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real inquiry or spam? | I am lost for words!

Inga Jakobi — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 23:06:00 +0000

Forum: Safe computing
Topic: real inquiry or spam?
Poster: Inga Jakobi
Post title: I am lost for words!

Hi,
interesting to hear that you got the email too.
But as to Mireille: I am simply lost for words!
Inga

real inquiry or spam? | Well read this

mireille aboumrad — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 22:03:00 +0000

Forum: Safe computing
Topic: real inquiry or spam?
Poster: mireille aboumrad
Post title: Well read this

I got an e-mail through my proz profile, no heading, no signature, inquiring about my fee for FR>EN legal docs. I answered and signed my name.
2 days later I get this: "give me a discount it's too much!" without as much as a signature. By this time, I was a little annoyed, I wrote back saying I would like to know who I am talking to, explained the process involved in translating, and since I was overworked, I threw in that I do not sell tomatoes.
This is the reply I received: "hello lady
Sorry I was out of town for few days. You're really aggressive. Do you treat all your clients like this?!!! Maybe you should be selling tomatos. Seams like you have some issues to solve with yourself before you help people. I'd suggest you remove your picture from your site, because your face looks flushed, and looks like you had few drinks on board, maybe some drugs!!! I won't be surprised. I'm going to post your response on the site very soon. Thnaks"

I takes all kinds of people!!!!
Mireille

real inquiry or spam? | Got it too

Darrell Champlin — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 21:41:00 +0000

Forum: Safe computing
Topic: real inquiry or spam?
Poster: Darrell Champlin
Post title: Got it too

I got the very same e-mail last week some time. Almost spooky, and obviously "spammy"...

real inquiry or spam? | same here

Astro Jaroslaw Rutkowski — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 16:34:00 +0000

Forum: Safe computing
Topic: real inquiry or spam?
Poster: Astro Jaroslaw Rutkowski
Post title: same here

Got the mail as well. Didn't click the link but search in Google first. It also appears to be an Argentinian Telecom company.

real inquiry or spam? | got the same mail

Robert Zawadzki (X) — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 15:34:00 +0000

Forum: Safe computing
Topic: real inquiry or spam?
Poster: Robert Zawadzki (X)
Post title: got the same mail

I think I shall not click the link

real inquiry or spam? | Certainly not professional

Siobhán Fulton — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 15:27:00 +0000

Forum: Safe computing
Topic: real inquiry or spam?
Poster: Siobhán Fulton
Post title: Certainly not professional

I receive unsolicited queries from time to time. Most contain some information about the company, plus a URL indicating where I can obtain more information about the company and their services. The few that say they have a job for me specifically mention how they obtained my name (Proz, local translators association diretory, etc.). All other inquiries get deleted.

The offer may be real, but do you really want to do business with a company that doesn't use a professional approach?

real inquiry or spam?

Inga Jakobi — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 15:04:00 +0000

Forum: Safe computing
Topic: real inquiry or spam?
Poster: Inga Jakobi

Hi everybody!
Today I received an enail offering translations. I only use the concerned email adress for proz and business and have never received any spam. But the text sounds like a spam and therefore I would be interested if others have also received this email, know the sender or have any other advice. Here a part of the text:

Dear Inga Pier

Would you like to do some translations jobs? Here: (then a link follows)

there is a list of translations projects waiting for you.

IMO opinions that sounds very much like spam, and I didn't dare to click on the link. But I searched google for the email adress and landed on the site of the Argentinian telecom.

Any comments are welcome!
Inga