Freelancer

This company staying on the wrong side of war in Ukraine! They have no moral principles! Shame on them
Jul 4th, 2022

(Translated by Google) The freelancer company itself is frivolous. They randomly block accounts without any "why" information. Blocked money, contact with support almost impossible. Overall, I do not recommend it. (Original) Sama firma freelancer jest niepowana. Blokuj randomowo konta bez adnej informacji "dlaczego". Zablokowane pienidze, kontakt z supportem prawie niemoliwy. Oglnie nie polecam.
Jul 2nd, 2022

Jun 28th, 2022

Stopped using freelancer after sponsoring the war in my home, in Ukraine. Please, consider sponsoring it as well if you are using this service. Will not change my opinion until they go out of russian market.
Jun 18th, 2022

(Translated by Google) Account suspended 800EUR deposit freed no answer from customer support I hired a web developer from Pakistan to realize a project (for around 800 EUR). After a few days, he showed me the first pictures of what he had done and asked me to partially pay for it in advance. I refused to pay in advance because there was a big difference between what we had planned and what he had created, and I didn't want to get scammed. So I made sure to be able to withdraw my money back into my bank account. Everyone should be aware that if you deposit money into the Freelancer account, you won't be able to simply withdraw from that account to your bank account, paypal or whatever unless you pass the difficult and strangely complex verification process (which I've never had anywhere like this, either as an Amazon seller, or for selling on ebay etc). Here, in fact, I had the problem of verifying my address: We moved to Italy at the beginning of November and I really tried everything to fulfill the complex requirements (these are really not easy to fulfill!) Suddenly my account (account name: lares999) was blocked and more than 800 EUR were frozen, and now they don't respond to my messages. Freelancer is sitting in Australia, I can only write them emails. I can't talk to them, they don't have a hotline. I really wonder what is going on with this platform and can only warn against depositing money there. I was not aware that you have to be verified (very complex!) to withdraw the money you deposited there yourself. This seems very strange. I also warn against fraudulent activities on the part of freelancers using this platform. You have to be aware of this danger in any case. A really all around very unpleasant experience! I really don't need access to my freelancer account anymore, but withholding the money I deposited is not legal! I am therefore asking to withdraw back on my bank account and Paypal account. My account name: lares999 I hired a web developer from Pakistan to do a project (around 800 EUR). After a few days he showed me the first pictures of what he had made and asked me to partially pay for it in advance. I declined an upfront payment as there was a huge discrepancy between what we had planned and what he had created and I didn't want to catch a scammer. So I made sure to get my money back into my bank account. All should be aware that if you deposit funds into Freelancer account you will not be able to withdraw from that account to your bank account, paypal or whatever unless you pass the difficult and odd ones complex verification process (which I have never had anywhere else, neither as an Amazon seller nor on ebay etc.). This is where I had the problem of verifying my address: We moved to Italy at the beginning of November and I really tried everything to meet the complex requirements (they are really not easy to meet!) Suddenly my account was blocked and more than 800 EUR frozen and now they don't respond to my messages. Freelancer is based in Australia, I can only email them. I can't talk to them, they don't have a hotline. I really wonder what is going on on this platform and can only warn against depositing money there. I wasn't aware that you have to get verified (very complex!) to withdraw the money you deposited there yourself. That sounds very strange. I also warn against fraudulent activity by freelancers using this platform. You have to be aware of this danger. A really bad experience all round! I really don't need access to my freelancer account anymore, but it's illegal to keep the money I deposited! I request a refund of my deposited money effective immediately. My freelancer account name: lares999 (Original) Account suspended 800EUR deposit freezed no answer of customer support I hired a web developer from Pakistan to realize a project (for around 800 EUR). After a few days, he showed me the first pictures of what he had done and asked me to partially pay for it in advance. I refused to pay in advance because there was a big difference between what we had planned and what he had created, and I didn't want to get scammed. So I made sure to be able to withdraw my money back into my bank account. Everyone should be aware that if you deposit money into the Freelancer account, you won't be able to simply withdraw from that account to your bank account, paypal or whatever unless you pass the difficult and strangely complex verification process (which I've never had anywhere like this, either as an Amazon seller, or for selling on ebay etc). Here, in fact, I had the problem of verifying my address: We moved to Italy at the beginning of November and I really tried everything to fulfill the complex requirements (these are really not easy to fulfill!) Suddenly my account (account name: lares999) was blocked and more than 800 EUR were frozen, and now they don't respond to my messages. Freelancer is sitting in Australia, I can only write them emails. I can't talk to them, they don't have a hotline. I really wonder what is going on with this platform and can only warn against depositing money there. I was not aware that you have to be verified (very complex!) to withdraw the money you deposited there yourself. This seems very strange. I also warn against fraudulent activities on the part of freelancers using this platform. You have to be aware of this danger in any case. A really all around very unpleasant experience! I really don't need access to my freelancer account anymore, but withholding the money I deposited is not legal! I am asking therefore to withdraw back on my bank account and Paypal account. My account name: lares999 Ich habe einen Webentwickler aus Pakistan eingestellt, der ein Projekt (fr rund 800 EUR) realisieren sollte. Nach ein paar Tagen zeigte er mir die ersten Bilder von dem, was er gemacht hatte, und bat mich, teilweise im Voraus dafr zu zahlen. Ich lehnte eine Vorauszahlung ab, da eine groe Diskrepanz zwischen dem, was wir geplant hatten, und dem, was er erstellt hatte, bestand und ich keinem Betrger auffliegen wollte. Also stellte ich sicher, dass ich mein Geld wieder auf mein Bankkonto zurckbekomme. Alle sollten sich bewusst sein, dass Sie, wenn Sie Geld auf das Freelancer-Konto einzahlen, nicht in der Lage sein werden, von diesem Konto auf Ihr Bankkonto, Paypal oder was auch immer abzuheben, es sei denn, Sie bestehen den schwierigen und merkwrdig komplexen Verifizierungsprozess (den ich nirgends so jemals hatte, weder als Amazon-Verkufer, noch bei ebay etc). Hier hatte ich nmlich das Problem, meine Adresse zu verifizieren: Wir sind Anfang November nach Italien gezogen und ich habe wirklich alles versucht, um die komplexen Anforderungen zu erfllen (diese sind wirklich nicht einfach zu erfllen!) Pltzlich wurde mein Konto gesperrt und mehr als 800 EUR eingefroren, und jetzt reagieren sie nicht mehr auf meine Nachrichten. Freelancer sitzt in Australien, ich kann ihnen nur E-Mails schreiben. Ich kann nicht mit ihnen sprechen, sie haben keine Hotline. Ich frage mich wirklich, was auf dieser Plattform los ist und kann nur davor warnen, dort Geld einzuzahlen. Mir war nicht bewusst, dass man sich (sehr komplex!) verifizieren lassen muss, um das Geld abzuheben, das man dort selbst eingezahlt hat. Das mutet doch sehr seltsam an. Ich warne auch vor betrgerischen Aktivitten seitens der Freelancer, die diese Plattform benutzen. Dieser Gefahr muss man sich auf jeden Fall bewusst sein. Eine wirklich rundum sehr unschne Erfahrung! Ich brauche den Zugang zu meinem Freelancer-Account wirklich nicht mehr, aber das von mir hinterlegte Geld einzubehalten ist nicht rechtens! Ich fordere die Erstattung meines hinterlegten Geldes mit sofortiger Wirkung. Mein Freelancer-Account-Name: lares999
Nov 21st, 2022