How to report unethical client requests?

[tlhogid]

Two days ago, I began working on a contract to assist a lady work through some Actuarial course work she had sent me. My understanding was that I was effectively "tutoring" her through the material as she felt out of depth.

To prepare for our call, I would of course need to do her assignment myself(to familiarise myself with the content) then we would have a Zoom call to talk through the subject matter in detail.

It now appears that she was actually attempting to cheat on an exam!

A friend of hers has apparently sent her the solutions to that material from her professor, stating that a different exam paper will be used for the test tomorrow.

Now the client has asked me to make myself available to do the exam for her at 2.30pm tomorrow!

I have refused as this is clearly unethical.

I am struggling to find a way to flag  this as inappropiate without cancelling the contract, effectively losing income for work I have done so far. It is only $150 but I desperately need the money!

Either way, I am willing to walk away without the money if corrective action can be taken against this individual, if only to ban them from the platform. How do I achieve this? 

[yofazza · Accepted solution]

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to flag this as inappropiate without cancelling the contract

Find their school/college and report to them, it should have more impact.

And do it after you complete the project.

[tlhogid]

Unfortunately there is no way of knowing th eUniversity this lady attended. She does not belong in the Actuarial profession either; if I could I would have her prohibited from becoming a member of the Institute!

[AndreaG]

Hi Tlhogi,

We take every report of suspicious or inappropriate activity seriously. You can report any suspicious activity in freelance profiles, portfolios, job postings, or the Upwork Message Center. Here's how to send a flag.

[tlhogid]

Thanks. This was helpful