| Pages in topic: < [1 2] | Is this another scam? Thread poster: Susana E. Cano Méndez
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Caryl Swift 
Poland
Local time: 12:21
Polish to English
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| Same here, I think | Mar 2, 2015 |
I received something along the same lines:
Hello,
My name is XXX XXXanov. I represent [word-often-used-in-connection-with-transport] Translations.
We are currently looking for highly qualified translators from
Polish into English to take part in long-term projects in the
following fields: legal, finance, IT, corporate, literature,
banking, engineering.
Please forward the replies to the email. Pleas... See more I received something along the same lines:
Hello,
My name is XXX XXXanov. I represent [word-often-used-in-connection-with-transport] Translations.
We are currently looking for highly qualified translators from
Polish into English to take part in long-term projects in the
following fields: legal, finance, IT, corporate, literature,
banking, engineering.
Please forward the replies to the email. Please specify in the
letter your approximate minimum rates for medium difficulty texts
and specify your preferred fields.
Please attach your CV. Please specify in the subject of the
letter your language pair, for instance, German – English.
Best regards,
Signature
I was also a bit dubious ... I think it was the final sentence that set me thinking ...
No mention of a website under construction, but I haven't been able to find one at all. The member's page shows the date of joining as 2012; they became a paying member in the final months of 2014. No BB entries, though there are records of two jobs posted last month. The second one is English>German, so perhaps that accounts for the final sentence ... could it simply be a symptom of Copy-'n-Paste-'n Do-Not-Engage-Brain Syndrome ...?
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Vanda Nissen wrote:
Mail.ru is a free email service in Russia, similiar to hotmail.
Yes I know, Vanda; the strange thing was the words before the domain, something like sassy123
| | | | Vanda Nissen
Australia
Local time: 21:21
Member (2008)
English to Russian
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| Does not look professional | Mar 2, 2015 |
Yes, Susana, looks like a scam.
| | | | Tiago Lima
Brazil
Local time: 08:21
English to Portuguese
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the only thing I don't get is why - what would be the point of such a scam?
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O Editorial wrote:
the only thing I don't get is why - what would be the point of such a scam?
The point of many such scams is to obtain a translation without paying for it, then selling it.
If such a 'client' decides not to pay, then what will you do? We don't know if a company of that name even exists. It has no web site. There is no company registration number that can be looked up. There is not one single Blue Board entry. The Blue Board is in the name of an individual, not the company. If that individual turns out to be a scammer who gets a low LWA, he or she can just delete the profile and create a new one and thus erase any trace of bad behaviour.
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Vanda Nissen wrote:
Yes, Susana, looks like a scam.
) It does indeed.
| | | | Caryl Swift
Poland
Local time: 12:21
Polish to English
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| The Point ... | Mar 2, 2015 |
O Editorial wrote:
the only thing I don't get is why - what would be the point of such a scam?
In addition to the very salient points made by Thomas Frost, if you send your CV in response to a request from someone who turns out to be a scammer, then you're providing them with the chance to masquerade as you ... to say nothing of handing over your reputation to be shredded by their antics ...
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