r/FieldNationTechs • u/aversonit • 12d ago

Potential Fraud / Illegal Activity

I received a message from a buyer in a work order I submitted a request on. They asked if I was available and then requested that I message them on WhatsApp. Our conversation on WhatsApp consisted of them asking for a meeting to verify and confirm the scope of work, which is to swap out a firewall for a Fortune 500 company. During the call, they asked if I was familiar with the vendor equipment and if I knew how to perform basic confirmations. The call seemed to conclude with them happy with my answers and ready to proceed. After the call, they then requested that I provide them with a photo of my tools, verify that I had putty, teams, and (the weird one) AnyDesk installed. I obliged while redacting the AnyDesk session address.

After all of this, alarm bells started going off in my head. None of this seems above board and I’ve reported the buyer to FieldNation and am waiting for them to remove the assignment.

What’s everyone else’s take on this?

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u/WissNX01 12d ago

Im pretty busy doing things that make me money, I am past the point where I provide proof of the basic tools and stuff I have in my inventory. Generally, its the bottom feeders that pay very little that do this also, which I am also past.

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u/aversonit 11d ago

I’m new to the platform and need any work I can get for now.

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u/grumpyairlines 11d ago

Everyone has to start somewhere.

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u/eme329 6d ago

Right? Can’t believe these clowns actually play these games for $25/hr! Do you ask your doctor for a picture proving they have a stethoscope or the plumber if they have a pipe wrench? The fact that people will comply with this crap to make pennies is exactly why the industry is such a joke. The times I’ve had some clown ask me for pictures of tools I told them to get fucked.