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crispytheghoul
Community Member

"Please contact us on Whatsapp"

over the past few weeks, I've been getting quite a lot of messages inquiring about a project on my profile but all of them want to contact through whatsapp? is this a scam of some kind? Am I in the wrong to want to keep all my messages on upwork?. Seems suspicious.

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the-right-writer
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You are doing the right thing. Not only is it suspicious, but any contact off-platform before a contract is in place is a violation of the TOS and can get you banned from Upwork.

 

Please read all you can about the TOS and scams.

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pgiambalvo
Community Member

Yes, all those are scams. Don't communicate off of Upwork until after a contract is in place.

the-right-writer
Community Member

You are doing the right thing. Not only is it suspicious, but any contact off-platform before a contract is in place is a violation of the TOS and can get you banned from Upwork.

 

Please read all you can about the TOS and scams.

martina_plaschka
Community Member

No, not wrong, but maybe use a friendlier wording for the 0,01% chance it's a serious client. 

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