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Stage 2 · Lesson 5 of 7

Your account is yours alone

The honest picture

Platforms verify identity because clients need to know exactly who touched their data. That makes every account personal. Buying an account, renting one from someone in another country, letting a friend work on yours, or using a to look like you live somewhere else all break the terms.

asks for an ID and a mobile phone from your country of residence, and checks ID through . When this is discovered, accounts are closed, and earnings may be held. Groups that sell "" for countries with higher pay are common in South Asia and Africa. They are a fast way to lose money and get yourself banned for good.

Common trapthinking everyone does it. The people who get caught do not post about it.

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Resources for this stage

Start with· follow one of these

  • GuideFree
    Job Scams (FTC Consumer Advice)

    US Federal Trade Commission

    How fake job offers and pay-to-work schemes work; the tactics are the same worldwide

  • PlatformFree
    DataAnnotation

    DataAnnotation · Beginner

    Read the official FAQ: how qualification, projects and payment work, and its "never ask for money" rule

Practise

  • Read the FAQ and note degree rules, contractor status, payment methods and schedule

  • Read the eligibility page and check whether your country is supported before you apply

Keep handy

  • Time every task and the unpaid reading, so you know your real effective rate

  • The FAQ on qualification, pay by location and withdrawal methods, from Appen itself

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