Hourly Contract Of 2-3 Months No Payment Till October. Is This Safe?

[#1]

Hey guys. I have a client who would like to hire me (Hourly Contract & Payment Method Is Verified) for 2-3 months no payment till October then he will pay the whole bill once. He stays in Morocco and joined on 20 July 2020.

I have looked at some of his job histories and it looks like he also hired 3 Upwork Freelancers with 10k+ to do the same contract. My question is, is this safe for me if I agree to work and no payment? Have you ever done this before? Is this a scam? 

Please help I'm only new to this site.

[#2 · Accepted solution]

There is no such thing on UW as an hourly contract with delayed payment. Hourly projects are paid weekly or not at all. Theoretically, he could hire you for a fixed price and you could wait until October to request payment. That is extremely risky for you, however, and I would never agree to it and I recommend you don't, either. If he does not have the money to pay for work performed, then he needs to wait until he does have the money before hiring someone.

[#3]

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