How to Detect Scammer (2024)

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‎01-07-202407:27 PM

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Jan 7, 2024 07:27:40 PM EditedJan 8, 2024 12:38:58 AMbyEly B

How to Detect Scammer

Hey

I was checking for jobs, then I see the client asking for linkedin profile, is this client a scammer ?.

Because also, The client was also asking basic questions, which I asumed like a free consultation service. The questions was like to read the job post about their plan then ask for feedback on their plan like, is the plan good ?. Because of that upon checking in community and found it's not allowed to share linkedin pre-hiring, so I withdrawn my proposal.

I know how freelancers scaming here, but I don't know how client are scamming freelancers. Someone please tell me how to detect a client scammer.

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‎01-07-202407:52 PM

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Jan 7, 2024 07:52:48 PM byHusnain M

Hello Greetings!

Dear Ely, I appreciate your concern to get to know about how to avoid being scammed on Upwork.i want to make it clear to you that scamming is common in freelancing, it doesn't matter it's by freelancer side or client side. We must adopt precautionary measures to avoid being scammed.

It's also important to remember that not only freelancers do scams but also a freelancer can get a victim of scamming. Mostly it happens in hourly projects asking to buy some monetized channel or other social media profiles. In an hourly project, Upwork hourly payment system works but in the case you mentioned above regarding purchasing of a LinkedIn profile, the client might scam you. He will take Login from you and file a dispute against you, so all your funds will be reversed. It's important to remember that this even can happen if a client have a verified payment method.

In order to avoid these scams, I am sharing you some tips, I hope these will definitely help you some in this regard:

Always check either the payment method is verified or not, remember verified payment method does not mean that a client is trust worthy.
Always check the spendings by client on Upwork
Always check the hire rate of client
Always check the reviews
Always carefully check the project description and what the client is asking. If there is a large difference then it's a risk signal. (i.e., On job description it was mentioned to market a YouTube channel but in conversation the client asked you for a monetized channel)
Check the number of invites sent by client, A fake client send invites to maximum number of freelancers in a short time
For these type of projects (like purchasing some social media), never take an hourly project, Asked the client to change the project into a fixed price
Remember a fake client will offer you to pay a huge amount per hour for a small tasks to make client scam

I hope you will get some help from.these points, If still have any query, you can ask here or read Upwork articles regarding Upwork "hourly protection" and *trust and safety".

Thanks and regards

Husnain M.

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