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Colleagues! Be aware of the following scammer [email protected]
Thread poster: Liliya Bormotova
Liliya Bormotova
Liliya Bormotova
United States
Local time: 13:09
English to Russian
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Jan 23, 2019

Please be aware of this scammer! He even sent me an article to be translated! The offer was a scam but I was a victim. This is a copy of his first message.

[ProZ.com mail] Translation services needed
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steve gregory via ProZ.com
Fri, Dec 28, 2018, 3:37 AM
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You have been sent a message via ProZ.com.
Author: steve gregory
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Please be aware of this scammer! He even sent me an article to be translated! The offer was a scam but I was a victim. This is a copy of his first message.

[ProZ.com mail] Translation services needed
Inbox

steve gregory via ProZ.com
Fri, Dec 28, 2018, 3:37 AM
to me

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You have been sent a message via ProZ.com.
Author: steve gregory
[NOTE: The author is not a registered ProZ.com user or was not logged in when sending this message.]
Author's IP address: 66.55.146.98
Message type: Job-related
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Hello,
Please your services will be needed to translate a project
document from English to Russian
kindly reply and show your availability.
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writeaway
writeaway  Identity Verified
French to English
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Scam after scam Jan 24, 2019

Let's face it. It seems there isn't a week that goes by without a least one scam report in the forums.
Perhaps Proz or someone could present a list of the types of scams out there and instruct people so they can become aware of the main warning signs.



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Sonia Cunha-Goldner
Sonia Cunha-Goldner
United States
Local time: 13:09
English to Portuguese
Scams reports page Jan 24, 2019

Dear @writeaway,

I do recommend that you take a look at the scam reports page ( http://wiki.proz.com/wiki/index.php/Translator_scam_alert_reports ) and that you... See more
Dear @writeaway,

I do recommend that you take a look at the scam reports page ( http://wiki.proz.com/wiki/index.php/Translator_scam_alert_reports ) and that you subscribe to scam reports ( https://www.proz.com/about/translator-scam-alerts/subscribe ) because that may help you identify possible scams in the future.

This suggestion was sent to me by one of the Proz.com staff members after I received an email like that.

I hope it helps.

Regards,

Sonia Cunha ▲ Collapse


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