Possible scam - document on the "creation of the scientific spirit" Thread poster: Diana C. Marquez
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I received a request today via the contact form of the OTTIAQ website (Quebec order of translators) from a "Martin Roux" who left a cell phone number from France that incidentally seems to belong to a "Martin Liège." He wants a document on the creation of the scientific spirit, written in French, translated into English by a certified translator. Before checking the phone number, what made my Spidey senses tingle was his last sentence: "Si vous êtes disponible pour cette mission veuillez me r�... See more I received a request today via the contact form of the OTTIAQ website (Quebec order of translators) from a "Martin Roux" who left a cell phone number from France that incidentally seems to belong to a "Martin Liège." He wants a document on the creation of the scientific spirit, written in French, translated into English by a certified translator. Before checking the phone number, what made my Spidey senses tingle was his last sentence: "Si vous êtes disponible pour cette mission veuillez me répondre rapidement afin que je vous fasse parvenir le document." It's the "mission" aspect that didn't sit well with me. Then the phone number belonging to a different name. Since I was contacted by the scammers offering the translation of the LUKSO document--and almost fell for it--I'm a wee bit paranoid now. Did anyone else encounter this request? Could it be legitimate? This is the full message: Prénom Martin Nom Roux Courriel [email protected] Téléphone 0644667983 Questions ou commentaires Bonjour, Je me présente, monsieur Martin Roux. J'ai eu votre contact sur le site de L'OTTIAQ. Je me permets de vous contacter suite à ma recherche d'un(e) traducteur(/trice) pour la traduction anglaise d'un document concernant la formation de l'esprit scientifique rédigé en langue française. Si vous êtes disponible pour cette mission veuillez me répondre rapidement afin que je vous fasse parvenir le document. Cordialement. Martin *** End of message Id' love to hear what you have to say. Thanks for your insights. Diana ▲ Collapse | | | Natalie Poland Local time: 14:36 Member (2002) English to Russian + ... MODERATOR SITE LOCALIZER The general rule is: | Jul 23, 2021 |
no verifiable contact details = scam. Just forget. | | | Adieu Ukrainian to English + ...
Or maybe they're actually upstanding alchemists working tirelessly to create a golem with a soul. Although no, on second thought, that sounds more like a Leninist motivational pamphlet for the scientific-minded proletariat. Conclusion: either way, pretty dodgy. And when it comes to dodgy folk, they don't even need to be intentional scammers to be a nightmare to work with.
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Please browse the site on this kind of issues. You'll see it is basic scam. Several signs and red lights. Just delete it. | |
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Diana C. Marquez Canada Local time: 08:36 Member (2021) French to English + ... TOPIC STARTER
I had browsed a few of the forum's entries and seen nothing about this particular scam, so I wrote the post. Only after did I see that it had already been posted. So, my apologies for repeating the question. But thank you for your responses. | | | It's definetly a scam | Nov 2, 2021 |
Dear Diana, I have been scamed by this Martin Roux. Unfortunately, I didn't notice. I wasted my time translating the text "Formation de l'esprit scientifique" into Spanish. Luckily, I didn't send the translation but it took me hours of work for nothing. Thanks for your alert, anyway. | | | To report site rules violations or get help, contact a site moderator: You can also contact site staff by submitting a support request » Possible scam - document on the "creation of the scientific spirit" Trados Studio 2022 Freelance | The leading translation software used by over 270,000 translators.
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