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'Paul Rippy' scam
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Kristof Haavik
Kristof Haavik  Identity Verified
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Oct 4, 2024

I was contacted by someone who is listed as a Proz.com user but whose profile I cannot check with my membership. (I could give a name, but I don't know if that is considered proper, since I'm not sure whether this is for real or not.) The file I was asked to translate looks suspiciously similar to one I saw in the past that was a scam: a French-to-English job about research on procedures of public organizations, talking about the difference between competition and conflict, etc. Besides the simi... See more
I was contacted by someone who is listed as a Proz.com user but whose profile I cannot check with my membership. (I could give a name, but I don't know if that is considered proper, since I'm not sure whether this is for real or not.) The file I was asked to translate looks suspiciously similar to one I saw in the past that was a scam: a French-to-English job about research on procedures of public organizations, talking about the difference between competition and conflict, etc. Besides the similarity to the other job, I wonder why someone listed as specialized in dentistry would be dealing with this topic. Does anyone know anything about this? ▲ Collapse
 
Dan Lucas
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Local time: 08:18
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And let me guess... Oct 4, 2024

Kristof Haavik wrote:
The file I was asked to translate looks suspiciously similar to one I saw in the past that was a scam

...it's a temptingly large sum of money?

Dan
 
Natalie
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Local time: 09:18
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If you mean... Oct 4, 2024

a 'Paul Rippy' - this is a Nigerian scammer.

As well as 'James Craford', 'YEONG SEOB', 'Philip Kincanon', 'Lokel Dias', 'Gohan Miol' etc etc etc...

Hope this helps.
 
Kristof Haavik
Kristof Haavik  Identity Verified
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Local time: 02:18
સભ્ય (2010)
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Thank you. Oct 4, 2024

Glad I asked. It didn't feel right from the beginning.
 
Kimberly Wastler
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Local time: 03:18
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Definitely a scam Nov 19, 2024

I guess I've been lucky because, in 20 years of freelancing, this is the first real job scam I've actually been sent via Proz.com.

The whole thing stank from the beginning. No way to confirm any of the info this guy claimed on his "resume".
Profile "deleted" from Proz.com.

Beware.

Maria Laura Curzi
 


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