Waste Connect and Scammer.

[#1]

Hi, I'm new to upwork. My question after I used this platform for 2 months.

1. Why do so many clients not review proposals?

If a client views my proposal and chooses another, that's fine, at least they looked at it first. But most clients don’t even view the proposal at all.

It's a waste of my Connects. Can I cancel a proposal to get those Connects back?

2.I'm a developer, and it feels like there are a lot of scams. They create phishing jobs with high pay and ask if you know how to fix a bug. However, the project they send you might inject code to steal information from your computer.

[#2]

I have the same question about Waste Connect. Most clients don’t even view the proposal at all. Can any of the experts reply, please?

It's a waste of my connections. Can I cancel a proposal to get those Connects back?

[#3]

No, you will not get connects back if you withdraw your proposal. 

[#4]

tem como vc me ajudar , tenho algumas duvidas ?

[#5]

Only 50% of the jobs end with a hire and many of the job posts get 50+ proposals.

You do the math - 1% chance of being hired.

[#6]

This is still much better than you working and your client is suspected of being a fraud, and you have worked and you don't get paid even though you have turned on the time tracker, and... there is payment verified, but...😁

[#7]

You think it's funny until it's your money being withheld. The first project I bid on they tried to send injected code. He's absolutely right.

I have eviction court this morning because my last contract was a scammer and Upwork doesn't protect it's customers who pay to get connects & jobs and service fees. 

I felt it was a huge red flag being asked to do everything off platform. I even contacted support before the contract was active with my concerns & was told it was fine.

I still used the Upwork timer and took Upwork screenshots of everything I worked on. After 10 hours & invading my personal privacy they tried to offer a "bonus" and asked me to send a $200 Google Play card. I blocked the client, the "hiring manager" & his "business manager" and ended the job & contacted support.

After 5 days in Pending, it went to review & I was notified their CC wasn't any good.

In my account the invoice says I RETURNED the payment to THEM but I got a message from a moderator that it was because some of the hours were manually logged.

WHICH IS IT? I Stayed on the platform the whole time & I haven't gotten paid for ANY of the hours I worked.