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Fake messages are sent from ProZ.com under my name with reference to a fake domain
Thread poster: Valery Afanasiev
Eugene Samsonov
Eugene Samsonov  Identity Verified
Georgia
Local time: 21:02
Member (2011)
English to Russian
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I got scammed all right Sep 11, 2018

This lowlife got me unawares. The thing is I worked for the genuine GEF Translators two years ago. My mistake was I never double checked.

Since none of you posted the fake logo the scammers used I thought I'd do it here for future reference. Although these goons will soon change it anyway.

Here goes:

fake_GEF

real_GEF_logo


Aleksey Gilyov
 
Kaori Myatt
Kaori Myatt  Identity Verified
France
Local time: 18:02
Member
English to Japanese
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Collective action Sep 17, 2018

Please send me PM if you are involved in this case.

I will file an official complaint to Interpol with help with EDF.

Thanks

Kaori


 
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Nadiya Grechykhina
Nadiya Grechykhina
Member (2018)
English to Russian
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I was contacted by Valery from [email protected] Sep 24, 2018

Le enviaron un mensaje a través de su perfil de ProZ.com
Autor: Valery Afanasiev from GEF
[NOTA: el autor no es un usuario registrado de ProZ.com o no había iniciado sesión cuando envió este mensaje.]
Dirección IP del autor: 51.255.202.66
Tipo de mensaje: Request for quote
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Dear Nadezhda!

Thank you for considering already some of our requests in
the past! It was pleasure to deal with you.

Now we have some
... See more
Le enviaron un mensaje a través de su perfil de ProZ.com
Autor: Valery Afanasiev from GEF
[NOTA: el autor no es un usuario registrado de ProZ.com o no había iniciado sesión cuando envió este mensaje.]
Dirección IP del autor: 51.255.202.66
Tipo de mensaje: Request for quote
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Dear Nadezhda!

Thank you for considering already some of our requests in
the past! It was pleasure to deal with you.

Now we have some more jobs to offer you, so I kindly ask you
to reply to the following e-mail:

[email protected]

So that I could provide more details.

Kind regards,

GEF - not just another translation agency.
Russia

Valery Afanasiev - Head of Production

Global Education Facilitators, LLC
Millennium House Business Center
12, Trubnaya Street
127045, Moscow

Tel. +7 495 787 9924
Mob. +7 910 532 4271
[email protected]


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Su perfil: http://www.proz.com/profile/1180523
Inicie sesión en: http://www.proz.com/profile/
Modificar las preferencias de correo de su perfil: http://www.proz.com/?sp=ef&show_mode=profmail
Bloquear los mensajes de este remitente: http://www.proz.com/?sp=ef&add_ip_block=51.255.202.66&add_email_block=valeryGEF@yandex.ru
¿Publicidad no solicitada? Envíe una solicitud de asistencia: http://www.proz.com/?sp=ef&report_spam=21820546
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Aleksey Gilyov
Aleksey Gilyov  Identity Verified
Bulgaria
Local time: 19:02
English to Russian
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Just another warning about Valery Afanasiev - be careful Oct 29, 2018

I also was contacted by this guy, but now I was offered to respond to the proper address: [email protected]

Please see his email below. I wonder why his messages are coming from


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You have been sent a message via ProZ.com.
Author: Valery Afanasiev from GEF
[NOTE: The author is not a registered ProZ.com user or was not logged in when sending this message.] Author's IP
... See more
I also was contacted by this guy, but now I was offered to respond to the proper address: [email protected]

Please see his email below. I wonder why his messages are coming from


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You have been sent a message via ProZ.com.
Author: Valery Afanasiev from GEF
[NOTE: The author is not a registered ProZ.com user or was not logged in when sending this message.] Author's IP address: 51.255.202.66 Message type: Request for quote
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Dear Aleksey!

Thank you for considering already some of our requests in the past! It was pleasure to deal with you.

Now we have some more jobs to offer you, so I kindly ask you to reply to the following e-mail:

[email protected]

So that I could provide more details.

Kind regards,

GEF - not just another translation agency.
Russia

Valery Afanasiev - Head of Production

Global Education Facilitators, LLC
Millennium House Business Center
12, Trubnaya Street
127045, Moscow

Tel. +7 495 787 9924
Mob. +7 910 532 4271
[email protected]


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Your profile: http://www.proz.com/profile/1701656
Login at: http://www.proz.com/profile/
Edit your profile mail preferences: http://www.proz.com/?sp=ef&show_mode=profmail
Block profile messages from this sender: http://www.proz.com/?sp=ef&add_ip_block=51.255.202.66&add_email_block=valeryGEF@yandex.ru
Unsolicited advertising? Spam? click here: http://www.proz.com/?sp=ef&report_spam=21820597
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Katalin Horváth McClure
Katalin Horváth McClure  Identity Verified
United States
Local time: 13:02
Member (2002)
English to Hungarian
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Same scam email, same fake address Oct 30, 2018

Aleksey Gilyov wrote:

I also was contacted by this guy, but now I was offered to respond to the proper address: [email protected][/quote]

No, that is the same fake address everyone else received.
The real Valery Afanasiev has a domain with "com" at the end.

Aleksey Gilyov
 
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