I would advise you against giving your credit card details. Freelancer is prone to setting up automatic recurring charges without giving you a clear heads up and lots of users have complained of getting automatically deducted for awarded projects even if you haven't been paid for the project yet. Their customer service is shady as heck too.

Agree, do not use credit card details - freelancer is a terrible organisation when it comes to finances - they just debit your card at will, no warning, no opportunity to review the transaction, no notification of the charge - you just find out once you get your bank statement.
Be very, very wary of this company - not saying their dodgy, BUT they are very devious when it comes to transactions.
I think their motto is - "debit any time, just don't tell them and they wont complain"

Definitely not. Don't let them have these. If you bid for a $5000 job and are awarded it these scumbags immediately take $500 from you. My experience is typical. I was awarded a job worth about $700. They immediately took $70. Two days later my so called employer more or less sacked me for spurious reasons. This left me $70 out of pocket. I really complained to Paypal and through their action I got my money back. I told Paypal that what is being done is legalized robbery. I am sure they have had other instances of this scam using their facilities.

DO NOT DO IT. STAY AWAY FROM THAT SITE!

No It's Not Safe They are cheater My 2 Client Have Lost Their Money.

DO NOT use freelancer.com or ESCROW.COM which they now own. I have a lawsuit coming to them in a few months. This is a very devious org. Go check ripoffreport.com too. This company has a crook at the top and he is slick and devious. Stay AWAY. Try guru or upwork. You do not need the heartache.

No way! Don't give them credit card details, they will steal your money! They did this to me... and so many other people by the look of it. Try upwork.com, they are a site that is similar to freelancer, without the scamming!

Don't give them you're info at all. Don't even use the site. They will automatically set you up for a membership (9.99 a month) and then when you go in to try to remove it, it won't. I opted out of it six times and am still getting charged for it. They won't respond to your emails either when you ask about it.

Givin your credit card details? Don't even use this website! I have registered with my paypal account for a free membership and they switched me to paid membership without a notification or asking. I wasn't even aware that i have been being charged. One night i was checking my paypal account and i realised that i have been paying them 10 usd for 3 months. Then i quickly write them and paypal. Paypal refunded me in like 3 hours or so and freelancer customer service sent me an email the day after. In the mail they were basically scolding me for contacting paypal. After i got my money back i deleted my account and after a week or so i received an other mail from freelancer customer service saying that they couldn't help me because my account was deleted. This indicates that their customer service is clueless.

It has been my experience that Freelancer.com is not a fraudulent site and their credit card request is actually very secure. I have had no issues with their payment processing services.

Suggest you don't give your credit infor. I had a terrible experience with freelancer.com on credit card:
1. I filled credit card information when I first registered. The website ddn't notice me it will charge any member fee since from my understanding if you will charge you would let me know
2. But after almost 1 year I found out that my credit card has been charged member fee from freelancer every month without any notifications including the website and emails
3. When I find out the unpermitted charging, I tried to canceled the membership auto- charging, but there is no entrance you can cancel the auto-charging.
4. I have to ask bank for a new credit card for protection.

Be careful guys. Protect yourself.

Suggest you don't give your credit infor. I had a terrible experience with freelancer.com on credit card:
1. I filled credit card information when I first registered. The website ddn't notice me it will charge any member fee since from my understanding if you will charge you would let me know
2. But after almost 1 year I found out that my credit card has been charged member fee from freelancer every month without any notifications including the website and emails
3. When I find out the unpermitted charging, I tried to canceled the membership auto- charging, but there is no entrance you can cancel the auto-charging.
4. I have to ask bank for a new credit card for protection.

Be careful guys. Protect yourself.

I was stole 430USD by Freelancer from my credit card at the name of membership fee which I never subscribered. I was deducted 30+USD x 14 months=430 USD membership fee from credit card. The last deduction was stopped and I was scammed almost 400 USD by Freelancer. I contacted an employer whose name is Erwin C and the guy replied they can refund at most 6 months of membership fee 2nd December, 2017 when I communicated with Freelancer. Today I login my account and found they ask me to provide government issued identification like ID, passport, photo, signature, birth date information and my residential bill information before I can refund my money from my freelancer account to my credit card account. I consulted my bank and was told these documents and information could be used to fraud authorization on behalf of the account owner, me, myself. I have emailed Freelancer and asked them to refund me money unconditionally. I hope someone here can tell me how to communicate with this company. Their action is dangerous to society. I am in Shanghai, China.

Here I post the details of my communication with Freelancer:

Username: williamcyber

I know this chat box looks
Broken but it's not! :) You'll be able to type and 'send' a message as soon as
An agent gets connected with you. **Please keep this chat window open (don't
Close it!) to hold your spot in the queue. :) ** We want to help you asap!

You are now chatting with Erwin
C. (CX Specialist - Live Chat Support). Let us know if our Customer Support
Agent assisted you well by answering the survey at the end of the chat.

14:35Erwin C.: Hi, this is Erwin. Welcome to Freelancer.com Support
Desk.

14:35Erwin C.: How may I help you, Williamcyber?

14:36williamcyber: hi, my ticket ID is AEM-704-70354

14:36Erwin C.: please give me a minute or two to look into this.

14:37williamcyber: after submitting the request, I am trying
To cancel my membership

14:38williamcyber: I follow the instruction, to click the
Setting, then membership, but when I click the membership under setting menu,
There is no response

14:39williamcyber: I need to cancel the membership immediately

14:39Erwin C.: please give me more time to look into this.

14:39williamcyber:"If you wish to go back to Free
Membership, you can cancel your current membership plan instead.

To do
This, click the thumbnail profile picture from your Dashboard page and select
Settings. On your Settings page, select the Membership tab and click
Cancel."

14:40williamcyber: OK

14:47Erwin C.: Our records show that you took advantage of the Free
Trial of our Professional Membership on 25 October 2016.

14:47Erwin C.: Since it was not downgraded back to Free, it was
Automatically renewed with its respective charge.

14:47Erwin C.: Moreover, since you didn't have funds when the renewal
Occurred, the system drafted funds from your credit card due to our billing
Agreement.

14:47Erwin C.: There should also be a notification on the Newsfeed of
Your Dashboard which states that your Professional Membership will
Automatically renew at $29.95 USD per month, starting Nov 25,2016 unless you
Cancel it before then.

14:47Erwin C.: As a one-time courtesy, we may stop your membership and
Refund up to 6 months of the fees that you incurred.

14:47Erwin C.: However, you will lose all of the benefits of the said
Plan listed below:

14:47Erwin C.: 300 Bids Per Month, 100 Skills, Daily Withdrawals, Unlock
Rewards, Unlimited Project Bookmarks, Preferred Freelancer Eligible, Custom
Cover Photo, 20 Employer Followings, 15 External Invoicings, Free Project
Extensions, Free Sealed Projects, High Value Project Bidding.

14:48Erwin C.: Would you like to proceed with the cancellation of your
Plan, the refund of 6 months of its fee, and lose the mentioned benefits?

14:49williamcyber: why not return me all money?

14:50williamcyber: please tell me the reason you charge me
Without my consent

14:51williamcyber: even I have make use of your free trial,
You still have no reason to charge me without my consent

14:52williamcyber: I have reported to my local police office
And China Bank

14:53williamcyber: I don't need any benefits you mentioned

14:54williamcyber: I even don't know what are they

14:55williamcyber: I am angry just because I was charged money
By others without my consent.

14:56williamcyber: no body sent me even a email to verify the
Confirmation of my spending.

14:57williamcyber: I feel to be stole by someone

14:58Erwin C.: As discussed, the charges were for the renewal of your
Professional Membership that you incurred.

14:58Erwin C.: The auto-deposit from your credit card was due to our
Billing agreement.

14:58Erwin C.: Adding a verified payment source or initially depositing
Funds automatically activates a billing agreement.

14:58Erwin C.: This payment feature has been implemented so depositing
Funds via credit card becomes a one-step process which can be completed on the
Site.

14:59Erwin C.: Also, please give me more time to see if it is possible
To refund all the fees you incurred.

15:00williamcyber: please show me any agreements which prove
My fault for my being charged by anyone else. I need them.

15:00williamcyber: Thank you, sir.

15:01williamcyber: My angry is to Freelancer, rather than a
Specific employee

15:02williamcyber: If I offended you personally, I am sorry.

15:06williamcyber: It is just today when I clicked the
Confirmation email to activate my account in order to operate to cancel my
Membership with Freelancer website. You can check if I said the fact.

15:10Erwin C.: You may check the notification on your Dashboard which
States that the said membership will renew at $29.95 USD per month, starting
Nov 25. Also, we may refund only up to 6 months of the fees that you incurred.

15:11Erwin C.: Would you like to proceed with the refund of 6 months of
The fees that you incurred and cancellation of the said plan?

15:14williamcyber: first please delete my membership today.
Second return me money what you said. Third I tell you here I will start the
Accuse from my local administration.

15:15williamcyber: If you think you have proper reason to
Refuse returning my rest amount of money please show me any agreement.

15:17williamcyber: That I am wronged is worse than the money I
Lost. Because you still do not admit your improper doing.

15:24Erwin C.: We have now stopped the said plan and refunded up to 6
Months of the fees that you incurred to your Freelancer.com account.

15:24Erwin C.: It is also stated on section "6. Fees and
Services" or our site's Terms and Conditions that "We charge fees for
Certain services, such as introduction fees for Projects, listing upgrades and
Memberships.".

15:24Erwin C.: Furthermore, there is a notification on the Newsfeed of
Your Dashboard which informed you that the said membership plan will renew at
$29.95 USD per month, starting Nov 25 2016 unless you cancel it before then.

15:24Erwin C.: Since you have been notified about this on our site and
You failed to cancel your membership before it renewed, you were charged the
Fee for its renewal according to our site's Terms and Conditions.

15:24Erwin C.: You may check our site's Terms and Conditions on the link
Below:

15:24Erwin C.: https://www.freelancer.com/about/terms

15:29Erwin C.: Is there anything else that I can help you with?

15:29williamcyber: yes

15:30Erwin C.: If you have other questions, kindly let us know so that
We may provide recommendations.

15:31williamcyber: I just have made use of the free trial. I
Can keep my property safe with out answering any notification from an equal
Business company.

15:32williamcyber: I have received many emails including spam
Emails

15:33williamcyber: need I to see and reply every one of them
To protect my money from being charged?

15:34williamcyber: the terms is defined by Freelancer who is
Not government, nor judge

15:35williamcyber: why should I have to reply the notification
From Freelancer to ensure my money still in my purse?

15:36williamcyber: yes, I made use of the free trial. But it
Is free trial.

15:37williamcyber: Is there any agreement to rule that I have
To reply your notifications if I used your free trial?

15:38Erwin C.: Just to clarify, it is also stated in section 1. Of our
Site's Terms and Conditions that "By accessing the Website, you agree to
The following terms with Freelancer.".

15:38Erwin C.: Also, if you are referring to the charges for the said
Membership, you do not have to reply to every email or notification.

15:38Erwin C.: What you could have done was downgrade the said
Membership plan before it renewed since our site has informed you of its
Renewal with its respective charge starting Nov 25,2016.

15:38Erwin C.: Since you failed to cancel it and downgrade to Free
Before its renewal date even after you have been informed on our site, you were
Charged fees for it according to our site's Terms and Conditions.

15:41williamcyber: who has the right to set an automatic
Trigger to take my money when he/she is not aware of?

15:41williamcyber: you have not answer my question directly

15:43williamcyber: I don't have responsibility to do anything
To keep my money safe.

15:46williamcyber: Freelancer want to get my money. Freelancer
Set its questions to be replied from me. They are Freelancer's issue, they are
Freelancer's business tricky, nothing to do with me, nothing to do with my
Responsibility of doing something.

15:49williamcyber: My money should be safe no matter are there
Any notifications or other questions raised by anyone else to be responsed.

15:54Erwin C.: As earlier discussed, the automatic deposit from your
Credit card was due to our billing agreement which our site implements so that
Depositing funds via credit card becomes a one-step process which can be
Completed on the site.

15:54Erwin C.: We also respect your opinion.

15:54Erwin C.: However, as discussed, you were charged the fees as you
Have failed to cancel your membership plan to free before its renewal date.

15:54williamcyber: in 10 minuted I will have to leave to do
Something else. The discussion will be stopped but the cased is not ended.
Thank you, sir

15:55williamcyber: the case is not ended

15:55williamcyber: till you return all my money

15:56williamcyber: thank you for listening my reasoning

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I think it's advisable to use your Debit Card instead of CC, with that you should be okay. I haven't really experienced any strange commission deduction since using Freelancer. They deduct commission only after you have accepted an offer. Ensure you don't accept a project until the milestone is 100% placed.

Avoid yourself loss of time and money. Do not work with freelancer.com.
Go with upwork. Many similar profiles, bit the site is not a scam.

Better to avoid this website, use upwork or pepoleperhour, no one is 100% ok. But much more better then this criminals.

Do. Not do business with them. They stole thousands from me after giving my credit card. And claimed they are a legitimate business. Luckily my bank was able to get back all the unauthorized charges. Stay away from freelancer.

Absolutely not safe, In my case. Even after successfully completing the project, they said the employer is an unverified member and we have decided to refund, and removed the balance from my account. And i lost more than 200$ because of this. So be careful, they can always come up with any kind of funny reasons to take your money. Dont waste your time and money with these guys.

Actually it is quite safe. Yes, they deduct commission BUT AFTER YOU ACCEPT A PROJECT. So don't accept a project until and unless 100% milestone is set.