Everyone wants to earn a side income along with their studies or job, and so do I. I was checking out various websites where I could generate side income.
As you know, freelancing today has a very large market, and people are simply earning six digits just by sitting at home. That’s when I thought of trying freelancing and got to know that Fiverr is a very good platform for freelancers.
I set up my Fiverr account and created my gig as a logo designer. I already knew that it was a slow process, and I wouldn’t get any clients just after creating the account.
But I was delighted that I got an order this soon. The client asked me to text his director on Telegram. I hesitated at first, but then I texted the director on Telegram.
He asked me for my details: name, country, age, occupation, etc. After asking for my details, he told me everything about their company and its policies and asked me to complete 20 designs in 24 hours. I won’t give the name of the person or company.
As I’m a beginner, completing 20 designs in a day was a big deal for me, so I asked him to give me at least 48 hours, and he agreed.
As you know, scams nowadays are increasing day by day, so to stay on the safe side, I asked the director to do the half payment for 10 designs and do the rest after the completion of another 10, but he refused to do that as they had the policy that the payment would be only made after the completion of all the designs.
Luckily, I completed and submitted all the designs in a single day, and the designs were approved by them. After the approval, the director asked me to contact their financial director, so I did.
The Financial Director asked for my personal and bank details and sent me a message:
Firstly, this is to notify you of your recently created
employee payment portal, which comes with benefits to
both parties, as we’re now able to send you payments directly from our
automated portal, which means you can now proceed to work with
us as part-time staff and by so doing, when next you are to be paid
After submitting your finished work, your payment will come
automatically, with no further extended processes.
Please be informed that your payment has been fully processed and
has gained entry into your country’s banking system and will be
released to your account directly once it has been converted to your
India currency.
A fee of $40 will be needed for Foreign currency exchange
Commission/Fee. This goes beyond simply converting our United
United States currency (USD) to your Indian currency (INR) without any
Respawning fiat, sanctions or unprecedented restrictions on your
restriction on your account.
Best regards.
Currency Exchange Summary
TOTAL AMOUNT DEPOSITED (USD)
4,000
TOTAL AMOUNT EXCHANGE (INR)
330,376
CURRENCY EXCHANGE FEE (USD)
40
CURRENCY EXCHANGE FEE (INR)
4,600
Signed.
According to my knowledge, there’s no currency exchange fee required, or if there is, the amount is not this high. 4600 INR wasn’t a big deal, but simply sending it to someone without any assurance was.
So, I gave him two options: either he can make the half payment first and pay the rest after I pay the exchange fee, or he can directly deduct the fee from my payment itself. I was not ready to pay any amount from my side.
At one point, I thought I might be wrong somewhere, as this was my first time and I didn’t have complete knowledge about it. Still, I decided not to take the risk, so I refused to take the payment.
But then the man started forcing me to pay the exchange fee, saying it was refundable and I would get my payment right after that. He started manipulating me in some other way. He also tried to bribe me, saying that I'd be getting 330,376 INR, but I was still not ready for this, so I refused to pay any amount and blocked the director. Right after that, the financial director blocked me from his side. There, I got the assurance that they were frauds.
If ever anyone asks you to pay any kind of amount for any reason, please check ten times if the person asking is legit or not. Don’t simply believe in someone like this and send money to them. Stay safe and Stay away from fraud.
