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| Date of Complaint | December 18, 2018 |
| Name(s) of companies complained against | Freelancer.com, PayTM |
| Category of complaint | Corruption |
| Permanent link of complaint | Right click to copy link |
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I bid of a project on freelancer.com for web designing to it lowest value of USD 250 for which employer contacted me and given a international number +16282394259 to chat on whatsapp. In whatsapp he mentioned about his one more project of 5 logos designing for and asked me if i can do that also ?, I told ok, as he agreed logo design to give separate charge, he has budget of USD 1500. But he told he want to give his workers in India 1k INR for festival through paytm, if I can help in transfer 1k INR and he can transfer the project fee in advance for that. I agreed that if he give me early i can help and I can do project for less amount also at least to start on freelancer.
He told me to share the freelancer link of profile to so that he can transferred the amount in freelancer account and I transferred to paytm for his worker phone no. 7518819932. He transferred some amount in USD so that i can transfer 1k INR to paytm for my confidence. Then he told he can transfer more USD for 4k INR paytm. After paytm transferred is done I even screenshot. I then asked about his website, and his he already have domain name and hosting reserved, he told do the last transfer but hesitated and asked why you are giving me in advance with the work? He told don’t worry he has budget of USD 1500 for project (can pay on paypal for that) and he want to transfer USD 248 more for 5k paytm.
After all the chat on whatsapp, he typed in freelancer chat “$248 for 5k”, After that he told he can transfer more his worker will be happy but I told no more transfers.
After sometime freelancer.com deleted his account and reversed the transaction because of the text in chat “$248 for 5k” and reply from myside as yea. I lost all money transferred on freelancer.com.
I lost total INR 10000 in paytm transfer to his worker and failed to withdraw any money from my freelancer account as the account has been suspended. I didnt get anymoney for the work I did. I asked who will pay me and the money I invested and i worked for website (I worked for his website in between time so that i can answer his queries when he will ask). The employer blockedme on whatsapp and i have no other option to reach him. I called on paytm number he mentioned that was switched off. I called paytm if they can help with contacting that person or reversing transaction, paytm support is helpless can’t access customer info.
Freelancer.com says you both has violated there policy, so they deleted account and reversed transaction but because the reverse transaction that is why people do fraud through freelancer.com. There are many cases i came across after my incidence. So i think freelancer.com is main culprit giving ground for fraud people. If they don’t reverse transactions such incidence can’t happen.
Can any thing be done in this case, pl suggest ?
Please help me to get my money back and stop the scam.
Money gone to the paytm account linked to 7518819932 this number. Please, please support.
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