Outside of that, this is why I tend to like and use Upwork

Withy our name, city of residence, phone number, and bank name, they can call your bank and pose as you to enter your account

Your best protection when using PayPal or other payment methods like it is to be conscious about who you’re doing business with. Vet them as heavily as possible.

I’ve been a victim of identity theft before so I am very wary of anything involving me giving out serious info and because of the previous ID theft all my banking and credit ect is on lock so I dunno what’s to come

It offers payment protection because it’s in their best interest to protect against that. Now obviously, you’re paying Upwork a fee (20%, then 10% on accounts with $500 or more in earnings, then 5$ on accounts with $10,000 or more in earnings). Continue Reading