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> they can't easily get US contracts and US dollars. > they want to use your US bank accounts to secure those contracts > I refused to let the person use my a
by _xivi 2y ago
> they can't easily get US contracts and US dollars.
> they want to use your US bank accounts to secure those contracts
> I refused to let the person use my accounts
> He still agreed to my conditions and claimed to be willing to work on any gigs
So how you gonna get the money to them? Isn't that the whole reason they claim they can't deal with clients directly?
- coderc 2y agoWe hadn't hashed that out before I broke contract with him. I suppose there would be some way to wire hm 50% of the money. Western Union wire transfers maybe? I've never sent money overseas, so I wouldn't know. edit: I clarified in the original post that I wouldn't let him use my freelance accounts. Of course I wouldn't also give him any of my banking information either.
- toast0 2y agoIt's relatively easy for a US person to do an international wire to Japan. It wouldn't be a big deal to do a monthly wire from all the development they're supposed to be doing. That doesn't mean clients would want to do it. There's a component of real business in being a US face and accepting US checks at a US address for outsourcing. Of course, coming from a cold email, it's almost certainly a scam, regardless of the alleged country of developers.