Potential Scam: **Edited**scam?

[24c6e81a]

I replied to a listing for a "Beginner Logistics Data Analyst" and later recieved a message asking me to contact them outside Upwork via the email provided. This was the only response I've gotten since using upwork, so naively I replied to that email. They requested contact information and then began offering a transcription job(?) to transcribe 100+ pages at 30$ per page? The email was from "**Edited for community guidelines**recruitment".

I have since reported the initial message and I am asking if anyone else has had a similar experience from

**Edited for community guidelines**?

[fccfebe2 · Accepted solution]

This is a common scam, never contact potential clients outside of Upwork until you have a contract in place, just make sure to report the client and job posting for these cases and move on.

[lmerlog]

Indeed they are, they asking for your bank information, then they send an email from other source and let you know that your money is held until you make a deposit to clear the IRS taxes.