Spam client

[#1]

Hello community so i got an answer from a client asking to fill a form before continuing to the next step-qouting her message-attached with a link;**Edited for Community Guidelines** is that a spam? or should i go along and fill the form? thank you

[#2]

No, it is a scam.

[#3]

Thank you

[#4]

Outside the upwork website is all scam 

[#5]

Ya thanks

[#6]

Assume ANY link outside of the upwork.com domain is a scam.  At the very least, it's a violation of the terms of UW prior to signing a contract.  I do not know why UW even allow jobs posters to send links.  Any link sent should incur a suspension or outright ban.  It's trivial to do.  At the very least block t.me (Telegram) and other obviously scammer-popular platforms from being linked-to from UW messages sent to freelancers. 

[#7]

Ya Upwork notified me later that I shouldn't explore any suspicious links, I texted her saying you're violating the guidelines so she's like it's just an initial assessment then she took the job down *sigh*!

I don't think Upwork would do anything about it because a scam can be anyone, you can be a good client today but a scam tomorrow.

[#8]

If they're immediately asking you to communicate off-platform, it's not a good client (they are violating the rules of the platform).  Just treat such "invites" as dealbreakers and flag the job.

[#9]

Sometimes links are legitimate and useful, whether placed in the job posting or sent to a freelancer who replies. They can link to a website that needs to be worked on, for example, so the freelancer can see if they can do the job. But the OP, a new freelancer, being asked to "fill a form before continuing to the next step" - that's a sure sign of a scam.