British Programmer living in Andorra

So, another bites the dust.   (subscribers only) http://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/45892-andorra-airlines-indefinitely-postpones-launch-plans http://www.webcitation.org/6h7DSlxiU        

Let me start off by saying upwork.com has transformed my business (freelancer.com was good too).  They cost a fair amount 10% but do add value! Anyway so there will always be scammers around, and here’s a live one! I posted up a job, helping out a friend of mine at http://masmirobiofarm.com , on a new account.  Got a few enquiries – one from this guy “Bullen Nicholas”.  I’ve had some good results from US contractors on Upwork so was excited. A few things stood out – 0 hours worked, and 0 jobs.  That’s a warning.  Although I have a similar guy from the US who was just starting out and needed some work history – so was able to give me a great deal and I gave him his first job. But the picture and the text were the giveaways; web developer with a mutilated avatar? LOL, and the text “working as web developer from last 6 years”.   Maybe education standards have slipped in the US over the last few years, but that is inexcusable. ...