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Khushi M Community Member

Fake or Real

Hi , I recently got into one of the project and they are communicating to me through another social platform. The work is done and when asking about the payment , they are asking for my photograph, number, age, etc. 

 

I just want to understand if this is real or fake ! 

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Sophie A Community Member


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Definitaly FAKE never send any personal information (like photograph, number, age) via any social media site. You can send an invoice for the payment, thats all you need to do, and it would have been better if the contract was on Upwork that way the payment is secure.


If you meet a client through Upwork, the payment must go through Upwork and Upwork sends the invoice to the client.

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Ricardo A Community Member

You may communicate them on other platform once the contract is signed, If not do not work unless there's a contract!

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Sophie A Community Member

If you do not have an active contract here My jobs (upwork.com)

it is fake. Payment has to be through Upwork and no real client will ask you for your ID details.

Make sure to look at the Academy ressources at the top of this page to learn how things work and to avoid account suspension for Terms of Service violation.

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Rahul S Community Member

Definitaly FAKE never send any personal information (like photograph, number, age) via any social media site. You can send an invoice for the payment, thats all you need to do, and it would have been better if the contract was on Upwork that way the payment is secure.

Sophie's avatar
Sophie A Community Member


 wrote:

Definitaly FAKE never send any personal information (like photograph, number, age) via any social media site. You can send an invoice for the payment, thats all you need to do, and it would have been better if the contract was on Upwork that way the payment is secure.


If you meet a client through Upwork, the payment must go through Upwork and Upwork sends the invoice to the client.

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Khushi M Community Member

Can i connect with you to have a better understanding? I am new to Upwork 

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Sophie A Community Member


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Can i connect with you to have a better understanding? I am new to Upwork 


If you are new, you need to take the time to learn how things work. This cannot be solved by a simple communication here. You can start with the link here: Explore learning paths - Upwork Community