Dec 15, 2020 08:02:06 PM by Alana W
Dec 15, 2020 09:21:09 PM by Sarah B
It sounds like those jobs violated the ToS, so Upwork removed them. In that case, you get your connects back. Upwork can't vet every job post for every violation at the time they're posted, so the jobs were probably flagged after they were posted.
It's actually a good thing because scammers target newbies from the US, so Upwork probably helped you avoid getting scammed. You might want to familiarize yourself more with the new freelancer resources and the ToS if you find a lot of your proposals end up sent to these kinds of jobs.
Dec 15, 2020 09:57:40 PM Edited Dec 15, 2020 09:58:26 PM by Alana W