Red flags in the first three conversations

Red flags in the first three conversations
Most bad partners identify themselves early. You just have to be listening for it instead of listening for the rate.
— Urgency with no cause. Caps closing today, must start tomorrow. Real urgency has a reason you can verify.
— Vague on money, precise on volume. They will talk all day about scale and get fuzzy about when you get paid.
— No written terms, or terms that only arrive after you ask twice.
— A rate noticeably above what everyone else offers for the same thing, with no explanation. There is always a reason. Find it before you assume it is your good luck.
— Personal accounts used for business payments.
— Refusal to name the entity, the advertiser, or the source of the offer.
— Irritation when questioned. A professional expects diligence. A fraudster resents it.
None of these is proof alone. Two together is a pattern. Three and you are volunteering.
The questions you are embarrassed to ask are the ones that save you.