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Real Story with this scam site happened to me just few days ago I was new to the site they sent me one of their HIRED scammers, the scammer appointed me for a project out of no where I accepted it depending on this big site will protect my rights but NO! They charged me for that fake project, the employer then asked for Nude pictures (a trick to drive me away and run) when I refused to send the pictures he simply deleted the project and left the website I complained to the support team and they told me they are not responsible for the work between the employer and the worker and that I own them the project fee regardless of their hired scammers (I am confident that they are hired because I was new to the site and the employer came out of no where), be aware everyone don't bid or accept any project the employer can do anything and not pay you a penny but the site will deduct their fees anywhere and they are not responsible for the employer behavior!

Freelancer.com is hiring people to fill up positive reviews of complaint sites so that the first pages of reviews on review websites will show only 5 stars. So this is how they "up" their game to cover up their negative unresolved issues.

What they do before is they act and talk to every person who post negative review telling them to contact them through their email to get the issue resolved. In fact, I did that but eventually you always end up with unresolved disputes. Eventually people re-posted their experiences online. Their "terms and conditions" is the natural downfall of the company. They think it is fair, but it seems like users don't see it fair thus this is the natural result of their doings.

Freelancer.com is best, it's so easy to find a work here for good price. It is easy to begin and also later when you have good rating you can win many projects as you want. Really great opportunity for everyone. Highly recommend to anyone who want to start doing as freelance graphic designer!

Firesoft International, C. A. it's a company that started with just a couple of freelancers and in a little space of time we were able to grow and grow. After less than a year we have achieved lots of the goals we aimed for and were able to turn ourselves in a real company.

This is all thanks to Freelancer for their help, they guided us and supported us, while we, at the same time, got more and more experience and knowledge.

Thanks, with all our heart to Freelancer from Firesoft International, C. A.

If you want to know how to save your money, it is not to use Freelancer.
There are forever paypal payments being made automatically to them - they have had to refund money on one project, and when the project fell through (the freelancer employed to do the job failed to finish it, not their fault, although their system did recommend him as the best person for the job!) I chose Paypal as the payment return.
14 days before they will even process the payment - 14 days! There site says it is for security reasons - it does NOT take 14 days to process a paypal payment.
I have emailed them three times on this issue - and customer support has failed to even reply once. If I could give them 0 stars I would - terrible terrible customer services and standards.
Summary - numerous payments made by Paypal that they don't tell you about when you sign up, no customer support, and they hold on to your own rightful money even when they should be paying it back. Sound like a reputable platform to be dealing with - make your own decision...

I opened a contest with not a Guarantee payment and the posts were a disaster. I didnt choose anyone but they send me a msg stating they took my 140 usd and distrubute to the winners :) still I cannot see who won, nor get the files as it is locked nor take my money back https://www.freelancer.com/contest/Develop-a-Corporate-Identity-*******.html this is the link. And the msg is:
The prize for your contest Develop a Corporate Identity has been released to the top entries and freelancers.
You guaranteed to award the prize for the contest but did not select a winning entry within the 30 days provided.

NO SIR I HAVE NOT GUARANTEED IT!

I was recently had my account hacked and projects were accepted on my behalf. They take a 10% project fee from the amount? What? That's crazy that I have to pay to work! Anyway, I thought that because I was hacked that I would be refunded because I didn't accept the project? Boy was I wrong! I lost $120 because freelancer won't refund me and PayPal didn't help either. I'm letting everyone know that Freelancer is a scam website that has fake employers on there ready to use people and take their money! YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED! I'm in the process of shutting down my account, they cannot be trusted. They will not refund under any circumstances even when it's not your fault. Even if the employer backs out of the project you accepted, you lose the 10% you paid and don't get paid! Why are they still allowed to run their SCAM SITE?

I was a Freelancer on this website until recently. All they do is take their cut of YOUR money and give you pre-written responses when an issue arrises (which will happen - trust me!).

I've provided work to employers whom never paid me a dime! They disappear and/or chargeback their $ to get free work. Freelancer also penalizes YOU because of your employer not verifying their identity... like what? How does that make sense? What are we supposed to do - force them to verify their identity? Pretty sure that's up to them whether they wish to put their personal info on a fraudulent website.

I've lost HUNDREDS of dollars on this website due to the horrible way they do business. I do not recommend and glad I found an alternative!