me to be extremely easy to apply blows here on the platform.

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Martina P Community Member

You seem sceptical. Can I sweeten the deal with some free crypto?