<b>The 'test them with a small first payment' ritual is security theater.</b>

<b>The 'test them with a small first payment' ritual is security theater.</b>

Every scammer pays the first invoice on time. That $400 is marketing spend to earn your trust before the $40k. The real stress test is the first time you have a <i>dispute</i> on a four-figure invoice — that's when you learn who they are. A clean first payout tells you almost nothing.

Trust is built on how they handle conflict, not how they handle easy money.

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