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[veronicaz714]

I received a message through Upwork with instructions for an interview through Skype. I followed the instructions did an online assesment and was told I was hired, they want a copy of my DL. Should I proceed?

[youngheart12]

Did they send you an offer through the Upwork platform? If yes then there should not be any need to share any such document 

[veronicaz714]

they sent an initial document with instructions to interview through Skype. Then said I was hired, but wanted my DL.

[cyber_sec007]

does the client hire anyone else, how much money have they spent on Upwork, and do they have any feedback as a client? Sharing that level of personal information can be dangerous and lead to identity theft. It is usually not recommended, however, I myself had done it with clients where the sensitivity of the data and work tasks made it sense.

[pgiambalvo]

No, it's a scam.

[sofia2008]

Communicating outside of Upwork before a contract is in place is a violation of Upwork Terms of Service you agreed to when you signed up. To learn about the platform and to stay safe, I would take some time to go through the following ressources here before starting working.

https://support.upwork.com/hc/en-us

[veronicaz714]

Thank you Sophie🙂

[veronicaz714]

Should all interviews be conducted through Upwork?

[sofia2008]

Before a contract is in place on Upwork, yes. You will see what it means to be hired on Upwork (fixed price contract or hourly contract) in the ressources I sent.