GetAFreelancer.com, Innovate It
GetAFreelancer.com, Innovate It Online company unlawfully put MY money into escrow for one of their developers ping

I must urge any potential buyer NEVER to put funds in escrow with GetAFreelancer.com

I put $900 into escrow, thinking that my interests would be protected and that my money would be retuned if somebody tried to scam me.

A person called ITCSlive won my bid. He pretended to be a programmer but turned out to be a middleman trying to make a margin on someone else's work.

He did about 10-15% of my job and claimed he had finished and demanded my money.

After a long dispute, GetAFreelancer (GAF) finally took my money out of escrow and put it into my account on the site.

I issued a request to withdraw my money to my PayPal account. That request was accepted.

Two days later, GAF had themelves put $600 my money back into escrow against my wishes. They claimed they had made "a mistake" so had restored the escrow.

Two of the main principles of escrow (and why it works) are:-

1. Buyers are protected from unscrupulous providers so that if a job is not done no money is paid.

2. The only person who can put money into escrow is the buyer. GAF cannot decide to put MY money in escrow.

This is theft, pure and simple and I am following up with the Swedish police (GAF is Swedish) and will take a civil action. I shall not rest until my money is returned.

The most stupid thing about GAF's stance is that they claim not to mediate in disputes. But they do. They support the provider even when he is demonstrably 100% in the wrong.

Just avoid GAF. They might take YOUR money.

Sirreg
Heckfield, Hook
United Kingdom

Company: GetAFreelancer.com, Innovate It
Country: Sweden
State: Other
City: Lidk
Address: Get A Freelancer, Innovate It, Box 784 53117, Lidk

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