Is prepayment normal when writing texts from documents?

Question

Freelance

I wanted to get into writing. I came across https://text.ru.com/
But they need an advance payment, supposedly a guarantee that I will complete the order. To have something to report to the customer. This is fine? Can you believe?

Answer 1

well, you stumbled upon in the mailing list, that is, they invite you to call
for a barker - it’s normal, and the prepayment, I think, is less than the amount for which the criminal comes;)
work, essno, will not be on this site, even with an advance payment, even without

Answer 2

Prepayment is when the performer is paid. This is normal practice.
If it is the other way around, it would be more correct to call it a pledge. But the deposit must be for something, for example, equipment taken for use / rent.
In your case, it's a complete scam. They do not need any texts, they are busy collecting money from gullible citizens.