| Pages in topic: < [1 2 3 4 5 6 7] | Too good to be true offer (payable in crypto) Thread poster: Mireille BOULANGER
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I received the exact same email by the same person.
EDD63 wrote:
Hi eveybody, I had the same experience a few days ago, receiving an e-mail from a certain Roberto Braska working for COMM & INTERM LLP a non Proz.com user. The company has been registered in England since January 2024 but has no concrete references. The owners of the company are Spanish nationals whose identity is registered in England under number OC450685. Freely consultable. In the event of a scam, it is possible to take legal action against them before a Spanish court.
Here is the text of the e-mail I received:
Hello,
We hope this message finds you well. We are currently
seeking a skilled and passionate translator to join our
team, translating texts from scans in the fields of
economics, finance, and politics. Whether you're a seasoned
professional or a novice eager to grow, we invite you to
contribute your linguistic expertise to our dynamic
projects. Your role will be crucial in ensuring accurate and
nuanced translations that resonate with our global audience.
If you are enthusiastic about these topics and possess
strong translation skills, we would love to hear from you.
Please respond to this email with your CV and a brief
introduction.
Best regards,
Roberto Braksa
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Author: Roberto Braksa
[NOTE: The author is not a registered ProZ.com user or was not logged in when sending this message.]
| | | | Maria Pentsa 
Greece
Local time: 12:36
Member (2008)
English to Greek
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| Same here, can we report them here someway even if they are not ProZ.com members? | Apr 24 |
I received this exact same mail yesterday, with a deadline for today, I sent my CV anyway and received the second e-mail with the file and the details of the cryptocurrency from this fella, Roberto Braksa.
I tried to report the profile to ProZ.com but since they are not a member, I got an error. I reported the e-mail as scam.
Thank you for sharing your experiences, it was very illuminating!
Maria
| | | | amelyrbch
France
Local time: 11:36
English to French
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I also got the same email today...
Hello!
Thank you for your message!
I work as an outsourcer for COMM & INTERM LLP. This is a young company and my boss's presentation needs a translation of an article.
Company number OC450685 in UK
I am sending you an archive with files for translation below. Files in scan format, jpg high quality. Deadline is Thursday May 2 1pm CET.
Final files required in pdf and docx formats. The translated version should be kept ... See more I also got the same email today...
Hello!
Thank you for your message!
I work as an outsourcer for COMM & INTERM LLP. This is a young company and my boss's presentation needs a translation of an article.
Company number OC450685 in UK
I am sending you an archive with files for translation below. Files in scan format, jpg high quality. Deadline is Thursday May 2 1pm CET.
Final files required in pdf and docx formats. The translated version should be kept as close as possible to the original in terms of the style used
Payment for this task is 750(it is about 0.15 per word for 5000 words) EUR, +5% to pay off all fee for exchanging funds.
One unusual detail is that the budget is provided in cryptocurrency and this is the only way I can pay. But you don't have to worry about this, I provide full support in receiving the payment and converting it into fiat currency into your bank account or PayPal
I can do the prepayment for your safety because I am not a Proz user and new to the field. Then you can start. If you will be need help with withdraw and exchange to fiat currency I am glad to help you with it.
We understand that not everyone is familiar with the cryptocurrency field and we can help so that it doesn’t waste a lot of your time.
Let's discuss what questions you have at the moment.
Waiting for you reply!
Roberto Braksa ▲ Collapse
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I received the same email yesterday from Roberto Braksa. Before sending my CV I thought to check his profile in Linkedin and there was not one, so I just googled the name and this thread came up. Thanks a lot for sharing!
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| Has anyone tried to work with them at all? I had the same email and they offered to prepay. | Apr 27 |
Eleftheria Chrysochoou wrote: I received the exact same email by the same person. EDD63 wrote:
Hi eveybody, I had the same experience a few days ago, receiving an e-mail from a certain Roberto Braska working for COMM & INTERM LLP a non Proz.com user. The company has been registered in England since January 2024 but has no concrete references. The owners of the company are Spanish nationals whose identity is registered in England under number OC450685. Freely consultable. In the event of a scam, it is possible to take legal action against them before a Spanish court.
Here is the text of the e-mail I received:
Hello,
We hope this message finds you well. We are currently
seeking a skilled and passionate translator to join our
team, translating texts from scans in the fields of
economics, finance, and politics. Whether you're a seasoned
professional or a novice eager to grow, we invite you to
contribute your linguistic expertise to our dynamic
projects. Your role will be crucial in ensuring accurate and
nuanced translations that resonate with our global audience.
If you are enthusiastic about these topics and possess
strong translation skills, we would love to hear from you.
Please respond to this email with your CV and a brief
introduction.
Best regards,
Roberto Braksa
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Author: Roberto Braksa
[NOTE: The author is not a registered ProZ.com user or was not logged in when sending this message.]
| | | | Dan Lucas
United Kingdom
Local time: 10:36
Member (2014)
Japanese to English
| If you’ve been in the game 30 minutes and you don’t know who the patsy is, you’re the patsy | Apr 27 |
Anamaria Roukas wrote:
I had the same email and offered to prepay.
I sincerely hope you mean that they offered to prepay.
However, even that would be be meaningless, as prepayment is one of the oldest scams.
Has anyone tried to work with them at all?
Why would anybody sensible want to even consider working with them?
Read back through the thread.
All the red flags are there: same offer from multiple different names (!), use of free email, telegram, crypto...
If you can't see that these are problems, then you are the problem.
Scammers depend on you ignoring those red flags and thinking "You know what? It might be okay."
Sure. It might be okay, until it isn't.
Then your time or your money's gone, and you're sad.
But by all means try it and see.
If it goes well, you can come back here and wave your wad of newly earned cash triumphantly in our faces.
Dan
| | | | | I just asked if anyone has worked with them. | Apr 27 |
Hey Dan, the only thing I asked is if anyone has worked with them. I don’t think there was any reason of being rude about it. I just had a sincere question. Thanks for being kind and answering to my query , even if it was a disrespectful answer.
| | | | Dan Lucas
United Kingdom
Local time: 10:36
Member (2014)
Japanese to English
Anamaria Roukas wrote:
Hey Dan, the only thing I asked is if anyone has worked with them.
Anamaria, it's the implications of your question that are worrying.
Threads like this exist in part to encourage people not to engage with scammers.
Your question suggested that you were scam-curious. Don't be!
Dan
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| Same here - Roberto Braksa this time | May 1 |
I received a more or less similar email, but checked the name before replying. Thanks for sharing!
Email below for ref:
A ProZ.com user visited your ProZ.com profile and sent the following message.
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Hello,
We hope this message finds you well. We are currently
seeking a skilled and passionate translator to join our
team, translating texts from scans in the fields of
e... See more I received a more or less similar email, but checked the name before replying. Thanks for sharing!
Email below for ref:
A ProZ.com user visited your ProZ.com profile and sent the following message.
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Hello,
We hope this message finds you well. We are currently
seeking a skilled and passionate translator to join our
team, translating texts from scans in the fields of
economics, finance, and politics. Whether you're a seasoned
professional or a novice eager to grow, we invite you to
contribute your linguistic expertise to our dynamic
projects. Your role will be crucial in ensuring accurate and
nuanced translations that resonate with our global audience.
If you are enthusiastic about these topics and possess
strong translation skills, we would love to hear from you.
Please respond to this email with your CV and a brief
introduction.
Best regards,
Roberto Braksa
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Author: Roberto Braksa
[NOTE: The author is not a registered ProZ.com user or was not logged in when sending this message.]
Author's IP address: 89.187.170.165
Message type: Job-related ▲ Collapse
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