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Tashyra A Community Member

Financial transactions for my account have been limited

Hello! I have recently create an account to look for work last week. After putting in my billing method, I have received 50 connects but all of a sudden I received an error stating that there was a financial hold. I did not receive any email and the support chat will not connect with anyone, it just keeps taking me to an article for community or academy. What should I do next?

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Luiggi's avatar
Luiggi R Retiring Moderator

Hi Tashyra,

 

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 an email about the action on your account. You can reply to the email to find out more about the action we’ve taken.

 

That said, if you need to contact support regarding your financial account, you can:

 

  1. Please visit Contact Support and click the ‘Chat with Upwork' button.
  2. Type a question or topic and select ‘Send’. The bot will find relevant Help articles for you.
  3. The chatbot will ask you to confirm if you need additional help. If you confirm that you need additional help, you will be asked to confirm the account type you need help with.
  4. From there, the support options available to you will be listed. Select either of the options to be able to contact the Upwork Support Team.
~ Luiggi

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Joanne's avatar
Joanne P Retired Team Member

Hi JeevaLalitha,

 

I checked your account, but I do not see any previously added billing method. Are you referring to a different account? If you do, please send me a private message by clicking on my name and share the details of the account. 

 

I'd also like to remind you to refrain from reposting previous replies in the community. Please be mindful of the community guidelines when posting. 

~ Joanne
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Joachim's avatar
Joachim K Community Member

Hi. The billing methods I use wont work. I have tried multiple payment methods, but none of them work. It says payment failed and to update the payment. I have tried that with multiple cards and a paypal account. 

 

I have checked with my bank and can use these paymeny methods on other sited.

 

Ronna's avatar
Ronna P Retired Team Member

Hi Joachim,

 

Thank you for your message. I have shared your post to a support ticket to look into this for you. The handling team will reach out to you on the ticket to assist you accordingly.

 

~Ronna
Prakash's avatar
Prakash U Community Member

Hi, 
I'm facing issues as "We found a problem with your primary billing method and to put it on hold. Update it now." 

& "Your financial account -P**** U**** (55XXXX49)- has been suspended due to issues with payment methods on file. Please update payment methods to restore full functionality to your account." 

I have already updated my new card details but it is still showing the same message as displayed above. 

Pradeep's avatar
Pradeep H Retired Team Member

Hi Prakash,

 

I am sorry to hear about the action taken on your account. I shared your report with our team and one of our agents will reach out to you using a support ticket to assist you further. You can access your support tickets here.

 

- Pradeep 

Prakash's avatar
Prakash U Community Member

Hi Pradeep,
Thanks for your reply but its been a month that i have been struggling to post a project. My card was verified earlier and also I have reupated the card.

I dont know why there no proper customer support channel in UpWork. 

Due to this I have to move to Freelancer .com 

Sarah's avatar
Sarah M Community Member

I have added anther payment method and settled the debt, but i cannot re-start my workers contract, keep getting the attached. Can't find an avenue to contact customer support.

 

Sarah's avatar
Sarah M Community Member

not attached, above message

 

Luiggi's avatar
Luiggi R Retiring Moderator

Hi Sarah,

 

I see that you've recently raised a support ticket regarding your concern. As soon as the next available agent gets your ticket in their queue, they'll contact you to assist you further.

~ Luiggi
Marryam's avatar
Marryam K Community Member

Today, I created my Upwork account and paid for connects using my debit card. Although my profile shows the connects, I received a notification stating there is an issue with my billing method and that it’s been put on hold. Additionally, there’s an error indicating that financial transactions on my account have been limited. The payment has been deducted from my account, but I’m unable to use my Upwork account. The tabs to apply for jobs are disabled, and I can’t make any changes because all tabs are inactive. Could you please guide me on how to resolve this?

Pradeep's avatar
Pradeep H Retired Team Member

Hi Marryam,

 

I shared your report with our team and one of our agents will reach out to you using a support ticket to assist you further. You can access your support tickets here.

 

- Pradeep 

Gopal's avatar
Gopal S Community Member

Hi Upwork teams, Greetings.

 

This is Gopal and I am using a Upwork account

Today, I tried to login my account and it says "Your financial account -__________- has been suspended due to issues with payment methods on file.

Please update payment methods to restore full functionality to your account.".

 

There is nothing changed on my financial account and the payment method already exists.

I am not sure what's the problem with that.

 

Please help me to restore my upwork account.

Nikola's avatar
Nikola S Retiring Moderator

Hi Gopal,

 

I’ve escalated your community post to a support ticket. One of our agents will be in touch with you soon to assist.

~ Nikola
Raymond's avatar
Raymond H Community Member

Hi, my client account seems to be locked due to an expiring payment method. I've updated the payment method but my account still seems to be locked. Please advise.

Ivygail's avatar
Ivygail J Retired Team Member

Hi Raymond,

 

I am sorry to learn about your account status. I’ve escalated your community post to a support ticket and one of our agents will be in touch with you soon to assist.

 

~Ivy
Adam's avatar
Adam M Community Member

Hi, I am seeing the same issue, however the new "forethought" bot chat process doesn't give any option except to get stuck in a loop continually suggesting the same help articles and asking for more detailed information. Can I please have a support ticket raised so I can have the issue resolved. I also received no email from the trust and support team about limitations.