Here are some practical tips on staying safe

• Never pay any money to Clients and or provide sensitive details like your Bank information, Credit Card or Passwords
• Never accept a Job if you have been directed away from PeoplePerHour to another website
• Be cautious when providing your personal contact details (email, telephone number, instant message ID etc) before your Bid is accepted
• If you have been asked to send samples, put a watermark on them or send low resolution examples to avoid being exposed and not getting paid
• Don’t start work before your Bid is accepted and your Escrow deposit is made
• Keep your Escrow account topped up and ensure that you use the Private Message Board to track all pertinent details about the Job e.g. timelines, deliverables etc
• Before you supply final works to Clients, ensure you have adequate funds in Escrow

Remember: if something looks too good to be true, it probably is!

If you are in doubt of the legitimacy of a Job and or Client, let us know by reporting the Job here.

For further support on preventing and reporting fraud please contact the UK’s National fraud reporting centre at http://www.actionfraud.org.uk/ or outside the UK Fraud Watchers at http://www.fraudwatchers.org