[wpietri]

Sure. And he always had that opportunity. Both in general and specifically with this client when they started meeting in person. He chose to bill through Upwork and then specifically declined to use the time-tracking software under which they would cover fraud.

I get that this was a surprising outcome for him, and I feel bad for him. But as a business consultant working specifically in fintech, I don't feel very bad for him. Looking at the dates, I also suspect he isn't telling us about the fraudulent payments he did get to pocket.

[CRConrad]

> He chose to bill through Upwork and then specifically declined to use the time-tracking software under which they would cover fraud.

That software is for detecting a different kind -- exactly the opposite kind to what happened here -- of fraud.

[Edit to add:]

> Looking at the dates, I also suspect he isn't telling us about the fraudulent payments he did get to pocket.

I thought he mentioned that he had worked for "Robin" for two years? And he never says he was paid with a different credit card for the first eighteen months, does he? So as I read it he does indeed tell us about the fraudulent payments he did get to pocket: Those for those first eighteen months. It's just that the legitimate credit card holder couldn't issue a chargeback for those, so there's nothing for Upwork to try and claw back from him there.

[wpietri]

He did vaguely gesture at it. But I think he hasn't really come to grips with how much he personally profited from credit card fraud. He certainly isn't up front about it.