Potentiel scam

[b61d039a]

Hello

I am new to this platform and have replied to an add. I was selected for the job. They told me to centact them via telegram. The lady said the pay was high due to a big work load. I asked (becaise this has already hapend on a different platform) if it was a real job or a scam because the pay rate seemed very high. Since i havent got any answer. And it has been two days. Is there a way to verfy the veracity of the add? Thank you

**Edited for Community Guidelines**

[95e8e97b]

if they said that you will contact them via telegram, it is a scam

all transactions should be made in upwork

[b61d039a]

Okay thank you for this information. Very helpful. Have an excellente day

[NikolaS · Accepted solution]

Hi Rebecca, 

Unfortunately, it looks like you were not hired for this job. Please keep in mind that you shouldn't provide any work until your client sends you an offer and a contract is created under your My Jobs tab. Please note that any request for free work is not allowed on Upwork, and it is a violation of Upwork's Terms of Service.

I would like to remind you that sharing contact information before a contract has started is against Upwork's Terms of Service and that all communications prior to the contract starting must take place on Upwork.

I encourage you to let us know if a TOS violation has happened by using the Flag as Inappropriate option throughout the platform. You can learn more about user reporting here.

Additionally, I would recommend you check this help article and available learning paths in the Academy section to help you stay safe on Upwork. 

[b61d039a]

Thank you very much for your answer. I will keep all this in mind and look up the minks you joined. Have a grezt day. Thank you

[renata101]

Hi Nikola,

When I first started on Upwork (but maybe it was on Odesk), there used to be a video that showed the hiring process (client sending an offer and the freelancer accepting). I suspect a lot of people who are just starting on the platform don't understand the steps involved in being hired, Is there a video that clearly shows the steps involved in this process?

[edb03975]

Hi, it happened to me too, it was my first job and now I dont know what to do. They did pay me but I'm not sure if it's true, because it's too high and it's outside upwork. I had ti create an account on a "bank site" because it was international