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677b354c
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Scammer tried to scam me

I applied for a job and downloaded a suspicious word document from a user by the name of **Edited for Community Guidelines** for a "job trial". It took suspiciously long to download and sure enough he wanted me to make bookings on Airbnb using my own credit card. When I try to flag I cant see the flag as inappropriate button and I cant click his profile. Any advice? 

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677b354c
Community Member

Correction: Profile name is **Edited for Community Guidelines**

prestonhunter
Community Member

Hangwi:

 

Every job posting page has a "Flag as inappropriate" link button.

That may appear in the top right hand corner of the page.

Or it may appear under the "Three Dots" icon.

 

If you can NOT find it or if you can NOT use it, then don't worry about it.

 

It means that the job has ALREADY been reported and already been disabled by Upwork.

 

At this point in time, the IMPORTANT thing is that YOU were not scammed. You were too smart for that.

 

You are too smart to fall for any scammer who poses as a client and asks you to use your OWN credit card to pay for things on his behalf.

 

If you can't report this person, then just move on.

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