Upwork scam? ASAP

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luckyhands

Newbie

Nov 7, 2016

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• Nov 23, 2016

• #1

So, to raise some money for hosting, I applied for a few jobs on Upwork. An account wanted 2 articles in 5-6 hrs for $40 or so. She/he joined today and doesn't have a verified payment method.

They wanted me to write 2 reviews for 2 porn sites, and sent me a template and an example. However, it was never accepted under My Jobs (which it should be for fixed price) and is asking me to send it through the messenger.

The response after I sent a couple paragraphs was 'Please send me in Microsoft word and Minimum 500 words. I will have to Run Through CopyScape'

Am I the only one who thinks this is shady?? If it's not under my jobs I've never actually been hired which means I won't be paid

 

Talyn

Regular Member

Oct 22, 2014

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• Nov 23, 2016

• #2

The guy wants to take you a test? How many words for $40?

As a client over there, some of my freelancers experienced such "shady things". It's an usual scam: A guy wants some 500 words articles, he lists a job offering good money, asks the applicants to take a test (write 300, 400, 500 words), then never contact back. A good scammer can gather a lot of "free" articles fast.

Upwork has protection against such "bad behaviors" (if clients open a lot of jobs and never hire, they get their account suspended quickly), but scammers don't give a fuck their account are burners accounts.

Anyways, if you want to fuck him, Porn/Erotica is against Upwork's TOS. So take a printscreen and chat with an agent or send it to policy-report at upwork (or something similar, you can find the e-mail in the help section).

 

InstaWrite

Junior Member

Apr 16, 2015

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• Nov 23, 2016

• #3

He's trying to scam you. As Talyn said, report him to Upwork as pornographic content is against Upwrok's TOS.

 

ankit03

BANNED

Apr 3, 2016

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• Nov 23, 2016

• #4

InstaWrite said:

He's trying to scam you. As Talyn said, report him to Upwork as pornographic content is against Upwrok's TOS.

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Oh really..? We cannot do any adult type projects in upwork? Are you sure?
I did not know that

 

nickky

Junior Member

Nov 13, 2014

127

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• Nov 23, 2016

• #5

ask to accept you first and don't send anything
you can send him to read the terms on the service

 

Talyn

Regular Member

Oct 22, 2014

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• Nov 23, 2016

• #6

You can't do anything related to porn/erotica. Even if call that "steamy" or whatever funky words. Those guys have the best bots in the world who trigger REALLY fast.
Even your chat sessions are analyzed, don't ever think to write words like "paypal" or "invoice". DON'T.
Also ALL works related to "reviews" are banned since this summer.

If you want to fuck any of your clients, you can always find something in their TOS and they shoot really easily.

ankit03 said:

Oh really..? We cannot do any adult type projects in upwork? Are you sure?
I did not know that

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andrewmp

Registered Member

Aug 12, 2015

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• Nov 23, 2016

• #7

Ask him to put money in escrow before delivering the work.

 

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MisterF

Repeat Selling Out MP - Doxxing - Harass Comps.

Nov 29, 2009

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• Nov 23, 2016

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"She/he joined today and doesn't have a verified payment method."

^^ This ^^

I see it on here too in Hire A Freelancer, people join, post a job and it stinks of scam, yet sheep flock to apply.

Use common sense.

 

nichexposure

Elite Member

Jul 4, 2013

2,400

965

• Nov 23, 2016

• #9

MisterF said:

"She/he joined today and doesn't have a verified payment method."

^^ This ^^

I see it on here too in Hire A Freelancer, people join, post a job and it stinks of scam, yet sheep flock to apply.

Use common sense.

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Agreed. OP you don't need to think twice here

 

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luckyhands

Newbie

Nov 7, 2016

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• Nov 24, 2016
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Thanks for the replies, I knew it was too good to be true. At least I have some example material reviewing a lesbian porn site lol

 

living2xl

Elite Member

Dec 9, 2011

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• Nov 24, 2016

• #11

no verified payment method
asking to send the article first
how do you think you will get your money? think she will throw it over the oceans?
use your head! upwork is just like with any stranger on the street
dont give ur goodies unless its a straight exhange or in this case IF upwork holds monies in escrow as a middleman but in ur case its a 99.9999 scam actually its 100% so just do not do it
ask them to fund the project first in escrow and hire you

 

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Ovvnage

Newbie

Sep 23, 2013

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• Nov 24, 2016

• #12

UPWORK is a good place to buy/sell, but you have to use the escrow system to guarantee you get what you pay for, and charge what you worked for! i work with similar websites and the amount of scams is around 5%