joyh97 Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 So, I just had this conversation, and I was wondering how you guys approach this kind of thing? I personally try to still be professional and polite but it’s REALLY inappropriate and a little uncomfortable. Do you just ignore it and report? Not sure what the best practice is for this kind of thing 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visualstudios Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 Thankfully we don’t get that kind of scam. We rarely get scams at all, tbh. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joyh97 Posted January 22, 2020 Author Share Posted January 22, 2020 Thankfully we don’t get that kind of scam. We rarely get scams at all, tbh.That’s lucky! To be honest I don’t get many scams anymore either, although I know they can be more frequent for newer users, but this one was just really brazen haha. So I wasn’t really sure how to react, because for some reason Fiverr didn’t just auto-flag it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visualstudios Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 That’s lucky! To be honest I don’t get many scams anymore either, although I know they can be more frequent for newer users, but this one was just really brazen haha. So I wasn’t really sure how to react, because for some reason Fiverr didn’t just auto-flag itWell, we are a company, and although we are a sexy company I don’t think anyone would want to recruit us for a strip website. We’ve gotten the odd upwork scam though. Not in a long time, thankfully. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cristiscutaru Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 you do realize you kind of advertised a bit for them here? 😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visualstudios Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 you do realize you kind of advertised a bit for them here? 😉4D chess, amazing. These viral ads are getting out of hand. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahmwritingco Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 you do realize you kind of advertised a bit for them here? 😉you do realize you kind of advertised a bit for them here? 😉At least you’ve got a plan B now for when the Fiverr orders dry up! 😉I know they say women only, but who wouldn’t accept you? You’re gorgeous! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cristiscutaru Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 you do realize you kind of advertised a bit for them here? 😉At least you’ve got a plan B now for when the Fiverr orders dry up! 😉I know they say women only, but who wouldn’t accept you? You’re gorgeous!And you didn’t see my other half 😃 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joyh97 Posted January 22, 2020 Author Share Posted January 22, 2020 OH NO I didn’t realise I didn’t censor the website name AAAA hold on let me fix that woops 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahmwritingco Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 That’s lucky! To be honest I don’t get many scams anymore either, although I know they can be more frequent for newer users, but this one was just really brazen haha. So I wasn’t really sure how to react, because for some reason Fiverr didn’t just auto-flag itbut this one was just really brazen haha.It feels a little bit creepier because you were targeted. There’s someone going around the site looking for young women who are willing to send pics.Is the person’s account still live? Those messages look like they were sent several hours ago. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joyh97 Posted January 22, 2020 Author Share Posted January 22, 2020 but this one was just really brazen haha.It feels a little bit creepier because you were targeted. There’s someone going around the site looking for young women who are willing to send pics.Is the person’s account still live? Those messages look like they were sent several hours ago.I’ve reported it but the account is still fine and the messages haven’t been moved to my spam folder or anything 😕 I don’t block people like this because I like to be able to keep an eye on whether their account is still active or not 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
virginiabg Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 That reminded me of a message I got when I first started here. It got me really confused and made me question what exactly was I getting into by registering on Fiverr. I’m glad that never happened again!01899×544 54 KB 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joyh97 Posted January 22, 2020 Author Share Posted January 22, 2020 That reminded me of a message I got when I first started here. It got me really confused and made me question what exactly was I getting into by registering on Fiverr. I’m glad that never happened again!01899×544 54 KBOh my word what in the world 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
virginiabg Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 Oh my word what in the worldExactly! People are crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joyh97 Posted January 22, 2020 Author Share Posted January 22, 2020 Also to clarify I actually went to their site to see if it even existed (it does) and they are definitely lying about blurring faces too which makes the whole thing feel very disgusting if that’s what they’re promising the girls… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misscrystal Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 Here is what I got:yuck1804×98 14.9 KBThere was more but you get the idea. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahmwritingco Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 That reminded me of a message I got when I first started here. It got me really confused and made me question what exactly was I getting into by registering on Fiverr. I’m glad that never happened again!01899×544 54 KBThat reminded me of a message I got when I first started here. It got me really confused and made me question what exactly was I getting into by registering on Fiverr. I’m glad that never happened again!Did he respond after you said you weren’t interested?I notice he didn’t address you by your username. Maybe that message is a template he sends to any woman on this site that he finds attractive.Can you imagine how creepy a person has to be to spend time composing a message like that to send to women trying to work? 😬 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danieladgr Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 I act as professional as possible and then block and report. Like two months ago, someone started a conversation with me and went straight to say that he wanted to be in a relationship with me because he was looking for a wife :roll_eyes: I told him that this wasn’t a dating site and proceeded to report and block him. When I saw his profile he even had his phone number in his description asking for women to contact him.The last message I got from him was: “Wait, I do need a translation”. But it was too late for both of us 😌 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joyh97 Posted January 22, 2020 Author Share Posted January 22, 2020 I act as professional as possible and then block and report. Like two months ago, someone started a conversation with me and went straight to say that he wanted to be in a relationship with me because he was looking for a wife :roll_eyes: I told him that this wasn’t a dating site and proceeded to report and block him. When I saw his profile he even had his phone number in his description asking for women to contact him.The last message I got from him was: “Wait, I do need a translation”. But it was too late for both of us 😌“Wait, I do need a translation”.Oh my, he really tried that huh? He thought that would save his chances? Maaaan 😂 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
virginiabg Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 That reminded me of a message I got when I first started here. It got me really confused and made me question what exactly was I getting into by registering on Fiverr. I’m glad that never happened again!Did he respond after you said you weren’t interested?I notice he didn’t address you by your username. Maybe that message is a template he sends to any woman on this site that he finds attractive.Can you imagine how creepy a person has to be to spend time composing a message like that to send to women trying to work? 😬I blocked and reported him. I didn’t want to deal with all that. But yes, I’m pretty sure that was a template, just not sure what was the point though.Can you imagine how creepy a person has to be to spend time composing a message like that to send to women trying to work? 😬Creepy as hell 🤮 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visualstudios Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 Here is what I got:yuck1804×98 14.9 KBThere was more but you get the idea.Sounds like a legit problem to me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misscrystal Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 Sounds like a legit problem to me.@visualstudios Shall I send him to you then?He just wanted to talk about his ***** with a female.There was a lot more. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visualstudios Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 @visualstudios Shall I send him to you then?He just wanted to talk about his ***** with a female.There was a lot more.Unless he needs video, nah. I just thought there could be some spell for that, I don’t know. I know very little about that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danieladgr Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 “Wait, I do need a translation”.Oh my, he really tried that huh? He thought that would save his chances? Maaaan 😂I know! As @virginiabg said, people are crazy indeed. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatwordchick Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 It’s terrible - and notice all the women chiming in! I’ve dealt with it myself, several times, since starting on Fiverr. It’s also the reason that I no longer take ■■■■■ “interviews” for freelance jobs on other platforms: after two instances of the call opening up to a live feed of some guy’s genitalia, I decided I wasn’t even willing to chance it anymore.Here’s my advice: push back. Don’t be polite. They’re counting on that, they’re counting on us waffling and coming back to the group with a “was I too harsh?” “Isn’t this a little weird, guys?” etc. A simple “This is incredibly inappropriate - I have taken a screenshot of this conversation and I’m reporting you to Fiverr for ■■■■■■ harassment.” paired with a block will suffice. Call them out, don’t engage further, block them, and report them immediately. They don’t deserve your politeness - they deserve to be called out and shut down.It’s H.A.R.A.S.S.M.E.N.T. Period. No question about it. Imagine if you went into an in-person job interview and your interviewer started talking about you selling him nude photos instead of a job. You’d have solid grounds for a lawsuit. This is unacceptable, it’s gross, and you have a right to put your foot down hard enough to crack the earth. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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