May 9, 2023 01:59:07 AM by Kelvin G
Has anyone else encountered this situation where a random person sends you an offer, mostly an hourly payment offer, without a job description?
Recently, I have had at least 3 such cases and I am confident that these are just scammers.
One of them needed to offer me an editing & proofreading job for $800 with the condition that I would have to pay them &200 back. They claimed that this $200 was a commission they needed to earn from the company. However, there was a catch that I had to first pay them the $200 before they confirm the milestone and release the $800 to me. In other words, I needed to use my own money to pay them $200, then "deduct" it from the $800 payment. Of course, this is plainly a scam and I am smart enough to see it.
When this happened, I reported the case to Upwork and I hope they took the necessary measures.
But now, my concern is, how do we protect the unsuspecting, especially new freelancers, from falling for such scams?
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May 9, 2023 02:08:37 AM by Miles H
How do you protect unsuspecting freelancers from falling for such scams?
By doing exactly what you're doing - reporting the scam to Upwork and posting about it here.
On the other hand, anyone gullible enough to believe that there's any legit freelancer job on Upwork that requires **YOU** to pay for the privilege of then getting paid is just screaming "PICK ME" to the scammers out there.
Sometimes people have to learn a harsh lesson to wise up and be careful.
May 9, 2023 02:08:37 AM by Miles H
How do you protect unsuspecting freelancers from falling for such scams?
By doing exactly what you're doing - reporting the scam to Upwork and posting about it here.
On the other hand, anyone gullible enough to believe that there's any legit freelancer job on Upwork that requires **YOU** to pay for the privilege of then getting paid is just screaming "PICK ME" to the scammers out there.
Sometimes people have to learn a harsh lesson to wise up and be careful.
May 9, 2023 02:14:59 AM by Maria T
Kelvin G wrote:Has anyone else encountered this situation where a random person sends you an offer, mostly an hourly payment offer, without a job description?
Recently, I have had at least 3 such cases and I am confident that these are just scammers.
One of them needed to offer me an editing & proofreading job for $800 with the condition that I would have to pay them &200 back. They claimed that this $200 was a commission they needed to earn from the company. However, there was a catch that I had to first pay them the $200 before they confirm the milestone and release the $800 to me. In other words, I needed to use my own money to pay them $200, then "deduct" it from the $800 payment. Of course, this is plainly a scam and I am smart enough to see it.
When this happened, I reported the case to Upwork and I hope they took the necessary measures.
But now, my concern is, how do we protect the unsuspecting, especially new freelancers, from falling for such scams?
Mainly reading the TOS.
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