Seller is asking me to pay crypto outside of Fiverr

[ace_salvador]

I was searching for a crypto bot developer and this one seller is asking me to pay majority of the payment outside of Fiverr through crypto. He explained that it is required for the tools for his "programming studio", he needs to pay for it and Fiverr cannot immediately give him the money that he requires to start the project.

Has anyone ever experienced this? I thought I could trust him because he has two 5 star ratings. Is this a scam?

[theratypist]

4 minutes ago, ace_salvador said:

he needs to pay for it and Fiverr cannot immediately give him the money that he requires to start the project.

It is true that Fiverr doesn't release money until the order is complete, that protects you the buyer from a scam because you have the opportunity to reject the delivery or get a refund if the work delivered is not as agreed. It may also be true that he needs to pay for whatever tools, but as the seller he should have back up money to do this, he should play by the rules he agreed upon signing here that money only gets released to him when the order is complete.

6 minutes ago, ace_salvador said:

Has anyone ever experienced this?

There have been stories in the forum of buyers who have been scammed through this method. Once you "mark an order as complete" and the funds go to the seller. You as a buyer may not be able to get a refund anymore because you approved on the said delivery amount. So if I were in your place, I would do not this either.

7 minutes ago, ace_salvador said:

I thought I could trust him because he has two 5 star ratings.

Not to degrade the seller, but two 5 star ratings can easily be manipulated or paid reviews. 100 5 Star reviews on the other hand would give you a better idea that one is trusted, because faking 100 5 star ratings would at least cost $500 + service fees to do. But yes two 5 star ratings is better than none, I would take it with a grain of salt though, and best to assess the content of said rating and the details those previous buyers left out.

10 minutes ago, ace_salvador said:

Is this a scam?

You can be scammed from the very idea you're paying outside the platform.

12 minutes ago, ace_salvador said:

payment outside of Fiverr through crypto.

Never pay for anything outside of Fiverr, Fiverr will not be able to help you if ever you do get scammed. Only pay through the official Fiverr payment system.

Never pay ahead for work that is not completed, only accept deliveries that has met the requirements you've agreed with the seller.

If you have any clarifications, best to get official answers from Customer Support --> https://www.fiverr.com/support_tickets/new

[ace_salvador]

Thanks for the heads up! I won't interact with this seller anymore.

[imagination7413]

I would suggest you also report that message and block them.

[oskars25]

Definetly Report to the fiverr, he cant ask any payment, also not outside from fiverr.

[oskars25]

On 10/16/2021 at 8:49 AM, ace_salvador said:

Thanks for the heads up! I won't interact with this seller anymore.

As fiverr states, nobody is allowed to contact outside from fiverr, but mostly  about money or anything else.

 

[nazimbhuiya]

Fiverr cannot help you if you get scammed if you do pay for anything outside of Fiverr. Be sure to use Fiverr's official payment system.

[kecebongekor9]

Hi everybody… i had experience in this month about suspicious chat that asking me to do the order without knowing the brief. It comes from 2 new account, 1 from UK and 1 from HK. They offer same things, they want to share their client with 40% commission for them payed in crypto right after the order is close with *5 rating. When i ask them about what i need to do, they just answer just send 2 random pictures to complete the order. I dont know how it works and what is this for… but my account got 2 new clilent like that. Is that a money laundry? Do anybody have same experience with me?

[donnovan86]

1 hour ago, kecebongekor9 said:

hey offer same things, they want to share their client with 40% commission for them payed in crypto right after the order is close with *5 rating.

Avoid them. Don't accept crypto or any payment outside of Fiverr. If you do, you can end up banned.  Plus, it feels like a scam to me. Just block them and move on.

[kecebongekor9]

Thanks guys, the offer is so tempting… but yeah it still suspicious. Banned after this far progress is not worthy with $ they offer 🤣

[intel_007]

I'd also avoid new, amateur sellers who claim that they can accept crypto off of the platform.  Not only it this a major ToS violation, but it's unsafe. A seller in our gig category (a highly regulated industry) posted this in his Q&A:

 

 

[dutchbydesign]

In no way shape or form can you accept payments outside Fiverr, it's about your protection and their share of the money.. Or this platform would die.  That's just basic knowledge. Maybe you can request to Fiverr that they can look at implementing this so people can pay with crypto as it's another form of modern payment. 

[rakeshsenwar]

I recently applied to get my ITIIN through a seller on Fiverr, but he/she is asking for money before even delivering anything.

He/She is giving weird reasons and even asking me to pay the agent in bitcoin if I want. Raised a dispute a day ago but no response from Fiverr.

Disappointed with Fiverr's services. Community please suggest what can be done, I have been wasting my time for the past 3 days.

 

 

[vibronx]

It's a scam. Report them to Fiverr here if you haven't already: https://www.fiverr.com/support_tickets

The seller even has a fake profile picture. 

Edited December 13, 2023 by vibronx

[rakeshsenwar]

I already reported this multiple times and raised disputes but didn't get any support from Fiverr.
Request everyone to report the seller

[abdheshkjha]

You don't have to pay Upfornt, once the seller complete the job and delivered all the files, then only you can accept the project or ask for the revisions. 

[donnovan86]

On 12/13/2023 at 6:54 AM, rakeshsenwar said:

Her/His fiverr account gig is [***}

You shouldn't call people out. 

Ask for a refund or use the dispute system within Fiverr to cancel the order. If the seller declines, go to customer support and let them know about the issue. 

Also, that seller has a single, 1 star review, do your best to not hire people that just have a single bad review, it's a wildcard... 

[rakeshsenwar]

Thanks everyone, received the refund and fiverr has banned the seller.