Rant: Why should Upwork do beginners dirty?

I recently join Upwork only to realise I have to pay before beginning the job search journey. I humbly oblige and spend like $250 to buy connects and premium.

I thoroughly look for jobs that fit me, finally land someone "ready" to take on a beginner on Upwork only for Upwork to suspend my account untill I verify. I understand the need to verify.

However, why didn't you bring it up before I bought connects or got a client or when I was adding my credit card? Now the client has run away because they saw my account suspended and thought it was a waste of time.

Feels like total manipulation