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SCAM ALERT: Freelancers and agencies, please beware of a scammer impersonating real translators | Scam Alert: Scammers posing as Scribd recruiters

Oliver Simões — Sat, 04 Dec 2021 19:14:00 +0000

Forum: Scams
Topic: SCAM ALERT: Freelancers and agencies, please beware of a scammer impersonating real translators
Poster: Oliver Simões
Post title: Scam Alert: Scammers posing as Scribd recruiters

I was contacted via text message by a "Jessica Dotch", who identified herself as a "temporary recruiter for Scribd Inc. Company". She said she was contacting me in regard to my resume posted through Indeed and made an upfront offer of $35 USD an hour to work for them as a translator. In her next message, she explained that this was a "remote position" and that the job interview would be via Skype, Telegram, or WhasApp. Once I told her I had Skype, she gave me the user id for "interviewer Peckard Aaron" and encouraged me to contact him ASAP for "the comprehensive job details". I sent the guy a message expressing my interest in the position, but he didn't reply. The next thing he skypes me at 5 in the morning (when I happened to be online), asking me if I was ready for the interview. I told him yes. He asked me a few preliminary questions then simply disappeared. After waiting for a while, I sent him a message asking to contact me when he had dedicated time for the interview. I came back later and there was a message from him apologizing for his "slow internet connection". We resumed the interview, he asked me a set of 10 questions, the last of which was asking who I banked with. Apparently, he wanted to know if my bank was compatible with their payment platform. I didn't see any problem and naively answered the question. Then there was another long wait. Right when I was ready to leave, he came back, apologized, and gave me another set of questions. One of them contained a list of the different kinds of software that supposedly were required for the job. He wanted to know if I was familiar with any of them. I told him "only one" (i.e. Grammarly). After reading my answers (I suppose), he came back and asked if I was sure that I really wanted this job, more specifically whether I would be able to "catch up" with the unfamiliar software. I asked if the company would provide the software or if I would have to buy them. He said the company would provide the software, but then he said something that triggered a red light: "I will help you when you are ready to place the order" or something along those lines. Really? "If the company will provide the software, why do I have to use my credit card?", I thought. You have to feel sorry for these scammers, they think they are too smart. Another red light was his offering meager $9/hour for the training. No reputable company in the US, I hope, would offer anything below the minimum wage, it's illegal (or maybe I should take it back; yesterday I saw a job ad on ProZ from a company offering 0.01-0.03 per word. Good grief, what are we going to do with so much money?) Anyway, after the red light went on, I did a quick search on Google and found out there's a scam going on in which they pose as Scribd recruiters (see link below). According to the company, a legitimate recruiter will always contact applicants from a scribd.com email address, never by texting or telephone. It's no wonder that when I asked Mr. "Peckard" to email me the scheduled time for the interview, he never replied. Once I found out about this scam, I sent both "recruiters" a message warning them that I would not hesitate to report them to the FBI. Then I blocked both from all my communication channels. Later I search Skype for "Pckard Aaron's" id, but his profile was gone. Bottom line: don't be intimidated by these stupid scammers and always make sure to report them in as many channels as you possibly can. [url removed]

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SCAM ALERT: Freelancers and agencies, please beware of a scammer impersonating real translators | Impersonation

Phrase9 — Mon, 18 Oct 2021 01:40:00 +0000

Forum: Scams
Topic: SCAM ALERT: Freelancers and agencies, please beware of a scammer impersonating real translators
Poster: Phrase9
Post title: Impersonation

Someone is impersonating our company using our logo and address in their emails and offering translation jobs to linguists. The email they are using is " [email removed] ". If an email address claiming to be from us does not end in the domain name "@phrase9.com" then it is fake and should be ignored and/or reported to Google.

SCAM ALERT: Freelancers and agencies, please beware of a scammer impersonating real translators | Farm project scam "Sara", back doing more rounds

Bajram Djambazi — Wed, 16 Jun 2021 14:18:00 +0000

Forum: Scams
Topic: SCAM ALERT: Freelancers and agencies, please beware of a scammer impersonating real translators
Poster: Bajram Djambazi
Post title: Farm project scam "Sara", back doing more rounds

Hi, everyone. I was contacted by "Sara", for a high-volume farm project.

I googled its title "FREE RANGE ORGANIC FARM PRODUCTION FOR THE PURPOSE OF COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM/LECTURE ON FARM PRODUCTION", and at least two threads of the ProZ spam forum were of the results on the first page. It is great to be here, for each other.

SCAM ALERT: Freelancers and agencies, please beware of a scammer impersonating real translators | I almost fell for this too!

Tina Wooden — Thu, 08 Apr 2021 20:07:00 +0000

Forum: Scams
Topic: SCAM ALERT: Freelancers and agencies, please beware of a scammer impersonating real translators
Poster: Tina Wooden
Post title: I almost fell for this too!

[quote]Liviu-Lee Roth wrote:

[quote]Anastasia Kingsley Kinkusic wrote:

I had a potential scammer by the name of Dr Livingston (I presume!) send me excess funds for a job I hadn’t even started. We’d agreed on $2000 and he / she sent me $4500.

Beware of Friday afternoon cash transactions!

Dr L asked me to send the money to a third person - someone has made a big mistake. $2000 for me and $2500 for a Jane Doe. Locations were NY, Missouri -

I was constantly pushed to send the money 💰- but I didn’t.

My bank manager smelled a rat and said let’s wait till Monday to see if this check bounces. Sure enough it did.

The translator ends up sending $2500 from his/her own pocket.

I wrote Dr L a “shame on you” letter and was glad to have escaped the scam.

Translator- beware! [/quote]

1- You should've realized from the very beginning that it is an overpayment scam, if you kept reading this forum;
2- No need to go to the bank to deposit the fake check;
3- The bank manager is an idiot if he suggested to wait until the check bounces - it takes about 7-10 days to clear the check;
4- If the check bounces, YOU pay a fee ($15-30). Is it worth it?
5- You replied a "shame on you letter" - useless. It is a whole industry and the scammer could be from the other end of the world (mentioned in this forum n-times).

Therefore wrong approach. I would suggest to browse through the "Scam" section at least once a week and stay informed.

Stay safe,
Lee [/quote]

My banker took one look at the check and knew it was a fraud -- different fonts were used on one check, the company name did not match the account number's company name, etc. -- and told me NOT to try to deposit or cash it, because if it's a fake check, MY account could get frozen as a suspected accomplice to the check fraud scam! That could take over a week to sort out, and meanwhile if I can't pay my bills, I'd be hit with late fees as well as ruining my credit score.

We reported it to the bank's fraud management team so they could contact the bank that had supposedly issued the check. We also sent the check and the envelope it had come in to the FBI, not so much for fingerprints as for the date stamp on the envelope because it had been hand canceled at that post office -- so the Feds could probably get pictures from the post office's security cams. Of course, even if they made an arrest, more of these scammers just keep cropping up...

FYI, there is no other translator -- just another scammer waiting to get your money. I lost $600 worth of translation work that they didn't want anyway. Lesson learned.

SCAM ALERT: Freelancers and agencies, please beware of a scammer impersonating real translators | Thank you, Miguel Wong

Tina Wooden — Thu, 08 Apr 2021 19:55:00 +0000

Forum: Scams
Topic: SCAM ALERT: Freelancers and agencies, please beware of a scammer impersonating real translators
Poster: Tina Wooden
Post title: Thank you, Miguel Wong

I just received the following email:

Let me introduce myself, I am Layal Ros, the vendor management from MagicTrans Company.

I have a large translation project with 45000 words.

Please see attached document files for translation.

Rate: 700USD
delivery date 18/4/21 3pm UK time

I decided to check here on ProZ before responding and I'm glad I did. The rate was really too low to consider, anyway, but what self-respecting translation company names themself "MagicTrans"? Glad I didn't waste my time!
And I'm really appreciative for ProZ providing forums like this so we can warn others.

SCAM ALERT: Freelancers and agencies, please beware of a scammer impersonating real translators | Received an email today

Irving Reyes — Thu, 11 Feb 2021 17:33:00 +0000

Forum: Scams
Topic: SCAM ALERT: Freelancers and agencies, please beware of a scammer impersonating real translators
Poster: Irving Reyes
Post title: Received an email today

I just received an email today from this individual

Maher Sady from email " [email removed] "

from "Word Target"
[url removed]
phone: [phone removed] 0

Dear Translator,

I am Maher Sady, a project manager at Word Target . Our company can offer a lot of projects, and I'm happy to invite you to be a member of our team, we'd be glad of you can send us the permission and agreement to send your CV to our clients.

We would be grateful if you would allow us to make some adjustments to your respectful CV and I promise you'd receive a lot of profit .

If you agree, we invite you to read our contract, sign it, and send it along with your CV and cover letter.

Thank you for your time!

Greetings to you,

Ran a search on google, found nothing, used his phone number on the website to run another search and found magic-trans.net, and then searched here and found all these scam alert posts.

The email had an attachment that reads as follows:

Authorization and Agreement

Can you give us permission, authorization and agreement in order for us to send your CV to our clients?
If yes, we will remove your contact details to avoid direct contacts with clients. In this case, we will use a free email which will be put inside your CV in order to receive projects and therefore we will reply on your behalf.

We can also email your certificates if needed to clients on your behalf. We will give you the projects and in cases when you are not available, we will give the projects to other translators.

If you agree, you will be considered as a close team member and consequently you will be eligible for any developmental plan. This is part of group work based on mutual cooperation because the translation market is full of competition.

Please let me know so that we start work. If you agree, sign this authorization and agreement document.

Your name

Your signature

Thank you guys por posting this information, I would have been victim of something here.

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SCAM ALERT: Freelancers and agencies, please beware of a scammer impersonating real translators | Yea but

jyuan_us — Mon, 31 Aug 2020 10:46:00 +0000

Forum: Scams
Topic: SCAM ALERT: Freelancers and agencies, please beware of a scammer impersonating real translators
Poster: jyuan_us
Post title: Yea but

[quote]Katarzyna Slowikova wrote:

[quote]jyuan_us wrote:

However, I'm curious about who ended up sending $2500 from his/her own pocket. [/quote]

Nothing easier then reading just ANYTHING in this forum, to satisfy your "curiosity". [/quote]

I still don't understand who this translator was that had lost $2500.

SCAM ALERT: Freelancers and agencies, please beware of a scammer impersonating real translators | Contunuation ... E-MAILS INSISTENCE, FROM THE DIRTY SCAMMERS LAYAL ROS AND Co.

Miguel Wong — Sun, 30 Aug 2020 16:36:00 +0000

Forum: Scams
Topic: SCAM ALERT: Freelancers and agencies, please beware of a scammer impersonating real translators
Poster: Miguel Wong
Post title: Contunuation ... E-MAILS INSISTENCE, FROM THE DIRTY SCAMMERS LAYAL ROS AND Co.

Miguel
29 ago. 2020 21:39 (hace 13 horas)
Dear Mr Layal The proposed rate you send me looks fine. But this is not an hourly rate job. This is a full audio transcription, and my fees for this job complet

Layal Ros
1:13 (hace 10 horas)
But why you didnt tell me that from the beginning? You put in a big problem and the client is waiting for the file!!We canot pay in advace, but you will get you

Miguel
8:54 (hace 2 horas)
The thing is, I found out some negative comments about the net during the afternoon, after I started the file, (file's almost done, don't worry pls) ... just wa

Layal Ros
9:21 (hace 2 horas)
Please dont worry about the payment, for more guarantee I can send a list of translators who I worked with so you can check.Please let me know

Miguel
9:29 (hace 1 hora)
Please send me the list of collaborators to check. Thanks.

Layal Ros
10:06 (hace 1 hora)
please check ASAP [email removed] ‬ [email removed] [email removed] [email removed] [email removed] leire.amuateg

Layal Ros
10:23 (hace 1 hora)
Still waiting Sender notified by Mailtrack 30‏/08‏/20 06:22:30 م‎

Miguel
10:46 (hace 41 minutos)
para layal.ros

I am checking, I'll get back to you as soon as I get a response. Thanks a lot.

Miguel

AS YOU COULD IMAGINE, I RECEIVED TWO RESPONSES FROM THESE "TRANSLATORS" I WROTE TO, AND FOUND OUT THEY WERE JUST THE SAME SCAMMERS, WITH FALSE EMAIL ACCOUNTS... JUST BE AWARE OF THESE SCUMBAGS AND DENOUNCE THEM ASAP... Thanks !

SCAM ALERT: Freelancers and agencies, please beware of a scammer impersonating real translators | Sorry, wrong approach

Liviu-Lee Roth — Sun, 30 Aug 2020 15:16:00 +0000

Forum: Scams
Topic: SCAM ALERT: Freelancers and agencies, please beware of a scammer impersonating real translators
Poster: Liviu-Lee Roth
Post title: Sorry, wrong approach

[quote]Anastasia Kingsley Kinkusic wrote:

I had a potential scammer by the name of Dr Livingston (I presume!) send me excess funds for a job I hadn’t even started. We’d agreed on $2000 and he / she sent me $4500.

Beware of Friday afternoon cash transactions!

Dr L asked me to send the money to a third person - someone has made a big mistake. $2000 for me and $2500 for a Jane Doe. Locations were NY, Missouri -

I was constantly pushed to send the money 💰- but I didn’t.

My bank manager smelled a rat and said let’s wait till Monday to see if this check bounces. Sure enough it did.

The translator ends up sending $2500 from his/her own pocket.

I wrote Dr L a “shame on you” letter and was glad to have escaped the scam.

Translator- beware! [/quote]

1- You should've realized from the very beginning that it is an overpayment scam, if you kept reading this forum;
2- No need to go to the bank to deposit the fake check;
3- The bank manager is an idiot if he suggested to wait until the check bounces - it takes about 7-10 days to clear the check;
4- If the check bounces, YOU pay a fee ($15-30). Is it worth it?
5- You replied a "shame on you letter" - useless. It is a whole industry and the scammer could be from the other end of the world (mentioned in this forum n-times).

Therefore wrong approach. I would suggest to browse through the "Scam" section at least once a week and stay informed.

Stay safe,
Lee

SCAM ALERT: Freelancers and agencies, please beware of a scammer impersonating real translators | Better no title

Katarzyna Slowikova — Sun, 30 Aug 2020 11:21:00 +0000

Forum: Scams
Topic: SCAM ALERT: Freelancers and agencies, please beware of a scammer impersonating real translators
Poster: Katarzyna Slowikova
Post title: Better no title

[quote]jyuan_us wrote:

However, I'm curious about who ended up sending $2500 from his/her own pocket. [/quote]

Nothing easier then reading just ANYTHING in this forum, to satisfy your "curiosity".

SCAM ALERT: Freelancers and agencies, please beware of a scammer impersonating real translators | No title

Katarzyna Slowikova — Sun, 30 Aug 2020 11:18:00 +0000

SCAM ALERT: Freelancers and agencies, please beware of a scammer impersonating real translators | Who sent $2500 from his/her own pocket?

jyuan_us — Sun, 30 Aug 2020 06:48:00 +0000

Forum: Scams
Topic: SCAM ALERT: Freelancers and agencies, please beware of a scammer impersonating real translators
Poster: jyuan_us
Post title: Who sent $2500 from his/her own pocket?

[quote]Anastasia Kingsley Kinkusic wrote:
The translator ends up sending $2500 from his/her own pocket.
[/quote]

Thank you for sharing your story and I'm glad you didn't fall for the trap. However, I'm curious about who ended up sending $2500 from his/her own pocket.

SCAM ALERT: Freelancers and agencies, please beware of a scammer impersonating real translators | Trust your gut

Anastasia Kingsley Kinkusic — Sun, 30 Aug 2020 06:18:00 +0000

Forum: Scams
Topic: SCAM ALERT: Freelancers and agencies, please beware of a scammer impersonating real translators
Poster: Anastasia Kingsley Kinkusic
Post title: Trust your gut

I had a potential scammer by the name of Dr Livingston (I presume!) send me excess funds for a job I hadn’t even started. We’d agreed on $2000 and he / she sent me $4500.

Beware of Friday afternoon cash transactions!

Dr L asked me to send the money to a third person - someone has made a big mistake. $2000 for me and $2500 for a Jane Doe. Locations were NY, Missouri -

I was constantly pushed to send the money 💰- but I didn’t.

My bank manager smelled a rat and said let’s wait till Monday to see if this check bounces. Sure enough it did.

The translator ends up sending $2500 from his/her own pocket.

I wrote Dr L a “shame on you” letter and was glad to have escaped the scam.

Translator- beware!

SCAM ALERT: Freelancers and agencies, please beware of a scammer impersonating real translators | Beware of these scammers

Miguel Wong — Sun, 30 Aug 2020 03:26:00 +0000

Forum: Scams
Topic: SCAM ALERT: Freelancers and agencies, please beware of a scammer impersonating real translators
Poster: Miguel Wong
Post title: Beware of these scammers

THESE EMAILS COPIES SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES... THE SCAMMER'S SUPPOSED NAME IS LAYAL ROS, FROM A FICTITIOUS COMPANY NAMED MAGIC TRANS COMPANY... IF YOU GET SIMILAR EMAILS, DENOUNCE THEM:

--Urgent Audio Transcription
Recibidos
Layal Ros
Adjuntos14:13 (hace 7 horas)
Dear Translator, I hope this email finds you well. Let me introduce myself, I’m Layal Ros , the translation vendor manager at MagicTrans Company. WE have an aud

Miguel
14:30 (hace 7 horas)
Yes I can do it

Miguel
14:31 (hace 7 horas)
I'll start doing it right now, Thanks Mr Layal Ros Best Regards Miguel Wong

Layal Ros
Adjuntos14:53 (hace 7 horas)
Thank you so much for accepting our project, i have shared the audio and you need to type in the word file, Interviewer: Interviewee: Kindly go ahead and please

Miguel
14:56 (hace 7 horas)
Ok, I will do it.

Layal Ros
14:57 (hace 7 horas)
Many thanks.Please proceed

Miguel
21:28 (hace 38 minutos)
para layal.ros

Dear Mr Layal

Thanks to God I am halfway to the audio's end, this one was a hard one, due to the accents, stutterings and bad connections between the characters, etc ... Just a consultation, As you may know, I am a professional Translator Interpreter with many years experience in the area. I want to know how much were you going to pay me for the job, and how? What way will you use it? I live in Peru, and want to know. My estimated lowest fee for this type of work is $300 USA. Since I don't know your company, I'd accept 50% of the payment in advance, before sending you the developed file, payment made by Western Union on my name. I'll be very grateful if you'd let me know, thanks a lot.

Regards

Miguel

Layal Ros
21:31 (hace 35 minutos)
para mí

Dear Miguel,
Thank you for your update.
Our rate is 20USD per hour via PayPal after 30days.
Please confirm if this works for you.

Miguel
21:39 (hace 28 minutos)
para layal.ros

Dear Mr Layal
The proposed rate you send me looks fine. But this is not an hourly rate job. This is a full audio transcription, and my fees for this job completion would be the lowest rate for you, $300 USA, being my first work made for you. I'd accept the 50% in advance by western union, before submitting it tomorrow to you. Let me know if this deal is fine for you please. Thanks again, look forward to hearing from you soon.

Miguel

OF COURSE, AFTER MY LAST EMAIL, THEY NEVER GOT BACK TO ME... BECAUSE THEY'RE SCUMBAGS DOING IT EVERYWHERE... DENOUNCE THEM, SILENCE IS NOT AN OPTION COLLEAGUES...THANKS... MIGUEL WONG

SCAM ALERT: Freelancers and agencies, please beware of a scammer impersonating real translators | My CV has been scammed

Gudrun Haus — Mon, 08 Jun 2020 18:39:00 +0000

Forum: Scams
Topic: SCAM ALERT: Freelancers and agencies, please beware of a scammer impersonating real translators
Poster: Gudrun Haus
Post title: My CV has been scammed

Dear all, as the title says, this is just to inform you that my CV has been scammed. My genuine email address has "T-" in it, referring to my own domain, NOT "T-Online" or some other free provider's name.

Dear site administrators, if this is not the right forum to post this info to, please advise where to post instead. Many thanks! And also, heartful thanks for all your hard work!!

Best regards,
Gudrun Haus

SCAM ALERT: Freelancers and agencies, please beware of a scammer impersonating real translators | Bureau Works is fine

Veronika Hoffmann — Fri, 24 Apr 2020 08:28:00 +0000

Forum: Scams
Topic: SCAM ALERT: Freelancers and agencies, please beware of a scammer impersonating real translators
Poster: Veronika Hoffmann
Post title: Bureau Works is fine

I agree with Jean: I worked with Bureau Works last year and had no issues with them. I did their test, passed (I got the confirmation after a few days, though, not 10 minutes), worked for them with no issue and they paid me, too.

SCAM ALERT: Freelancers and agencies, please beware of a scammer impersonating real translators | Bureau Works = no scam AFAIK

Jean Dimitriadis — Fri, 24 Apr 2020 08:13:00 +0000

Forum: Scams
Topic: SCAM ALERT: Freelancers and agencies, please beware of a scammer impersonating real translators
Poster: Jean Dimitriadis
Post title: Bureau Works = no scam AFAIK

Hello Nikolay,

I can say with some certainty that Bureau Works (Brazil) is not a scam, in that I have passed the test, collaborated with them in the past and have been paid to the fullest (the basics, really!).

I have not collaborated in ages, though, and would not like to comment further on their general business practices… I don't know if their testing procedures have changed, since they are big fans of automation…

But they are no scam, from what I know.

Best,

[Edited at 2020-04-24 08:14 GMT]

SCAM ALERT: Freelancers and agencies, please beware of a scammer impersonating real translators | Bureau Works: looks like Scam

Nikolay Novitskiy — Fri, 24 Apr 2020 07:42:00 +0000

Forum: Scams
Topic: SCAM ALERT: Freelancers and agencies, please beware of a scammer impersonating real translators
Poster: Nikolay Novitskiy
Post title: Bureau Works: looks like Scam

Just met an agency called "Bureau Works" [url removed] and applied with a translation test on it's work platform. The process was automatic, and 10 minutes after I submitted the test, I received a message that I failed.

It looks like a scam, because you can't proofread a long test in 10 minutes, right after it's submitted.

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SCAM ALERT: Freelancers and agencies, please beware of a scammer impersonating real translators | Report

Katarzyna Slowikova — Mon, 02 Mar 2020 16:58:00 +0000

Forum: Scams
Topic: SCAM ALERT: Freelancers and agencies, please beware of a scammer impersonating real translators
Poster: Katarzyna Slowikova
Post title: Report

@Kolumbina Benčević Tomljanović:

This thread is about ID theft, which "your" scam has nothing to do with - it's just a variation of old & tired Nigerian scam.
In any case, you should report this profile to the Proz staff, there's some special section for this.

SCAM ALERT: Freelancers and agencies, please beware of a scammer impersonating real translators | potential new scamer(s) using ProZ.com profile 2873617

Kolumbina Benčević Tomljanović — Sun, 01 Mar 2020 07:35:00 +0000

Forum: Scams
Topic: SCAM ALERT: Freelancers and agencies, please beware of a scammer impersonating real translators
Poster: Kolumbina Benčević Tomljanović
Post title: potential new scamer(s) using ProZ.com profile 2873617

Dear colleagues,
I thought I'd alert you to what might not be an isolated case of scam from a profile user: [url removed] 'bojanic1010g', who contacted me last week asking for my rates for alleged English-Croatian translation services. Because of the surname which sounds plausible in any of the South-Slavic languages, a similar profile might be used to contact translators who are native speakers of those languages.
When you reply to the initial request, the sender switches to writing about his illness, the need to have his will translated and wishing to donate its proceeds to various charities through an 'administrator'. The message exchange did not stop even when I highlighted the fact that translation (and possibly certification) services were all that I provided. Instead, fairly implausible material for translation followed before I was asked if I was willing to help access funds invested, at which point, I asked the sender to cease all further communication and said that I would inform ProZ.com of the use of the profile for improper purposes.
To cut a long story short, no harm was done except that I wasted precious time corresponding that could have been used translating instead. So, beware of such impersonations using similar scenarios!

[Edited at 2020-03-01 07:38 GMT]

SCAM ALERT: Freelancers and agencies, please beware of a scammer impersonating real translators | New scam: PHARMA MATCH JOB OFFER -Translators/Interpreters

fujitakg — Sat, 21 Dec 2019 23:27:00 +0000

Forum: Scams
Topic: SCAM ALERT: Freelancers and agencies, please beware of a scammer impersonating real translators
Poster: fujitakg
Post title: New scam: PHARMA MATCH JOB OFFER -Translators/Interpreters

Hi Friends,
I have just received a possible scam mail as follows.
So please be careful not to trust this one (the structure of the scam is similar to the fake Carl Zeiss case.

#########################################################
[email removed] [email removed] via g001.emailsrvr.com
1:58 PM (1 hour ago)
to kaynakamototx

Good Day!

The information below is a briefing about our company; the job and instructions to assist you to get aboard our work team. If truly you’re interested; read further and follow the instructions as stated below, IF NOT please ignore this message.

Vision:

We can always guarantee our relations the best possible match, both now and in the future. Anticipating the market requirements and developments, we select products from third parties, look for opportunities for added value products and offer our own continuously growing portfolio of pharmaceutical dossiers.

Using a strong and growing worldwide network, up-to-date product and market knowledge and a proactive approach, we successfully connect local needs and possibilities on the international market.

Your portfolio published on (American Translators Association(ATA)) has been reviewed by our HR Department at (PHARMA MATCH) and we are pleased to invite you to an online interview/briefing exercise. You've been assigned to Mr Alexander Connor (Hiring Coordinator) of PHARMA MATCH, he would be conducting an online interview with you

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Provide English-Language Proficiency/Language Proficiency-English interpretation and translation services to the clients and staff of the Health Department for onsite and offsite activities. Assist Staff and clients in completing any paperwork and forms necessary for the reception of goods and services throughout the Health Department.

If interested, follow the steps below to schedule your interview session:

To contact him, set up a screen name with Gmail hangout [url removed] and add up the Company Hiring Coordinator's hangouts on his Google ID ( [email removed] ) and instant message him for more you need to know and job details.

COMPANY: PHARMA MATCH
Interview Scheduled: Monday - Friday
Venue: Online Via Google Hangouts
Time : 8:00 AM EST - 6:00 PM EST
Training is Available
Location: Work from Home
Hourly Rate: $40/Hour-$50/Hour
Training Rate: $18/Hour-$20/Hour
Job Type: Part-Time, Full-Time, Freelancer.

Your verification code is (TRA_2211). This would serve as your identification number throughout the online hiring process. This is an online work from home and working hours are flexible.

Your swift and timely response matters a lot as this is an immediate hire position... We look forward to having you on the team.

Yours Sincerely,
Joel Philips,
PHARMA MATCH.
[url removed]
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SCAM ALERT: Freelancers and agencies, please beware of a scammer impersonating real translators | Thank you

Kamila Ołtarzewska — Fri, 08 Nov 2019 20:51:00 +0000

Forum: Scams
Topic: SCAM ALERT: Freelancers and agencies, please beware of a scammer impersonating real translators
Poster: Kamila Ołtarzewska
Post title: Thank you

I was asked for a cv today...

SCAM ALERT: Freelancers and agencies, please beware of a scammer impersonating real translators | NovimedGroup - scammer company

Radwa AbdElaziz — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 15:17:00 +0000

Forum: Scams
Topic: SCAM ALERT: Freelancers and agencies, please beware of a scammer impersonating real translators
Poster: Radwa AbdElaziz
Post title: NovimedGroup - scammer company

[quote]Doraid Matani wrote:

Dear Collaborators,
Please note that recently a scammer was noticed to be using our identity trying to scam other entities.
Please contact us in case such a scam took place.
Our Domain is NOVIMEDGROUP.com
Any email that you receive from a different domain or any variation that looks similar but is not identical, doesn't belong to us!
Lately, the scammer used a domain named NovimdGroup.com!

In case you have any doubt, please contact us via this email or our official website:
[url removed]

Thank you for your collaboration on this.
Kind regards,

--
Mark Tsipori
NovimedGroup
[phone removed]
[url removed]
[/quote]

I don't think so, because you're really a scammer company. Your company scammed me at 464 USD. I sent you and your company a lot of mails, to the same mail you contacted me with before, to know why the invoice hasn't paid till now without a reply.

SCAM ALERT: Freelancers and agencies, please beware of a scammer impersonating real translators | scam or no?

Fei Ge — Thu, 22 Aug 2019 14:52:00 +0000

Forum: Scams
Topic: SCAM ALERT: Freelancers and agencies, please beware of a scammer impersonating real translators
Poster: Fei Ge
Post title: scam or no?

Xuan-lee-capital.com. Seems legit, with website, but they have an unusual hiring process and too good to be true payment terms. They interviewed me through Skype, and it was immediately available, usually it takes time to set up the interview in the first place. Then the interviewer told me he had to input my answers into a program in Hong Kong and got back to me with the results in just 30 minutes. That was kind of weird for me, but does anyone have any experience with Xuan Lee capital?

SCAM ALERT: Freelancers and agencies, please beware of a scammer impersonating real translators | Scammer using the name of NovimedGroup

Doraid Matani — Wed, 21 Aug 2019 09:36:00 +0000

Forum: Scams
Topic: SCAM ALERT: Freelancers and agencies, please beware of a scammer impersonating real translators
Poster: Doraid Matani
Post title: Scammer using the name of NovimedGroup

Dear Collaborators,
Please note that recently a scammer was noticed to be using our identity trying to scam other entities.
Please contact us in case such a scam took place.
Our Domain is NOVIMEDGROUP.com
Any email that you receive from a different domain or any variation that looks similar but is not identical, doesn't belong to us!
Lately, the scammer used a domain named NovimdGroup.com!

In case you have any doubt, please contact us via this email or our official website:
[url removed]

Thank you for your collaboration on this.
Kind regards,

--
Mark Tsipori
NovimedGroup
[phone removed]
[url removed]

SCAM ALERT: Freelancers and agencies, please beware of a scammer impersonating real translators | Scam: FREE RANGE ORGANIC FARM PRODUCTION FOR THE PURPOSE OF COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM/LECTURE ON

Celil Erdogan — Tue, 02 Jul 2019 21:25:00 +0000

Forum: Scams
Topic: SCAM ALERT: Freelancers and agencies, please beware of a scammer impersonating real translators
Poster: Celil Erdogan
Post title: Scam: FREE RANGE ORGANIC FARM PRODUCTION FOR THE PURPOSE OF COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM/LECTURE ON

In a manner similar to some other cases posted here, I have received the following email today. The sender offered to pay via check. After I have received the job document, I have replied and said I could only accept payment via ProZ Pay and did not receive any response.

"ProZ.com user visited your ProZ.com profile and sent the following message.

Author: Kevin
[NOTE: The author is not a registered ProZ.com user or was not logged in when sending this message.]
Author's IP address: [IP removed]
Message type: Job-related

-----------

Hello,

Can i submit my document for translation from English to
Turkish? And are you free to handle it right now? Its a
community development
lecture On Organic Farming which i organize to support the
youth going into farming and animal production as a business
and i want it
translated/submitted before July 30th. Please respond back
if you can meet up with this deadline.

Best Regards"

SCAM ALERT: Freelancers and agencies, please beware of a scammer impersonating real translators | A fake agency representative using the names and avatars of real people

Cenk Başaran — Fri, 21 Dec 2018 21:47:00 +0000

Forum: Scams
Topic: SCAM ALERT: Freelancers and agencies, please beware of a scammer impersonating real translators
Poster: Cenk Başaran
Post title: A fake agency representative using the names and avatars of real people

Recently we have encountered a similar scamming activity. The scammer uses free emails mimicking those of real agency representatives, making freelance translators work for free. To mimic the agency, the fake email account is as follows:
To mimic John Smith of Intercombase ( [email removed] ), the fake gmail account of [email removed] is used, with the same avatar used by John Smith in his email.

SCAM ALERT: Freelancers and agencies, please beware of a scammer impersonating real translators | Yes, but...

Mirko Mainardi — Sat, 05 Aug 2017 10:25:00 +0000

Forum: Scams
Topic: SCAM ALERT: Freelancers and agencies, please beware of a scammer impersonating real translators
Poster: Mirko Mainardi
Post title: Yes, but...

[quote]Natalie wrote:

[quote]Mirko Mainardi wrote:
Since their contact details are fake, how are you supposed to contact them in order to... well, get scammed? O_o [/quote]

To get scammed, you don't need anything else, besides an email address. [/quote]

Of course. Apologies, I didn't make myself clear. What I actually meant is that, although you can't see their email address if they contact you through ProZ, you will necessarily see it when replying, noticing it's different from the one they mentioned in their message...

That, together with the fact the website itself doesn't exist, seems such a huge and evident red flag that I can't see how such a scam might work...

SCAM ALERT: Freelancers and agencies, please beware of a scammer impersonating real translators | By email, Mirko, by email

Natalie — Sat, 05 Aug 2017 10:13:00 +0000

Forum: Scams
Topic: SCAM ALERT: Freelancers and agencies, please beware of a scammer impersonating real translators
Poster: Natalie
Post title: By email, Mirko, by email

[quote]Mirko Mainardi wrote:
Since their contact details are fake, how are you supposed to contact them in order to... well, get scammed? O_o [/quote]

To get scammed, you don't need anything else, besides an email address.

SCAM ALERT: Freelancers and agencies, please beware of a scammer impersonating real translators | Contact

Mirko Mainardi — Sat, 05 Aug 2017 09:51:00 +0000

Forum: Scams
Topic: SCAM ALERT: Freelancers and agencies, please beware of a scammer impersonating real translators
Poster: Mirko Mainardi
Post title: Contact

[quote]Tanya Vasileva wrote:

Hi,

I received this today:

Hello,

Are you available to translate this 4 files? If yes what is your deadline and price per no match?? PPTX has notes.
Thank you

Samanta Rowe | Global Speech

Project Manager
E-mail: [email removed]
Web: [url removed]
A dress: Sarphatistraat 614 1018 AV Amsterdam, Netherlands

The e-mail address, the company name, the website and the post address are rubbish! I did check this. [/quote]

Since their contact details are fake, how are you supposed to contact them in order to... well, get scammed? O_o