Do you think this is a scam? Thread poster: Miloš Stojadinović
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Hello,
A few hours ago I received an offer to translate a word file, via my personal email (the email acually ended up in the Junk folder).
I will post the whole email body and my reply. Please advise if this is a scam.
His/her email: [email protected]
Subject: translator needed
Hello,
As am browsing throug... See more Hello,
A few hours ago I received an offer to translate a word file, via my personal email (the email acually ended up in the Junk folder).
I will post the whole email body and my reply. Please advise if this is a scam.
His/her email: [email protected]
Subject: translator needed
Hello,
As am browsing through the profiles on www.translatorpub.com I
came across your profile,I kindly want you to translate one of my book
that I need to translate ,am a private investor. If you are interested
in translating for me kindly let me know the language you can handle
from English, kindly contact me back immediately you received my
message for more information about the project.
Thanks,
Regards
I was suspicious from the very start: gmail address, absolutely no information about the person, perhaps his/her company,...
I replied with:
Hello,
I am interested in cooperation with you.
I can handle English to Serbian and English to French combinations.
Before we consider details, could you please give me some details about you, your company, the project...
Best Regards,
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..only to receive this (together with a .doc file, 6 pages, the last page cut in the middle of a sentence:
Attached is the project. Payment shall be in 2x .
First payment of 50%
and the balance of 50% on completion or a week to 2
weeks interval.
I await the total estimates and necessary details to
making the payment.
My client has chosen check payment this has been
method of payment
from the past.
Email me your
Name:
Address:
City:
Country
State:
Zip Code:
Phone:
The details above shall be used to forward the
payment to you.
Regards
What do you think? I am almost 100% sure this is a scam. ▲ Collapse
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Natalie 
Poland
Local time: 01:08
Member (2002)
English to Russian
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Hi Miloš,
Make a search at this forum (i.e. Scams) for "Cole" - you will find lots of variations of the name and message text.
Natalia
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| 100% scam... | Jul 17, 2012 |
Delete and forget!
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Thayenga
Germany
Local time: 01:08
Member (2009)
English to German
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| 100% spam guaranteed | Jul 17, 2012 |
These scammers never tell you anything about their company because...their company's name is SCAMMERS at gmail.com.
Just delete it and walk on.
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Joakim Braun
Sweden
Local time: 01:08
German to Swedish
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| Ask yourself | Jul 17, 2012 |
Does he write and act like an investor?
Does he write like a writer?
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Woodstock (X)
Germany
Local time: 01:08
German to English
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| Check payments | Jul 17, 2012 |
should be flashing giant red lights. Classic scam using overpayment with a fraudulent check, then demanding the difference back before the check clears. You lose time and the money that may have been refunded. Don't touch it with a 10-foot pole.
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| This is a classic overpayment scam | Jul 17, 2012 |
Miloš Stojadinović wrote: Please advise if this is a scam. His/her email: [email protected] Subject: translator needed Hello, As am browsing through the profiles on www.translatorpub.com I came across your profile,I kindly want you to translate one of my book that I need to translate ,am a private investor. If you are interested in translating for me kindly let me know the language you can handle from English, kindly contact me back immediately you received my message for more information about the project. Thanks, Regards
Hi Miloš,
You can find a very similar scam in the scam alert report sent on June 15, 2012.
As a ProZ.com member you can subscribe to the messages from the translators scam alert center.
Regards,
Enrique Cavalitto
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Miloš Stojadinović
Serbia
Local time: 01:08
Member (2011)
Serbian to English
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TOPIC STARTER
Thanks everyone for the replies. Just as I thought.
I subscribed to the messages from the translators scam alert center.
Turns out his/her IP address is private: 10.50.197.168
Once again, thanks for your help, you saved my time.
Miloš
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| I also received a message... | Jul 18, 2012 |
The man that sent me the message is Rocco Buttiglione (like the Italian politician lol).
Also with a gmail account, payment by check, a private IP number,...
He posted a job here on ProZ on July 5.
But the funny thing is that he had a profile on ProZ, with a comment of one translator who gave him a good quote! When the job was closed, I couldn't find his profile anymore...
He has only given me an address.
Here is what he wrote (he answered me July 9)... See more The man that sent me the message is Rocco Buttiglione (like the Italian politician lol).
Also with a gmail account, payment by check, a private IP number,...
He posted a job here on ProZ on July 5.
But the funny thing is that he had a profile on ProZ, with a comment of one translator who gave him a good quote! When the job was closed, I couldn't find his profile anymore...
He has only given me an address.
Here is what he wrote (he answered me July 9):
"Thank you for your interest. Sorry, i reply late, am sick.Here is the
> text.
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>> The delivery date is negotiable but must be done in 3weeks
>> ++ Can you state out your date of delivery and method in which you
>> will have all done
>> ++ please calculate the total amount, also state out the discount..
>>
>> I hope we can come to term for success of this project. Thank you
>>
>> Best regards"
And in his next message:
"Hello Mariella,
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> I have checked your quote and i am pleased to tell you that i choose
> you to work on the project for we are in between a new business.I am a
> Private investor who work with local and few foreign business on short
> time business. Part payment will be issued out but will be paying via
> Check.My VAT is not ready,please add VAT
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> Please provide your information for payment.
> Name.
> Address.
> City.
> Country.
> Phone."
Si I guess he is a scammer as well?
Thank you in advance! ▲ Collapse
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phoenix-em (X)
Local time: 02:08
Bulgarian to English
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| I received the same - SCAM | Jul 20, 2012 |
Hello Milos and colleagues,
this morning I received absolutely the same mail, answered back and got an answer identical to yours.
100% scam
Best wishes,
Mariya Koleva, En>Bul translator
http://phoenix-em.com/mariyakoleva
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Jeff Whittaker
United States
Local time: 19:08
Member (2002)
Spanish to English
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| gmail = delete | Jul 20, 2012 |
You do not even have to open the e-mail.
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| Many freelancers use free email services | Jul 20, 2012 |
Jeff Whittaker wrote:
gmail = delete
You do not even have to open the e-mail.
This is a criterion. I do not share it. A corporate client should use corporate email addresses but a freelancer can contact you with a Yahoo or Gmail address. Then you need to do your homework to validate this person's identity.
Regards,
Enrique
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| I tend to agree with Jeff | Jul 20, 2012 |
I NEVER accept work from private individuals with free e-mail addresses. There is simply no way to verify the identity of someone thousands of miles away.
I can't possibly imagine a scenario where a legitimate individual client would use free e-mail. Well, I could imagine people with free e-mail wanting birth certificates etc. translated, but there is so little profit in such works that I simply don't bother.
They should at least have (paid) accounts with their internet provider for ... See more I NEVER accept work from private individuals with free e-mail addresses. There is simply no way to verify the identity of someone thousands of miles away.
I can't possibly imagine a scenario where a legitimate individual client would use free e-mail. Well, I could imagine people with free e-mail wanting birth certificates etc. translated, but there is so little profit in such works that I simply don't bother.
They should at least have (paid) accounts with their internet provider for me to consider them as clients. After all, who are the likely individuals that could offer you profitable work = willing to pay your fees for bigger projects? Professors, lawyers, businesspeople, etc. = none of these would use free e-mail. ▲ Collapse
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