Direct message from client to Odesk. How is this possible?

Question

Freelance

Today I went to Odesk and saw a direct message from a person. Moreover, it was not a job invitation, I myself did not send a bid for his project and had not contacted this client before.
Question: how is it possible that a person wrote to me directly?
The question is addressed rather to "experienced" odesk users who have seen a lot of situations on their freelance path

Answer 1

I myself received such a direct message from a client on the first of January. I was very surprised.
Maybe you need to ask support.