Comments on: Don’t Be Deceived By These 6 Freelance Job Post Scams

By: Ysmelda

Ysmelda — Wed, 02 Apr 2014 00:59:00 +0000

I have had two Bad experiences. First a guy “hired” me for a translation
job. I accepted and when I talked to him, he told me he didnt create
any project. Freelancer.com charged him and me 5$.

Today,
somebody hired me for technical assistance, asked me my skype account
and while we discussed the project he tried to hack my computer. I
turned it off and asked for assistance. He had put two malware in my
computer and I haven´t accepted any file from him

Here is the profile of the person

https://www.freelancer.com/u/oronnosl.html

I´ll
provide his skype soon,. Im afraid to log in skype, he really made me
nervous. I could report him and change all my passwords ASAP in another
PC

As u see is a person with good reputation and cannot imagine how many new freelancers has fallen with him.

I reported him and his project and freelancer hasnt sent me any comment. Thats dissapointing.

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How To Break Into Freelancing | 200KFREELANCER — Sun, 19 Jan 2014 22:43:52 +0000

[…] Have you ever responded to an ad for “Native English-speaking article writers” and found that the pay for a blog post was barely enough to cover a cup of coffee? Then you’ll appreciate Brodie Norris’s post on Brazen Life called Don’t Get Deceived By These Six Freelance Job Post Scams. […]

By: Brodie Norris

Brodie Norris — Fri, 20 Dec 2013 02:31:00 +0000

Thanks so much, Cassie! You’re the best!

By: Cassie Nolan

Cassie Nolan — Thu, 19 Dec 2013 17:18:00 +0000

Fantastic post, Brodie! So funny and so useful. Great job!

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By: Brodie Norris

Brodie Norris — Fri, 13 Dec 2013 16:35:00 +0000

Absolutely, Barbara. The terrible thing is a lot of ‘newbies’ get excited about getting a really well-paying job and then end up being disappointed when the job doesn’t live up to its description. It can be very disenchanting. Great advice though – be very suspicious of anything that seems too good to be true!

By: Brodie Norris

Brodie Norris — Fri, 13 Dec 2013 16:35:00 +0000

Thanks so much, Nikki! I’m glad you enjoyed it

By: Brodie Norris

Brodie Norris — Fri, 13 Dec 2013 16:32:00 +0000

Thanks, Wepaar! You’re absolutely right. I recently had a company ask to have all the work before they would awarded me the job on Freelancer. This could have left me vulnerable to being ripped off when it came to payment. I have a policy to never start a project until I have been awarded the job – in this case that policy paid off!

By: Wepaar

Wepaar — Fri, 13 Dec 2013 06:11:00 +0000

Thanks for sharing this article. Everyone should be aware of scams in freelancing jobs, Most of them tries to cheat you at payment when most of work is done…..

By: Barbara Mckinney

Barbara Mckinney — Thu, 12 Dec 2013 01:37:00 +0000

Thanks for sharing this information Brodie. We must be aware of these scams to avoid any trouble. If you think that the offered job is too good to be true, then you have to think twice before doing something.

By: Nikki R

Nikki R — Wed, 11 Dec 2013 17:16:00 +0000

You hit the nail right on the head with your scam post translations! Great post.