Are the Alpha Techs scam or real company?

[AinaShazwaniZ]

I got hire by Alpha Techs at Freelancer but then when I have finished my task, they should make payment to me but they said that there is pending payment because my PayPal account did not link with their payment server. then they want me to transfer deposit 100$ to their account to release the pending payment. Is that means Alpha Techs is a scammer??

[PayPal_JonK · Accepted solution]

Hello @AinaShazwaniZ, 

Welcome to the PayPal Community! I can certainly understand how receiving a payment can be a bit concerning. While I can't say if they are a scammer or not, I can say that sending a deposit to someone to receive money from them is not the norm. You should never have to send money to someone to receive money from them. Here's a few resources you may find useful: 

How do I spot a fake, fraudulent, or phishing PayPal email or website?
How do I receive money through PayPal?

Good luck on this and future transactions!

 - Jon K

[Krisz11]

Same here, only they told me they can’t pay my PayPal link my bank account to Citibank than now they are asking activation fees! $150!!! I am almost certain it’s a scam. If you managed to sort it out and got payed please let me know! Thanks

[Janzent11]

I just recently also worked at their freelance agency, Can I ask what specific task did they let do? For me it was just a simple encoding, it is the same as yours then I think this is a scam

[amaroguilherme]

They gave me a simple task as well. Did you manage to get paid @Janzent11 ?

[amaroguilherme]

Yes, mine was $200. Did you get any updates on this @Krisz11 ?

[Temp20230112C]

Did you pay $200?

[ShanKat20]

excuse me have they paid you? they just commissioned to me and asked me to retype 75 pages in comic sans font. they were offering 1500$ for everything. i don't want my efforts to be wasted, please respond.

[PayPal_Meghan]

Hello @ShanKat20, 

Thanks for joining the PayPal Community! 

I understand you're concerned about offering your services to Alpha Techs. From reviewing the information shared within this thread, I would advise extreme caution if you choose to proceed. It looks like they're requesting people to make an extra fee/pay them to receive your money for the services you've rendered, which is not a legitimate practice. I recommend reviewing a couple of Help Center articles:

How do I spot and report a fake, fraudulent, spoof, or phishing emails?
What are common scams and how do I spot them?

I hope this helps; stay safe! 

- Meghan

[venniell]

I did the same. But used an app online. Since I saw this thread already. Don't do it. They are a SCAM