Tell HN: Upwork has an impersonation problem

Re:Tell HN: Upwork has an impersonation problem by codegeek on Thursday July 14, 2022 @01:23PM (#32098946)

One simple way would be require video submission where you have to speak your name and mention that you have joined upwork as a freelancer. But then upwork would have to spend more money on validations. They probably don't care as much.

I sometimes hire from upwork. My litmus test is simple. I want to talk to you for 5-10 mins on video. If you cannot show up or have issues doing a video meeting, I won't proceed. It may help getting rid of scammers who are hiding behind a fake profile. I remember one guy telling me that he has speech issues and can only "interact" through messages/email. Even if true, I cannot trust someone on the internet like that.

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Re:Tell HN: Upwork has an impersonation problem by aarbor989 on Thursday July 14, 2022 @02:12PM (#32099554)

According to Upwork support, they do something like this before a contract is actually signed. But in my opinion that's way too late in the process - someone impersonating me could completely ruin my reputation before any contract is handed out

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Re:Tell HN: Upwork has an impersonation problem by Nextgrid on Thursday July 14, 2022 @03:00PM (#32100117)

I did one gig on Upwork and at no point I went through a process like that. The client invited me to their Slack, we discussed some more then they accepted the proposal and I did the work. At no point I had to do a video verification step with Upwork itself.

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