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29stepsuk
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Registered since : 17 January 2012
Posted reply 17 January 2012 14:19
New Scam for 2012
Hi all freelance developers out there
I do apologise if this thread is no longer active or valid but I need to warn you guys of a new scam that has emerged but at my cost of finding out
I was contacted by someone based in London who wanted an URGENT piece of software development work done - really small job but can be done in a day. Because of the urgency of it there was no time for contracts so I took it and completed it and sent the invoice off
Then the following day got a reply saying that the entire project has been deleted mysteriously overnight so I can;t prove I have done the work hence no payment is to be made for my work. Then within 24 hours the deleted work mysteriously appeared and completed by someone else
What I believe is happening here is that this individual has been contacting other freelancers out there and doing the exact same thing to them until the work is complete without paying anyone.
His details are as follows:
Asif Alibhai <email removed by admin>
Please guys if you have been contacted by this individual do not take on any work from him at all.
Hi all freelance developers out there
I do apologise if this thread is no longer active or valid but I need to warn you guys of a new scam that has emerged but at my cost of finding out
I was contacted by someone based in London who wanted an URGENT piece of software development work done - really small job but can be done in a day. Because of the urgency of it there was no time for contracts so I took it and completed it and sent the invoice off
Then the following day got a reply saying that the entire project has been deleted mysteriously overnight so I can;t prove I have done the work hence no payment is to be made for my work. Then within 24 hours the deleted work mysteriously appeared and completed by someone else
What I believe is happening here is that this individual has been contacting other freelancers out there and doing the exact same thing to them until the work is complete without paying anyone.
His details are as follows:
Asif Alibhai <email removed by admin>
Please guys if you have been contacted by this individual do not take on any work from him at all.