New scam? Thread poster: Heike Holthaus
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Heike Holthaus 
United States
Local time: 13:15
Member (2012)
English to German
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I received this e-mail today:
Greetings:
I would like to have your permission to expose your Cv details(Qualification,Education and Experience) to our client companies to persuade them dealing with us, so that we get a lot of work that we promise to return it back to you to work it.
Your name will be replaced with a different one , A great number of freelancers work with us at the same way and get a lot of work.
Try it with us and you will gain a good... See more I received this e-mail today:
Greetings:
I would like to have your permission to expose your Cv details(Qualification,Education and Experience) to our client companies to persuade them dealing with us, so that we get a lot of work that we promise to return it back to you to work it.
Your name will be replaced with a different one , A great number of freelancers work with us at the same way and get a lot of work.
Try it with us and you will gain a good income , while we will gain your trust.
We are looking forward to hearing from you
Sincerely
Here are the problems I am having with this:
1. Share my CV with clients? That's sound highly unusual.
2. The mail came from a gmail account, [email protected] ( I am willing to share the e-mail address, but am not sure if I should post it here). Googleing the name brought no results.
3. I always check websites, before answering a job post. This name doesn't ring a bell.
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| | | | Kevin Fulton
United States
Local time: 13:15
German to English
| Even if it's not a scam ... | Jan 2, 2013 |
... give this one a pass. It doesn't sound like something a serious translator would respond to.
| | | | | Maybe not a scam after all | Jan 2, 2013 |
I can imagine a lot of situations (as indeed befell so recently) when I would want to provide my client with my CV and CVs of my closest collaborators. I believe that an agency would sometimes need to prove the ability of their translators so I am not amazed at all by that request. Especially when it comes to very demanding translation jobs.
However, everything else seems a bit suspicious and I wouldn't send them anything except frank best wishes.
| | | | | Please submit a support request | Jan 2, 2013 |
Dear TranslatorHeike,
Can you please submit the email you received to staff via support request including the full headers? You can find information on full headers at our dedicated wiki page
Regards,
Enrique
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Heike Holthaus
United States
Local time: 13:15
Member (2012)
English to German
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TOPIC STARTER
The e-mail didn't come through ProZ. Do you still want me to send the e-mail to support?
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TranslatorHeike wrote:
The e-mail didn't come through ProZ. Do you still want me to send the e-mail to support?
Yes, please, so we can better evaluate it.
Kind regards,
Enrique
| | | | Steven Segaert
Estonia
Local time: 20:15
Member (2012)
English to Dutch
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| Why so scared of gmail? | Jan 2, 2013 |
I have been a gmail user "since the beginning", and I really don't see why the fact that a gmail address is used would top your list over the fact that the following is stated:
"Your name will be replaced with a different one."
It's almost as if that would be ok if it were send from a 12 USD/year hosted "company" mail address...
| | | | Thayenga
Germany
Local time: 19:15
Member (2009)
English to German
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Steven Segaert wrote:
I have been a gmail user "since the beginning", and I really don't see why the fact that a gmail address is used would top your list over the fact that the following is stated:
"Your name will be replaced with a different one."
It's almost as if that would be ok if it were send from a 12 USD/year hosted "company" mail address...
Gmail is oftentimes used by scammers, although having an account with them or yahoo is not a guaranty for an offer being a scam.
Most scams ending up in my spam folder come from gmail and/or yahoo accounts. A legitimate company almost always invests in a distinct email account, usually the company's name. So, yes, gmail is, or at least can be a red flag.
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Heike Holthaus
United States
Local time: 13:15
Member (2012)
English to German
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TOPIC STARTER | New development | Jan 2, 2013 |
Meanwhile I requested company info, contact info and where the job was posted to verify that I actually sent anything to them. Here is the reply:
Greetings:
I am off work now, and I will send you what you want later on because posting site and number are filed at the company computers, where I will send you more information to be reassured.
Sincerely
Will be interessting to see if sends the requested info.
| | | | Natalie
Poland
Local time: 19:15
Member (2002)
English to Russian
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MODERATOR SITE LOCALIZER | felicij
Local time: 19:15
German to Slovenian
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| changing name? | Jan 2, 2013 |
No agency has ever asked me if they can use my CV with a different name. I consider this a scam. I would not want anybody to use my experience and knowledge to get (deceive) clients...
| | | | Heike Holthaus
United States
Local time: 13:15
Member (2012)
English to German
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TOPIC STARTER | Sending CV with quote | Jan 2, 2013 |
I am always questioning wether to send my CV with a quote. Does the outsourcer expect a CV with a quote? Or only when specifically asked for? Often times I don't send one for exactly the reason we are discussing here (and obiously before).
I just recently signed up with 2 European sites:
TranslationDirectory and TranslatorPub. I do not like TranslatorPub at all. There are a lot of job postings, but the job despription is basically non-existing. There is no info on the outsourcer ( at... See more I am always questioning wether to send my CV with a quote. Does the outsourcer expect a CV with a quote? Or only when specifically asked for? Often times I don't send one for exactly the reason we are discussing here (and obiously before).
I just recently signed up with 2 European sites:
TranslationDirectory and TranslatorPub. I do not like TranslatorPub at all. There are a lot of job postings, but the job despription is basically non-existing. There is no info on the outsourcer ( at least I can"t find it) either. ▲ Collapse
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Natalie
Poland
Local time: 19:15
Member (2002)
English to Russian
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MODERATOR SITE LOCALIZER | Please check the Blue Board before signing! | Jan 2, 2013 |
And please be sure to check ALL available information there!
| | | | Heike Holthaus
United States
Local time: 13:15
Member (2012)
English to German
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TOPIC STARTER | Found the source | Jan 3, 2013 |
I actually did apply for this job:
Source language(s): English
Target language(s): Chinese, Italian, Portuguese, French, Spanish, German
Details of the project: We are a group of specialized translators translators work in the Gaza Strip and decided to work online so we need more freelancers.
Special requirements to the applicants: Well qualified of not less than 2 years experience
Sample text (50 to 200 words): 50 to 200 words
... See more I actually did apply for this job:
Source language(s): English
Target language(s): Chinese, Italian, Portuguese, French, Spanish, German
Details of the project: We are a group of specialized translators translators work in the Gaza Strip and decided to work online so we need more freelancers.
Special requirements to the applicants: Well qualified of not less than 2 years experience
Sample text (50 to 200 words): 50 to 200 words
We will pay for this job 20 EUR per hour
Who can apply: Freelancers only
Deadline for applying: 12/20/2013
Keep this ad at the site permanently
shareef aabed
Israel
IP: 37.8.118.24 (N/A)
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Posted on Wednesday, 26 Dec 2012, 10:48:49
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