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Fabio A Community Member

Scam from ****

I was sent an email telling me to text someone through Telegram to start a freelance work, offering a very good salary for a data entry job. Just to convert some docs, retype some information and that was it. When I completed all the work, that I sent it to the email they told me to, they replied the email asking me to provide more information about me (such a photo, full name, ID) and to pay a $50 USD "refundable acccount linking fee", when I saw that I knew I got scammed, I asked them and they started to insult me. So guys, please be careful in this platform. 

These are the scammers:

 

**Edited for Community Guidelines**

 

 

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Nikola's avatar
Nikola S Retiring Moderator

Hi Fabio,

 

Thank you for reaching out to us. Please know that sharing contact information before a contract has started is against Upwork's Terms of Service and that all communications prior to the contract starting must take place on Upwork. I also encourage you to let us know if a TOS violation has happened by using the Flag as Inappropriate option throughout the platform. You can learn more about user reporting here.

 

Additionally, you may want to check this help article and this thread to help you stay safe on Upwork. 

 

~ Nikola

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Steven's avatar
Steven D Community Member

Never connect outside of UW.

Sophie's avatar
Sophie A Community Member

Here is one simple basic rule : Never communitate outside Upwork before having a contract in place on Upwork. This is a violation of Upwork's Terms of Service

 

Please make sure to learn more about Upwork before using it. Here are some ressources Academy - Upwork Community and you can look at the Terms of Service at the bottom of the page.

 

 

 

Kelechi's avatar
Kelechi O Community Member

Thank you Sophie A, Will stick to that going forward.

 

Nikola's avatar
Nikola S Retiring Moderator

Hi Fabio,

 

Thank you for reaching out to us. Please know that sharing contact information before a contract has started is against Upwork's Terms of Service and that all communications prior to the contract starting must take place on Upwork. I also encourage you to let us know if a TOS violation has happened by using the Flag as Inappropriate option throughout the platform. You can learn more about user reporting here.

 

Additionally, you may want to check this help article and this thread to help you stay safe on Upwork. 

 

~ Nikola
Ini's avatar
Ini Y Community Member

I'm Ini, I was asked via email to link in telegram, they sent some files to be typed and convert to pdf. I also been asked to pay refundable fee, once I paid they are not responding. I done work to company named **Edited for Community Guidelines**. and they just asked a selfie photo and my account details. Now they are not responding. I have been waiting for 2days what am I supposed to do

Christine's avatar
Christine A Community Member

The company was not named **Edited for Community Guidelines**, it was a scam. There was no real job and they aren't going to use your work; they just want to steal your money. You're not allowed to form contracts off of Upwork, get paid off of Upwork, or contact clients before you have an official job offer in place. 

 

I suggest that you click on the "Academy" link at the top of this page and go through all of the materials about how to use Upwork, then create a better profile overview that has a proper photo of you, and that isn't full of mistakes. There's no chance of being hired by a real client if you don't know what you're doing.

Ruben's avatar
Ruben A Community Member

So this one is almost a year old. They scammed me yesterday. the same **Edited for Community Guidelines**mail!!!  I received your alert just when I sent my first job copywriting 30 pages for $1050

Iris's avatar
Iris H Community Member

Same here.
They use the same storyline ...😠

Jonalyn's avatar
Jonalyn L Community Member

I also got an offer today with the same task. Converting 30 images into PDF and docs. Good thing  I stumbled into this post because it's fishy, my gut feel says I'm being scammed. And the salary offer is too good to be true for a simple task.

Mario's avatar
Mario D Community Member

Hi Nikola, I would just like to report that one of your job seekers by the name of Mateo Fransisco is a scam artist. 

Pradeep's avatar
Pradeep H Retired Team Member

Hi Mario,

 

I am sorry to hear about your experience with this freelancer. I shared your report with our team to investigate and take action based on our internal processes. In the future, feel free to use the 'Flag as Inappropriate' option throughout the site to report any suspicious activity.

 

- Pradeep

SHAIK's avatar
SHAIK S Community Member

i got scammed i want to leave this platform

Eren's avatar
Eren S Community Member

how

Ze Eduardo's avatar
Ze Eduardo P Community Member

When you join Upwork, you have two options:

1. Learn how the platform works and what the best practices are BEFORE submitting proposals.

2. Don't learn how the platform works and what the best practices are BEFORE submitting proposals and risk getting scammed.

 

You obviously picked option number 2. That's all on you.

Gian Carlo's avatar
Gian Carlo A Community Member

Hi, I also get a message from the posting job that i apply that i message there in telegram is this a scam?

 

 

 

Andrei's avatar
Andrei D Community Member

All communication must start in Upwork until the contract starts. Never communicate outside UW even if you get a message from the employer of the job offer that was posted.

Mary Joey's avatar
Mary Joey C Community Member

Thank you! I almost got scammed but I search for its legitimacy and I found your post,so I decline right away and block it from my telegram.

Zynthia Khristie's avatar
Zynthia Khristie L Community Member

Hi! I'm having the same experience with you right now.  I was given a telegram link then I got curious and googled the legitimacy of the job and found out that it's a scam.  I just wasted my 8 connects.

Jeanne's avatar
Jeanne H Community Member

You don't need to Google anything, you need to learn and follow the rules.

 

If you contact Upwork, and let them know it was a scam, your connects will be returned, if you did not participate.

 

You can't communicate or do anything with a potential client outside of Upwork, before an Upwork contract is in place.

Abu's avatar
Abu A Community Member

Greetings 

 

I almost got scammed but I search for its legitimacy and I found this post, 

they ask an easy job with very High salary, replied the email asking me to provide more information about me (such a photo, full name, ID) and to pay a $50 USD "refundable acccount linking fee. 

This is insane

 

was contacted via Telegram by some**Edited for Community Guidelines** with profile photo that looks like Chris Evans.

They are using this email: **Edited for Community Guidelines**

telegram link:

**Edited for Community Guidelines**

**Edited for Community Guidelines**

 

Be careful 

 

Julio Antonio's avatar
Julio Antonio M Community Member

I applied to two jobs a few minutes ago and I got back links to Telegram communications.  I guess both are possible scams. Is there a way to recover my connects?

 

**Edited for Community Guidelines**

**Edited for Community Guidelines**

  

Mykola's avatar
Mykola A Community Member

Yes. Flag it as rules violation. If it will be deleted by Upwork then your connects will be refunded.

Gaurav's avatar
Gaurav S Community Member

Same thing happened with me but asked me 33$

Anjali's avatar
Anjali R Community Member

They asked me to purchase **Edited for Community Guidelines** library card