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No new posts since your last visit  [Sticky] Some tools for detecting scams and risk management
Jared Tabor
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May 3, 2011
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Margarita Pratdesaba
Apr 12
No new posts since your last visit  [Sticky] Widespread "release fee" scam using several fake and stolen identities
Andrea Capuselli
SITE STAFF
Mar 26, 2025
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Björn Houben
Dec 8, 2025
Topic is locked  [Sticky] SCAM ALERT: Freelancers and agencies, please beware of a scammer impersonating real translators    ( 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12... 13)
Lucia Leszinsky
SITE STAFF
Aug 8, 2012
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Oliver Simões
May 3, 2024
No new posts since your last visit  Possible scam: Dun & Bradstreet Translation Solutions (D&BTS)    ( 1... 2)
Daniel Cottin
Jan 17
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Stanislaw Czech, MCIL CL
18:56
No new posts since your last visit  SCAM ALERT!! Impersonation of Penguin House Publishing
Zara Khanjyan
Jun 6
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Stanislaw Czech, MCIL CL
11:46
No new posts since your last visit  [email protected] - scam
Annika Hedqvist
Aug 25
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Stanislaw Czech, MCIL CL
11:18
No new posts since your last visit  Translation scam: Fraudsters impersonating a German publishing house
Shri
Nov 3
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Joakim Braun
11:14
No new posts since your last visit  Resume scams
Michael Newton
Nov 4
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Stanislaw Czech, MCIL CL
Nov 4
No new posts since your last visit  Be very careful with this "agency": "American Online Hires"!
Claudio Napoli
Apr 3
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Stanislaw Czech, MCIL CL
Nov 3
No new posts since your last visit  SCAM ALERT – AA Global Impersonation / Translation Scam (WhatsApp + Fake PO)
Magno Saboya
Jun 16
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Stanislaw Czech, MCIL CL
Nov 2
No new posts since your last visit  SCAM ALERT: BEWARE OF TRANSLATIONS REQUESTS FROM COMPANIES USING GMAIL OR ANY CASUAL EMAILS
Heidi Rauch
Jul 19
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Peter Motte
Oct 27
No new posts since your last visit  Confirmed Scam: Academic History Text translation from Williams Lea Ltd.
Ariyantri Tarman
Jun 3
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Stanislaw Czech, MCIL CL
Oct 27
No new posts since your last visit  Possible CV scam
Michael Newton
Oct 26
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Zea_Mays
Oct 26
No new posts since your last visit  SCAM ALERT – Fake "AaGlobal" job offer for a legal/academic translation (EN>IT)
Marco Oberto
Jun 3
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Stanislaw Czech, MCIL CL
Oct 26
No new posts since your last visit  Anyone else has been contacted by Anna Robinson [email protected] allegedly from Stepes?
Katarzyna Lewandowska, PhD
Sep 2
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Stanislaw Czech, MCIL CL
Oct 23
No new posts since your last visit  Is this offer legit?
2538238 (X)
Sep 24
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Peter Motte
Oct 22
No new posts since your last visit  Fraudulent messages impersonating ProZ.com staff
Andrea Capuselli
SITE STAFF
Sep 14
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Fawad Aslam Awan
SITE STAFF
Oct 20
No new posts since your last visit  Scam attempt
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Oct 7
8
(486)
WolfgangS
Oct 10
No new posts since your last visit  New scam tactic?
Peter Motte
Sep 27
8
(654)
Charlie Bavington
Oct 2
No new posts since your last visit  SCAM ALERT: Gifford Mark Kelly, "Stateside Agency" (stolen company identity), Elizabeth McConnell
Kimi Mikkonen
Jul 18
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Natalia Nowaczyńska
Sep 24
Topic is locked  Literary translation by Susan Lee - financial scam
carla_s
Sep 18
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Natalie
Sep 19
No new posts since your last visit  Flood of fraudulent e-mails from Gmail accounts
Asso Kork
Sep 17
2
(294)
Asso Kork
Sep 18
No new posts since your last visit  Scam impersonating Canadian publisher "ECWPress"
Joao Correia
Aug 30
6
(764)
Meg Inoue
Sep 7
No new posts since your last visit  I received this offer from Marcus Publishers Press. Is it a scam or a fake offer?    ( 1... 2)
Michel Di Moro
Dec 11, 2025
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Fabio Oliveira
Sep 1
No new posts since your last visit  New scammer signing "Proz Project Recruitment Team"?
Sylvie LE BRAS
Aug 20
5
(529)
Joakim Braun
Aug 20
No new posts since your last visit  Is this a scam involving Proz???
Assimina Vavoula
Aug 20
4
(590)
Ana Moirano
SITE STAFF
Aug 20
No new posts since your last visit  Impersonation of a legitimate USA bank
expressisverbis
Aug 4
4
(533)
expressisverbis
Aug 10
No new posts since your last visit  Impersonation of Flynde Translation Solutions using real translators' names
Andrea Capuselli
SITE STAFF
Aug 4
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Andrea Capuselli
SITE STAFF
Aug 4
No new posts since your last visit  Beware of "Denis Lamalice"
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Jul 27
7
(554)
Michael Newton
Jul 27
No new posts since your last visit  Suspected scam transcription company based in USA.
yugoslavia
Jul 21
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(637)
yugoslavia
Jul 24
Topic is locked  Possibly new audio transcription scam? [email protected]
Marta Diaz Guzman
Jun 28
5
(517)
yugoslavia
Jul 22
No new posts since your last visit  Beware of potential scammers [email protected] and [email protected]
Anastasia Kingsley Kinkusic
Jul 12
2
(598)
Anastasia Kingsley Kinkusic
Jul 22
No new posts since your last visit  New scam impersonating Toptal
Annamaria Amik
May 8
2
(466)
Dasa Berackova
Jul 17
Topic is locked  Fake translation job proposition from Dun & Bradstreet
Mihai Manastireanu
Jul 12
1
(310)
Natalie
Jul 12
No new posts since your last visit  New scammer using an address [email protected]?
Luana YANG
Jul 6
2
(590)
kd42
Jul 10
No new posts since your last visit  Fake AA Global recruiter named Josh Emmanuel even imitating ProZ*360 address
Gaetano Silvestri Campagnano
Jul 9
2
(357)
Gaetano Silvestri Campagnano
Jul 9
No new posts since your last visit  Scammers using email address "[email protected]"
Andrea Capuselli
SITE STAFF
Jul 2
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Andrea Capuselli
SITE STAFF
Jul 2
No new posts since your last visit   Translation Scam Alert: [email protected]
Serhii Kalashnyk
Jun 28
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(344)
Eman Sawan
Jun 28
No new posts since your last visit  [email protected]
Rinna Hanne Torres de Lima Gonçalves
Jun 24
4
(496)
2538238 (X)
Jun 28
No new posts since your last visit  A certain Hawthorne Pembroke is impersonating The Translation People using a Gmail address
Kalinka Hristova
Jun 21
4
(398)
Joakim Braun
Jun 23
No new posts since your last visit  Impersonation of "Questel" and "Prism Linguistics"
Federica Melchior
Jun 6
6
(551)
Andrea Capuselli
SITE STAFF
Jun 16
No new posts since your last visit  ASN in Romania?
Gregor Trebec
Jun 12
2
(294)
jyuan_us
Jun 12
No new posts since your last visit  Funny names
ibz
Jun 10
1
(300)
Michael Newton
Jun 10
No new posts since your last visit  Legit agency testing successfully for signed EU contract, then ghosting
Annamaria Amik
Jun 9
4
(475)
Michael Newton
Jun 9
No new posts since your last visit  Scam Alert! Beware of 24 Hours Translate Rachel Na
Yasutomo Kanazawa
Jun 6
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(241)
Yasutomo Kanazawa
Jun 6
No new posts since your last visit  I received the “offer of the year” 😂
expressisverbis
May 20
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(762)
expressisverbis
May 26
No new posts since your last visit  Possible scam, beware of GOLDCOAST PUBLISHERS
Maria Laura Curzi
Apr 9
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(372)
Ana Paula de Campos
May 25
No new posts since your last visit  Does anybody know if this is scam?
Tanawan Rodrigues
May 20
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(623)
Daryo
May 24
No new posts since your last visit  Impersonation scam involving someone claiming to represent Smartling
Kardas Tradu
May 14
2
(339)
Manuela Marchese
May 19
No new posts since your last visit  Any reference about "Lucy Medson" and/or Dun&Bradstreet as translation employers ?
Maria Marta Pepé Mendicute
May 14
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Joakim Braun
May 17
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