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DavidPiper ◴[] No.34935663[source]
I had a large sum of money scammed from my credit card a few weeks ago - a single transaction to Upwork. I'd never heard of them before this month.

I know it's not the same issue, and the creds obviously came from somewhere else, but the amount of fishy reports I found just searching them here on Hacker News means I will never go near them.

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madaxe_again ◴[] No.34935723[source]
It’s possibly related, however.

The likely cause for their ban is going to be KYC getting around to review and money laundering regs/insurers demanding a certain course of action - cessation and seizure, possibly a report to relevant LE.

Platforms like eBay and upwork - anything where there’s a transfer of money between two third parties - have an enormous duty of responsibility around laundering and fraud, and even the slightest suspicion will result in a ban.

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throwbadubadu ◴[] No.34935802[source]
Result in a ban and just keep that amount of money? They have to deliver it somewhere, so that both of the affected sites can clarify, object.. or at least learn and understand what this is about??
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1. madaxe_again ◴[] No.34935844[source]
No. They hold onto it precisely so that no involved parties have any clue what just happened, and to allow LE time to act if necessary. If the parties are proven innocent, then monies are returned, but that usually requires a party to lawyer up.

I’ve seen it happen, with bank accounts, and sizeable sums of legitimately obtained money. HSBC sat on several million dollars of a friend’s business for two years - they couldn’t make payroll etc., and resultantly folded. They ultimately got their money back, but it took a fortune in lawyers, court visits, etc.