Oct 1, 2022 10:28:52 AM by Work S
Good day, I hope this message finds you well and good. So, I have two issues. I have created this account because I want to post this to the Upwork community for help and support. I have tried all available means known to me post my issue on the community forum and reach out for support but to no avail. I understand that it is against Upwork's ToS to have more than one account and I abide to that. So I'd delete this account as soon as this issue is resolved.
1. On Thursday, 29th October, 2022, I tried to buy some connects as I was out of connects and I wanted to apply for a job. As a result of this, I was requested to input my payment details. I did as requested, however, the card details I imputed could not be verified and for this reason, my Upwork account, Abdul-Aziz Osikoya, was partially suspended. I have access to it but cannot apply to jobs, accept a new offers, etc. It was mentioned that I can automatically resolve the suspension by inputting another payment details or using a PayPal account. I inputted another payment details which was accepted but awaiting verification. Since then, my account is yet to be unsuspended and I cannot do much with it. Please can you help me check it out and help me resolve this issue.
Another thing that bothers me concerning this suspension is that I was the one who wanted to purchase something from Upwork and yet because my initial card details couldn't be verified, I was suspended. That seems absurd. Upwork was not requesting me to verify anything yet it suspended me for trying to input information about my payment details. Also I did not do anything to violate the Upwork ToS. Please help shed more light on this because I feel this kind of situation is very annoying. I was about to accept a contract offer from a client when this occurred and because of it, I couldn't.
2. Secondly, I'm not able to post or reply to any post on the community forum from my original account. It says that I should verify my email or the reason that I cannot post is that I am not allowed to reply on a particular post. Please help me out. What should I do to resolve this issue?
Mind you, my email has been previously verified and my account is fully active. I have also posted previously, once, in the community.
Thank you very much.
Regards,
Abdul-Aziz.
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Oct 2, 2022 10:11:48 AM Edited May 1, 2023 04:03:12 PM by Andrea G
Hi Janine,
If the action buttons that you usually use are grayed out, the Trust & Safety team may have suspended your account. In that case, you will have received a support ticket with an email notification about the action on your account. Please refer to your ticket here and reply to the email if you have any questions for the team.
Update:
This thread has been closed from further replies due to its size. We appreciate your participation in the Community and welcome you to continue the conversation on this new thread.
Thank you!
Oct 19, 2022 03:04:20 AM by Angga L
Hello Sir, can u help me? I have the same problem, my account Upwork has been suspended.
Oct 19, 2022 09:39:26 AM by Annie Jane B
Hi Angga,
Thank you for reaching out. I can see that you've already raised a support ticket regarding your concern. You can access your support tickets here. Note that support requests are responded to in the order they are received. Kindly allow 24-48 hours for the team to follow up with you and assist you further.
Oct 19, 2022 04:31:53 PM by Roberto G
My profile says 100 percent complete, I have 180 connects, I worked more than 500 hours in the past, why I'm inactive, I can't submit proposals.
Oct 21, 2022 06:09:44 AM by jack s
upwork suspended.my account for no reason i cant able to post new job on upwork its showing this error "There was an error saving the job: error [75da34e4bcff8e86-SEA, 75da34e4bcff8e86-SEA]. Contact Upwork Support for more information." it s a very bad behavior with customers remove all these errors from my account please
Oct 21, 2022 07:41:37 AM by Andrea G
Hi Ettika,
Thank you for reaching out. I can see that you've already raised a support ticket regarding your concern. You can access your support tickets here. Note that support requests are responded to in the order they are received. Kindly allow 24-48 hours for the team to follow up with you and assist you further.
Oct 21, 2022 08:20:48 AM by jack s
i dont understand how its working but pls remove that errors from my account pls
Oct 21, 2022 02:35:25 PM by Shawn T
Hi Everyone,
I paid the past due balance with a new card but my account is not active yet.
Please let me know when my account will be active.
Thank you,
Shawn
Oct 24, 2022 10:36:04 AM by Shawn T
Hi Arjay,
Please let me know when you'll have the update for me.
Thank you,
Shawn
Oct 22, 2022 07:00:52 AM by Nina Monique W
Hi,
I have been with upwork 6 years. I had one missed payment on my client accont as my card expired. Upwork suspended the account and asked me to update my card which I did and paid the balance. I responded to the suspension email a week ago to say the balance is paif and the card updated.
My account is still suspended and I can't see an option to chat in or anything? How on earth do I contact upwork? I took a break from freelancing and now need to ge back into it and I need to look for work. I have earned over 90K with upwork so this not being able to contact them directly to ask why my accont I spent years builind is still suspended??
Regards,
Monique
Oct 22, 2022 09:29:24 AM by Annie Jane B
Hi Nina Monique,
I'm sorry to hear about your experience. I can see that our team has already reached out to you regarding your suspension appeal. You can access your support tickets here. Feel free to respond to the same ticket thread should you have further questions or concerns.
Oct 23, 2022 07:31:49 AM by Alabi U
Hello,
I was asked to submit my ID AND BILL for verification which i did. I got a mail this afternoon that the documents have been verified and I am no longer suspended. However, the suspension flag is still on my profile. I am confused.
Oct 23, 2022 09:12:56 AM by Luiggi R
Hi Alabi,
Thank you for reaching out. I can see that you've followed up with the team on a support ticket regarding your concern. You can access your support tickets here. Note that support requests are responded to in the order they are received. Kindly allow 24-48 hours for the team to follow up with you and assist you further.
Oct 26, 2022 05:40:30 AM by Alabi U
Hi Luggi, Its been over 48 hrs and this hasnt been sorted. I have done the needful (uploaded relevant documents). I am still surprised my account is under review. How long will this take, because its taking forever.
Oct 9, 2022 05:18:37 AM by Sergii C
Hello, i have the same problem with financial account already wrote ticket to support. Don't know why
Oct 9, 2022 10:06:47 AM by Annie Jane B
Hi Sergii,
Thank you for reaching out. For your own privacy, we cannot share the details regarding this in the Community since this is a public space. Since you already have a support ticket, please note that support requests are responded to in the order they are received. Kindly allow 24-48 hours for the team to follow up with you and assist you further.
Oct 23, 2022 07:50:40 PM by Mirza A
My Brother upwork permanently suspended for rules violation, but I have pending balance, can I withdraw that amout? I can see it's still pending from last 15 days.
Oct 23, 2022 09:34:13 PM by Pradeep H
Hi Mirza,
Thank you for your message. I am unable to discuss other user's accounts with you. Could you please request the account holder to continue communicating on the support ticket initiated on their account? Also, I do not see any pending balance on the Upwork account you are posting this message. Are you referring to the balance on your brother's account?
Thank you,
Pradeep
Oct 23, 2022 09:34:39 PM by Martina P
You should not access your brother's account, or you will be in trouble too.
Oct 23, 2022 09:11:19 PM by Nikhil M
Hello sir/mam,
I have already submitted the required documents to verify identity but it is still showing me that your account is suspended, and after submitting it I also received Blue mark on my profile
Can u help me with it?
Oct 23, 2022 10:22:05 PM by Pradeep H
Hi Nikhil,
Thank you for reaching out. I can see that you've already raised a support ticket regarding your concern. You can access your support tickets here . Note that support requests are responded to in the order they are received. Kindly allow 24-48 hours for the team to follow up with you and assist you further.
Thank you,
Pradeep
Oct 24, 2022 07:57:55 PM by Larry K
I paid my past due amount but I'm still unable to hire anyone and I still have an error that says my account was suspended
Oct 25, 2022 12:21:08 AM by Annie Jane B
Hi Larry,
Thank you for reaching out. I can see that you've already raised a support ticket regarding your concern. You can access your support tickets here. Note that support requests are responded to in the order they are received. Kindly allow 24-48 hours for the team to follow up with you and assist you further.
Oct 25, 2022 12:51:50 AM by Muhammad A
Hi, Can I withdraw money if my Upwork account is permanently suspended?
Oct 25, 2022 04:21:47 AM by Annie Jane B
Hi Muhammad,
Thank you for reaching out. You can request this from our team on the same support ticket that is currently open. Please don't hesitate to respond to the ticket should you have further questions or concerns.
Oct 25, 2022 03:06:12 AM by Myroslav B
Please kindly help 🙏
My Upwork account was suspended 5 days ago. I have provided all the requested information but I can not get any meaningful answer from Upwork Support Team.
We have almost 30 people in our agency. They are from Ukraine. This hold is influencing us very much... moreover it's a war in Ukraine... which also influence us a lot.
Our agency was on Upwork for 2 years and we made 600K USD, and we have completed more than 300 projects. We paid tens of thousands of US dollars to Upwork in commission fees and I believe we do not deserve such treatment to us, i.e. silence.
I know that some agencies on Upwork have a chance to have a personal manager who helps them. How to have one?
We want to grow and not be on hold.
Ticket #37416875.
Kind regards,
Myroslav
Oct 25, 2022 05:49:15 AM by Annie Jane B
Hi Myroslav,
Apologies for the delay as our support teams are currently experiencing a higher number of contacts than usual. Rest assured the team will address your concerns and questions in the ticket as soon as possible.
Please avoid creating several posts for the same concern so that the team could assist you more efficiently. We seek your patience and utmost understanding while sorting this out for you. Thank you!
Oct 25, 2022 08:32:22 AM by Myroslav B
Annie, thanks for your reply! I apologize, but can you please give me more clarity? Can you or your colleagues check my ticket, its status, etc.
Sorry, but this is not what we expected from a company like yours.
In 2 years on Upwork we, i.e., 30 people of my agency (and their families), depend on you (i.e., Upwork), and these people want a concrete answer which they can not get already 5 days.
Kind regards,
Myroslav
Oct 26, 2022 07:56:12 AM by Nikola S
Hi Myroslav,
Thank you for following up. I shared your concern with the team handling your case and one of our agents will follow up with you on your support ticket as soon as possible to assist you further.
Oct 26, 2022 02:20:11 AM by Jacklyn G
My account was suspended. I was asked to reverify my ID which I did by providing all the relevant documents.
It's still being reviewed. I was asked to comply with ToS moving forward and suggested creating an agency. I am all set and read through the article and wish to create an agency, but I am unable to do so. It's been 5 days since my account has been restricted.
Kindly Advise
Oct 26, 2022 05:41:20 AM by Annie Jane B
Hi Jacklyn,
Apologies for the delay as our support teams are currently experiencing a higher number of contacts than usual. Rest assured the team will address your concerns and questions in the ticket as soon as possible. We seek your patience and utmost understanding while sorting this out for you. Thank you!
Oct 26, 2022 12:46:39 PM by Jacklyn G
Hey Annie,
Awaiting a positive response from the team.