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Michael Pete Hookson from "Lionbridge"
Thread poster: Samuel Murray
Samuel Murray
Samuel Murray  Identity Verified
Netherlands
Local time: 17:57
Member (2006)
English to Afrikaans
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Apr 2

The more you look at this mail, the more flags it has:

michael petehookson

Dalia Nour
Philip Lees
Mariana Moreira
 
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida  Identity Verified
Portugal
Local time: 16:57
Member (2007)
English to Portuguese
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@Samuel Apr 2

Some days ago, I received exactly the same text coming from a different “person” and a different “agency”…

Dalia Nour
Mariana Moreira
 
Joakim Braun
Joakim Braun  Identity Verified
Sweden
Local time: 17:57
German to Swedish
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Too obsequious Apr 2

A strange mix of corporate boilerplate and supposedly "personal touch".

In my experience, when agencies apply the personal touch (all the best ones do!) there's no boilerplate and no obsequiousness, but a succinct, high-class message throughout.

Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Thayenga
Dalia Nour
Jose Gomes
Mariana Moreira
 
IrinaN
IrinaN
United States
Local time: 10:57
English to Russian
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Oh my... Apr 2

From Lionbridge via gmail is the only flag and the only two seconds required to send it straight to a trash bin with spam report.

For double assurance, totally unnecessary though, an official signature does not come without specifying a position of the originator.

Dan Lucas
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Christopher Schröder
Jose Gomes
Sarah Lewis-Morgan
Georgi Kovachev
Liviu-Lee Roth
 
kd42
kd42
Estonia
Local time: 18:57
English to Russian
Gmail or not Gmail Apr 6

Gmail or not Gmail, some agencies, including very reputable, or hyped-up ones, deserve a trash bin.
I don't imply anything specific, it's all your assumptions.
 
Mariana Moreira
Mariana Moreira
Portugal
Local time: 16:57
Member (2004)
English to Portuguese
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Same here Apr 6

I got the exact email (a gmail account!!) and besides that I was asked to call to a Telegram or a Whatsapp number, what didn't.... clearly a scam
 
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida  Identity Verified
Portugal
Local time: 16:57
Member (2007)
English to Portuguese
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. Apr 8

These last days I have been bombarded with emails with the same text coming from the same “agency” but from different “persons” (a Stacy and a Micheal)…
 


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