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Freelancer.com has turned into a scam site

How I got scammed 3 times by Freelancer.com

Freelancer.com, the most popular platform for freelancing has now turned into a scam machine. I am not talking about employers/freelancers running away but instead the staff of freelancer.com is involved. 

I have recently lost $600 and I will explain how (the points I will mention below has happened to me 3 times in last 1 year):

  1. Project awarded -> milestones paid (lets say $300) -> everything good
  2. I withdraw my money after few days
  3. Suddenly in the morning I see that $300 are locked from my account mentioning security reasons
  4. I contact freelancer.com support they say that employer you worked for has some problem in their account verification and we have asked them to verify so your amount will be unlocked once they are verified
  5. I wait 3–4 days. No updates. My employer mentioned that they have submitted the required information and support has given them 48 hours to resolve the issue.
  6. I contact support again and they say that your employer needs some correction and answer few things
  7. Wait few days. No updates -> Employer's account closed
  8. I lost $300 just because someone else has problem in their account

When I raised the issue that why freelancer platform do not verify accounts before any payment is made they simply refuse to answer and make lame excuses like we are sorry and bid on projects that have identity verified badge.

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