Freelancing covers a wide range of industries and skills, but one thing holds true across all of them: scammers are everywhere looking to take advantage of eager freelancers hoping to earn money from home.
Scammers are not only targeting you via emails or suspicious ads, but they are also common on Freelancer.com and other freelancing marketplaces. If you are not cautious, it is easy to fall prey to scams on Freelancer especially if you are a newbie.
Easy Project posted with high payment
In this image, you can see that the project was so easy and anyone can complete the task. In order for you to Identify if the employer is a scammer, you have to see his reviews.
User Profile is not yet verified and no Picture
User Profile no review and ZERO ratings.
Newly Registered and in that day it started posting a project.
They will message you privately after you bid for the project.
Communicating outside the Freelancer.com website
Giving suspicious instruction on how to start the task
Giving suspicious instruction on how to start the task
- Make the payment into the given perfect money a/c or the credit card.
- After that just send us the screenshot.
- You will get your work within 1-2 hours after your payment.
- After submission of the first lot, the next lot will be given instantly.
- If the Typist wants to take the break in between, he/she will inform through email.
- Payment will be given to the bank a/c or Skrill a/c of the Typist within 24 hours after the work submission.