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>>dusted+(OP)
>Provided the documents, went through the visual verification with a webcam, answered the questions, and solved the programming task live, ...

Excuse me, WTF? You have to code something in order to get verified? (!)

>>morale+E3
Fraud is likely a huge issue on Upwork

- Set up fake profile

- Set up a bot army to vote you up

- Take clients money, never deliver or deliver some random crap duct taped together with ChatGPT README

>>miohta+ba
There are blackhat hacking forums with a better reputation and fraud protection system than Upwork. If all it takes is a “bot army” to make a profile seem legit, they’ve created this problem for themselves.