{"id":24938,"date":"2021-08-22T12:31:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-22T09:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/?p=24938"},"modified":"2021-08-22T12:31:00","modified_gmt":"2021-08-22T09:31:00","slug":"how-to-avoid-scams-and-scams-in-self-employment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/how-to-avoid-scams-and-scams-in-self-employment\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Avoid Scams and Fraud in Freelance Work"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.komando.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/shopping-scam.jpg\" alt=\"3 online shopping scams (and how to avoid them)\" width=\"683\" height=\"384\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/how-do-you-get-the-most-out-of-freelancing\/\">Freelance<\/a> It is work done entirely online. A person simply needs to have a service to offer. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">\u064a\u0642\u062f\u0645\u0647\u0627 \u0645\u062b\u0644 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/5-main-stages-of-developing-an-e-marketing-plan\/\">Digital marketing<\/a> such as article writing or other services, and then offers it on a platform<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> or on social media. A business owner may then contact them to obtain that<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> service at the price set by the freelancer. This enables the freelancer to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/simple-project-ideas\/\">Achieving Profit<\/a>but despite<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> Despite how easy it can be to use and the many great features it offers, some clients<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> hire freelancers and then stop responding without paying them. As a result, the freelancer<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> \u0642\u062f \u062a\u0639\u0631\u0636 \u0644\u0644\u062e\u062f\u0627\u0639\u060c \u0648\u0636\u0627\u0639\u062a \u062c\u0647\u0648\u062f\u0647 \u0647\u0628\u0627\u0621\u064b\u060c \u0644\u0630\u0627 \u064a\u062c\u0628 \u0625\u062a\u0628\u0627\u0639 \u0627\u0644\u0637\u0631\u0642 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u064a \u062a\u0636\u0645\u0646 \u0644\u0643 \u062a\u062c\u0646\u0628 \u0630\u0644\u0643\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"><strong>How to Avoid Scams and Fraud in Freelancing<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Experienced freelancers use several methods to protect their rights and avoid being<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> scammed or defrauded by clients. You can start using them too by relying on <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">These methods can be summarized as follows:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">1. Work with clients who have good ratings<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">When you start accessing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/%d9%83%d9%8a%d9%81-%d8%aa%d8%ad%d8%b5%d9%84-%d8%b9%d9%84%d9%8a-%d8%a3%d8%b1%d8%a8%d8%a7%d8%ad-%d9%87%d8%a7%d8%a6%d9%84%d8%a9-%d9%85%d9%86-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b9%d9%85%d9%84-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%ad%d8%b1-%d8%9f\/\">Freelance<\/a> and have a service you\u2019re looking to sell, try to contact only business owners with<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> good ratings, especially on social media platforms. You can<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> easily identify those ratings by checking the comments and the service provider\u2019s profile. For example, when a well-known business owner<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> is looking for a freelancer to provide a service in a Facebook group, you can see people\u2019s opinions<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> You can review feedback from all freelancers who have worked with them before. The comments may be positive or negative, depending on<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> the type of feedback. This can help you decide whether or not to offer your services to them.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"65LAhYAk8T\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/the-top-4-challenges-that-freelancers-face-and-ways-to-overcome-them\/\">The 4 Biggest Challenges Freelancers Face and How to Overcome Them<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;\u0623\u0647\u0645 4 \u062a\u062d\u062f\u064a\u0627\u062a \u064a\u0648\u0627\u062c\u0647\u0647\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0633\u062a\u0642\u0644\u0648\u0646 \u0648\u0637\u0631\u0642 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u063a\u0644\u0628 \u0639\u0644\u064a\u0647\u0627&#8221; &#8212; \u0627\u0628\u062a\u062f\u064a\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/the-top-4-challenges-that-freelancers-face-and-ways-to-overcome-them\/embed\/#?secret=65LAhYAk8T\" data-secret=\"65LAhYAk8T\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">2. Get an upfront payment before starting work<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">If you\u2019re entering the freelance market through social media, don\u2019t start working with any client<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> until you\u2019ve received an upfront payment for the service. For example, if you write articles and offer<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> this service, and a website owner wants articles for their website, you can get in touch<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> with them and collect half the fee before starting work, then the remaining half once you\u2019ve finished and delivered the articles. This is<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> Make sure your payment is guaranteed upfront. You can also submit a single article first and then receive payment for it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> Stay away from providing a full service over an extended period\u2014for example, writing daily articles\u2014without receiving any payment upfront.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> \u0623\u064a \u0631\u0627\u062a\u0628 \u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0628\u062f\u0627\u064a\u0629\u060c \u0641\u0647\u0646\u0627 \u0642\u062f \u062a\u062a\u0639\u0631\u0636 \u0644\u0644\u062e\u062f\u0627\u0639\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">3- Don\u2019t fall for over-the-top tests<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Recently, I was browsing freelance work groups and noticed an ad seeking several freelance content writers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> They would all be given a daily test, after which a certain number would be selected. The test involved<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> writing one article a day for two weeks, with no payment from the company for those articles. The writer would be evaluated throughout this<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> period, after which they\u2019ll decide whether you\u2019ve been selected for the job. So, if you see<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> ads like these, stay well away from them and don\u2019t fall for them. They\u2019re nothing short of outright fraud. There is no<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> work that should take this long without payment, so avoid these offers altogether. Anyone who wants to assess your skills will ask you<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> for samples of your previous work or ask you to complete just one test task. Test tasks are usually paid, whether or not you\u2019re<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> selected for the job.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"KiG5FDwI1y\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/7-factors-for-successful-freelancers\/\">7 Factors That Help Freelancers Succeed<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;7 \u0639\u0648\u0627\u0645\u0644 \u0644\u0646\u062c\u0627\u062d \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0633\u062a\u0642\u0644\u064a\u0646 \u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0645\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u062d\u0631&#8221; &#8212; \u0627\u0628\u062a\u062f\u064a\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/7-factors-for-successful-freelancers\/embed\/#?secret=KiG5FDwI1y\" data-secret=\"KiG5FDwI1y\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">4- Choose your clients carefully<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Always choose your clients carefully, especially those you plan to work with on an ongoing basis, to avoid being deceived or taken advantage of. Don\u2019t<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> You don\u2019t have to chase every business owner who is constantly posting ads for freelancers. All you need to do is<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> work with well-known business owners in the Arab freelance community\u2014people everyone speaks positively about.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> That way, you can be confident you\u2019re working with professionals who won\u2019t shortchange you or withhold your payments.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> If your work doesn\u2019t meet their requirements, they\u2019ll tell you upfront, so you won\u2019t waste your time and effort.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">5- Offer your services on freelance platforms<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">In fact, this is the safest approach for you and your work, and it helps protect your rights in full, whether financially or<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> in other work-related matters, such as receiving your payment by the agreed-upon date.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> and finance-related work. All you need to do is start searching for popular Arabic freelance platforms, then<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> join the platform that best suits you, based on its features, and list your services there. Then wait for clients to get in touch with you,<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> and the platform will ensure you receive all your payments and protect you from scammers. So, use this<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> \u0627\u0644\u0637\u0631\u064a\u0642\u0629 \u0648\u0627\u0628\u062d\u062b \u0639\u0646 \u062a\u0644\u0643 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0648\u0627\u0642\u0639 \u0645\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0622\u0646\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"X7BezkO2ah\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/what-is-free-work-and-what-are-its-requirements\/\">What Is Freelancing, and What Does It Require?<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;\u0645\u0627 \u0647\u0648 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0645\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u062d\u0631 \u0648\u0645\u0627 \u0647\u064a \u0645\u062a\u0637\u0644\u0628\u0627\u062a\u0647 \u061f&#8221; &#8212; \u0627\u0628\u062a\u062f\u064a\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/what-is-free-work-and-what-are-its-requirements\/embed\/#?secret=X7BezkO2ah\" data-secret=\"X7BezkO2ah\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">6- Don\u2019t work with people using fake accounts<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">\u062f\u0627\u062e\u0644 \u0645\u062c\u0645\u0648\u0639\u0627\u062a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/steps-to-becoming-a-best-freelance\/\">\u0627\u0644\u0639\u0640\u0645\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u062d\u0631<\/a> On social media platforms, you\u2019ll see many ads seeking<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> freelancers to provide their services. Be sure to verify the advertiser\u2019s identity before contacting them, and<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> This can be done by logging into their account and verifying that it is genuine and that they are actually a business owner, especially since most<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> scammers create fake accounts to trick freelancers and obtain their services without letting<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> the freelancer discover their identity, so they can\u2019t be exposed. Avoid this entirely.<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0645\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u062d\u0631 \u0647\u0648 \u0639\u0645\u0644 \u064a\u062d\u062f\u062b \u0645\u0646 \u062e\u0644\u0627\u0644 \u0634\u0628\u0643\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0625\u0646\u062a\u0631\u0646\u062a \u0641\u0642\u0637\u060c \u0641\u0643\u0644 \u0645\u0627 \u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0645\u0631 \u0623\u0646 \u064a\u0643\u0648\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0634\u062e\u0635 \u0644\u062f\u064a\u0647 \u062e\u062f\u0645\u0629 \u064a\u0642\u062f\u0645\u0647\u0627 \u0645\u062b\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0633\u0648\u064a\u0642 \u0627\u0644\u0625\u0644\u0643\u062a\u0631\u0648\u0646\u064a \u0623\u0648 \u0643\u062a\u0627\u0628\u0629<span class=\"excerpt-hellip\"> [\u2026]<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":24939,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_ibtdi_aa_focus_keyword":"","_ibtdi_aa_secondary_keywords":"","_ibtdi_aa_audience":"","_ibtdi_aa_tone":"","_ibtdi_aa_summary":"","_ibtdi_aa_reviewer_name":"","_ibtdi_aa_reviewer_bio":"","_ibtdi_aa_reviewer_url":"","_ibtdi_aa_reviewed_date":"","_ibtdi_aa_service_id":"","_ibtdi_aa_related_ids":"","_ibtdi_aa_human_reviewed":"","_ibtdi_aa_disable":"","_ibtdi_aa_disable_links":"","_ibtdi_aa_sources":"","_ibtdi_aa_update_notes":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[491],"tags":[4147,12216,24496,24495],"class_list":["post-24938","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-491","tag-4147","tag-12216","tag-24496","tag-24495"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24938","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24938"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24938\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24939"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24938"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24938"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24938"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}