Jul 29, 2020 12:51:57 PM Edited Jul 29, 2020 01:37:29 PM by Bojan S
Hello,
I wanted to report a user/ job posting. The job post in question has been deleted. I was asked to contact them via email and upon doing so and asking them to continue on upwork that request was ignored. And further communication led me to know that the entire job itself was a scam.
Here is the message I received on upwork (copied from my email notification):
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The company website also warns of scams using their employees contact. And on further contacting the company directly they have confirmed that it is a scam.
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Jul 29, 2020 01:41:49 PM by Bojan S
Hi Aleena,
Thanks for flagging this job to us. I've checked and it looks like the job has already been taken down because it was in violation of Upwork TOS and action has been taken on the client account.
Please check this help article for more information on how to use the flag option found on each job post or message to report any suspicious or inappropriate content. Also, check out this post for more tips on how to avoid questionable jobs.
Jul 29, 2020 01:17:04 PM by Mary W
If the job has been deleted, then Upwork is already aware of the scammer.
Jul 29, 2020 01:41:49 PM by Bojan S
Hi Aleena,
Thanks for flagging this job to us. I've checked and it looks like the job has already been taken down because it was in violation of Upwork TOS and action has been taken on the client account.
Please check this help article for more information on how to use the flag option found on each job post or message to report any suspicious or inappropriate content. Also, check out this post for more tips on how to avoid questionable jobs.
Jun 15, 2021 08:53:28 PM by Bei Z
Hi, I'm suspecting a scam. How can I report that or contact you? The job posting has been taken down because they said they have found enough candidates. I have reaseached the company and found they have been acquired but still using the old name. Please help me identify it is a scam or not.
Jun 15, 2021 09:00:23 PM by Petra R
Bei Z wrote:Hi, I'm suspecting a scam. How can I report that or contact you? The job posting has been taken down because they said they have found enough candidates.
If the job post has been taken down it was almost certainly a scam. Chances are that the people you were talking to had nothing to do with the company name they were using, which makes "researching" them pointless.
It's very difficult to get scammed if you only communicate on Upwork until a contract is in place, don't start working until you were properly hired on Upwork. Don't give out personal details either.