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Asso Kork
Asso Kork  Identity Verified
Eesti
Local time: 23:02
Liige (2019)
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Sep 17

I just wanted to warn other translators about what seems to be a noticeable increase in scam job offers targeting ProZ members.

Over the past few weeks, I have been receiving at least one such email almost every week. They usually come from random Gmail accounts and specifically mention having found my profile on ProZ. The sender then compliments my experience and qualifications, sometimes rather excessively, before offering a supposedly urgent translation project.

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I just wanted to warn other translators about what seems to be a noticeable increase in scam job offers targeting ProZ members.

Over the past few weeks, I have been receiving at least one such email almost every week. They usually come from random Gmail accounts and specifically mention having found my profile on ProZ. The sender then compliments my experience and qualifications, sometimes rather excessively, before offering a supposedly urgent translation project.

There are usually several obvious red flags: unusually high rates, very short deadlines for relatively large projects, vague information about the company or client, and communication from a free Gmail address rather than a corporate domain.

The messages are becoming reasonably convincing at first glance, especially because they refer to ProZ and sometimes mention details that can easily be obtained from a public translator profile.

One recent example asked me to contact [email protected]. A quick check showed that this domain/email address has already been associated with translation job scams.

I would therefore recommend being particularly careful with unsolicited job offers that mention your ProZ profile, especially when the offer seems unusually generous or urgent. Before accepting anything, it is worth checking the company, domain, email address and ProZ Blue Board, and searching for reports from other translators.

Perhaps others have noticed the same recent increase in these messages? ▲ Collapse


Peter Motte
 
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida  Identity Verified
Portugal
Local time: 21:02
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@Asso Sep 17

Thank you, but this is by no means a recent problem. I’ve been spared lately, but about two/three years ago I too was flooded with far-fetched offers, always for large volumes, extremely well-paid translation jobs, which referred to my Proz profile in extremely complimentary terms, praising lavishly on my qualities as a translator – which, given how exaggerated it was, raised a whole host of red flags. Many of these ‘potential clients’ didn’t have Gmail addresses but were actually case... See more
Thank you, but this is by no means a recent problem. I’ve been spared lately, but about two/three years ago I too was flooded with far-fetched offers, always for large volumes, extremely well-paid translation jobs, which referred to my Proz profile in extremely complimentary terms, praising lavishly on my qualities as a translator – which, given how exaggerated it was, raised a whole host of red flags. Many of these ‘potential clients’ didn’t have Gmail addresses but were actually cases of identity theft, some of which looked very authentic. You can never be too careful! ▲ Collapse


Maria Laura Curzi
 
Asso Kork
Asso Kork  Identity Verified
Eesti
Local time: 23:02
Liige (2019)
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. 02:56

Not necessarily a recent problem. But it has gotten more frequent recently. And with the constantly developing AI, they also keep getting a bit more convincing every time... Except for the 2 giveaways – unreasonably high price offers and Gmail addresses
 


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