Fake Clients: How to Spot and Avoid Freelancer Scams
Don’t waste your time and money. Steal this handy checklist and spot freelancer scams from a mile away.
If you recieve a letter from a Nigerian prince who needs your help transfering his funds, you (hopefully) recognize it as a spam letter right away. But what if the letter and its sender look legit at first?
Being your own boss is exciting. Finally, nobody is telling you what to do or when to work. Hell, you can even go to Bali and work from there as long as you wish. Nobody is going to stop you.
There is one caveat though — from now on, you are the one who has to deal with clients. Tough clients, cheap clients, indecisive ones…soon you will meet them all. But there is one type of clients freelancers hate the most…
Fake Clients
All popular freelance platforms are full of scams. And the problem with fake clients is that they keep getting better at tricking you into thinking that they are totally legit. They can waste your time, steal your money, and make you seriously question your freelance career. Is it even worth the effort? How can you ever…
