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Sofia Porte / Ann Broklyn - scam from new users claiming to be freelancers in France Thread poster: Thomas T. Frost
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Hello, I have received this email yesterday... | Oct 8, 2017 |
Sofia Porte is back ... Kind regards, Mina Vavoula | | |
I have just received the email! | Oct 8, 2017 |
Thank you so very much. I received the email and had a weird kimochi, decided to check and bang! Here you were. Thanks for advising, guys. | | |
anton_07 Greece Local time: 08:16 English to Greek + ...
Natalie wrote: Hi folks, This is a banned outsourcer from Latvia who keeps creating fake profiles (a few more have been removed earlier today). The profile and the email address [email protected] are now blocked and the profile is linked to the appropriate BB record so everybody can see who is who. Natalia [Edited at 2017-10-07 19:44 GMT] Thanks a lot, Natalie! | | |
I received this person's mail 2 days ago. As i was very busy i did not answer this very ''friendly''mail starting with Hi. How are you?... . So today i decided to see what was this project about and BAM! This person do not exist at Proz.com. | |
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Thomas T. Frost Portugal Local time: 06:16 Danish to English + ... TOPIC STARTER Profile removed by Proz support | Oct 8, 2017 |
Kamala Ahmadova wrote: This person do not exist at Proz.com. Proz support has deleted this fake profile and blocked the associated email address. | | |
Michael Newton United States Local time: 02:16 Japanese to English + ...
To be sure there are elegant scammers. In a slightly different vein, I recently received an e-mail informing me in fluent grammatical English that I was to be arrested within several days unless I paid several thousand dollars. As evidence, an official copy of the imminent arrest warrant was attached. Grammar and syntax perfect. Perfect fond and pitch. Very official looking. I was initially apprehensive. What mayhem or transgression had I committed? When I read the final sentence: "Please reve... See more To be sure there are elegant scammers. In a slightly different vein, I recently received an e-mail informing me in fluent grammatical English that I was to be arrested within several days unless I paid several thousand dollars. As evidence, an official copy of the imminent arrest warrant was attached. Grammar and syntax perfect. Perfect fond and pitch. Very official looking. I was initially apprehensive. What mayhem or transgression had I committed? When I read the final sentence: "Please revert ASAP", I breathed a sigh of relief realizing that the "arrest warrant" had in fact originated in Hindoostan (as they say thereabouts "kuch kuch hota hai"). ▲ Collapse | | |
Per B Belgium Local time: 07:16 English to Swedish + ... I also got the message and... | Oct 9, 2017 |
, having much to do, I just wrote back with a short message asking what it concerned - never got any any answer so I'll just delete the message..... | | |
It seemed too strange | Oct 9, 2017 |
I received the same e-mail but with my language pairs. Something seemed strange in her message, and when I saw her e-mail address I had to check if there was anything about her in here and voilà, I found this thread. Most of the time e-mail addresses like that, ending in "1234", are scams and it's quite easy to spot. | |
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Per B Belgium Local time: 07:16 English to Swedish + ... Got a new mail today..... | Oct 10, 2017 |
saying the translation was on and that : Good day! Thank you for replying. I am sending you detailed information about the project, please find below. Please be kindly informed that this project is for 25 languages and I hope for your understanding if my reply will be shortly. Project details: · We need one translator who will cover both language pairs · 255 words from English into Swedish · ... See more saying the translation was on and that : Good day! Thank you for replying. I am sending you detailed information about the project, please find below. Please be kindly informed that this project is for 25 languages and I hope for your understanding if my reply will be shortly. Project details: · We need one translator who will cover both language pairs · 255 words from English into Swedish · 3040 words from French into Swedish · Files: xxxxxxxxxxx · You have to use Trados · Final delivery date: October 12, 9.00 a.m. (CET time) · Total sum for the project: 238,50 EUR Hoping to hear your positive decision soon. Please be informed that translation should be start only if I will send you my confirmation. Thank you in advance! But I rejected it for several reasons - also because it's below my normal tariff - if I would have accepted it, I would however had asked for an account paid in prior of anything else ▲ Collapse | | |
Deniz YILDIZ France Local time: 07:16 Member (2015) English to French + ... And the budget is ridiculous ! | Oct 10, 2017 |
Here is what I received: Good day! Thank you for replying. I am sending you detailed information about the project, please find below. Please be kindly informed that this project is for 25 languages and I hope for your understanding if my reply will be shortly. Project details: · We need one translator who will cover both language pairs · 255 words from English into Turkish · 3040 words from... See more Here is what I received: Good day! Thank you for replying. I am sending you detailed information about the project, please find below. Please be kindly informed that this project is for 25 languages and I hope for your understanding if my reply will be shortly. Project details: · We need one translator who will cover both language pairs · 255 words from English into Turkish · 3040 words from French into Turkish · Files: · You have to use Trados · Final delivery date: October 12, 9.00 a.m. (CET time) · Total sum for the project: 129,00 EUR Hoping to hear your positive decision soon. Please be informed that translation should be start only if I will send you my confirmation. Thank you in advance! ▲ Collapse | | |
Anna Voskou United Kingdom Local time: 06:16 English to Greek + ... A reply from her | Oct 10, 2017 |
I got the first email on Saturday and replied yesterday asking for more information before googling her name and seeing this thread. The deadline is in 2 days too! I'm not of course touching that WeTransfer link: Good day! Thank you for your reply, I indeed appreciate it. Please find project detail below: · 255 words from English into Greek · 3040 words from Frenc... See more I got the first email on Saturday and replied yesterday asking for more information before googling her name and seeing this thread. The deadline is in 2 days too! I'm not of course touching that WeTransfer link: Good day! Thank you for your reply, I indeed appreciate it. Please find project detail below: · 255 words from English into Greek · 3040 words from French into Greek · Files - https://we.tl/Zl2uHaKh9I · Project should be done in Trados · Final delivery date: October 12 at 9.00 a.m. (CET time) · One translator for both language pair. · Total budget: 140,92 EUR in total Please let me know if this offer is suitable for you. Please do not start the project before confirmation from me will be received!! ▲ Collapse | | |
She contacted me as well for a French-Turkish text but she apparently deleted her proz.com account right after sending me this mail and she does not use the same e-mail address. Plus, she does not even bother telling me how she has found me. I find this suspicious. Thomas T. Frost wrote: I have just received this email. Anyone else? It was sent to "ProZ.com Member" . Hi! How are you? Hope you are doing well in this autumn day. Do you want not urgent job for [source language 1]-[target language] and [source language 2]-[target language] languages? Project will be started on October 9 or October 10 latest. If yes, do not hesitate to contact me directly. I will send more details as soon as possible. P.s. Please be kindly informed, that we need both language pairs: [source language 1]-[target language] and [source language 2]-[target language]. If you know both, you can get 2 projects! Sincerely, Xxxxx Yyyyy There is no trace of the name on the Translator Scammers site, but anyone can invent a fake name and create an email address. There is obviously no Blue Board, as this is a brand new user. The sender's Proz profile claims she is based in France. Why I think this is a scam: Registered on Proz: Oct. 2017. No business address or registration number mentioned (every single professional or company in France must have a SIRET number). No trace of the name in the French business register www.infogreffe.com . No trace of anyone with her name related to translation or "traduction" in French on the Internet. Uses just a simple Gmail address of the type [email protected] with no indication of a business name or professional activity. No description in her Proz profile of what sort of services this so-called freelancer provides, except “Interpreting – Specializes in: Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting"; not even in which languages. According to www.ipgeeks.org the email was sent from Engelsberg in Bavaria, Germany. But the sender's profile claim she is based in France. No indication whatsoever about what the proposed projects are about. No question about rates (scammers never care about rates, as they don't pay). There is no proof this is a scam, but if it isn't, the sender clearly makes no effort to avoid being taken for a scammer. I have reported it to Proz support, but they are closed over the weekend, so please be aware in the meantime. | |
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Tamás Frey Local time: 07:16 English to Hungarian + ... person is still on the loose | Oct 10, 2017 |
The person is still active although their proz account is no longer alive. I have just received a task and almost started translating it when I got suspicious... | | |
Thomas T. Frost Portugal Local time: 06:16 Danish to English + ... TOPIC STARTER Proz deleted the account | Oct 10, 2017 |
ekmekciyilmaz wrote: she apparently deleted her proz.com account Proz support has deleted at least one of this person's fake accounts. | | |
I also got her e-mail asking for a translation. Fortunately, I checked here before saying yes to the work. Thanks everyone! | | |
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