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Translator scam alert reports

2012-05-13T14:14:48Z

May 11, 2012: new impersonation of the "project book" scam:

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		+	=== May 13, 2012: Scam sent from a ProZ.com paid profile ===
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		+	Scammers created a ProZ.com profile http://www.proz.com/profile/1594835 with username translatorskool, paid membership for better <br> credibility and used this profile to send scam messages to translators from the address myofficecontactt@gmail.com <br>
		+	<br>
		+	One instance of the Secret Shopper scam was reported, but most colleagues reported a classic overpaymen scam job offer: <br>
		+
		+	Good day,
		+	I just saw your profile on proz, i have a job for you, i will like to know if you are available or not. Please get back to me if you
		+	are interested
		+	Please keep in touch
		+	Regards
		+	myofficecontactt@gmail.com
		+
		+	The profile used for sending this scam has been blocked and kept visible with a warning to let translators who received the <br> messages that they are dealing with a scammer.<br>
		+	<br>
		+	Once again, learning the scammers' style can be more useful than knowing the disposable names or email addresses they use and drop.
		+	<br>
		+
		+
		+	=== May 11, 2012: new impersonation of the "project book" scam ===
		+
		+	A new impersonation of the scam reported on April 16 has been sent to two members, this time using the name "James", the email address <br> kazidyj@hotmail.co.uk and the IP address 50.82.103.179 (USA): <br>
		+
		+	Hello,
		+	A translator is needed to translate a project book from English to French language,should you be interested contact me with your CV.and let me know
		+	if you can translate to Spanish as well.
		+	Regards.
		+	<br>

	=== May 10, 2012: "Wallet lost abroad" again ===		=== May 10, 2012: "Wallet lost abroad" again ===
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	* The above link leads to a page for Lego Translations, with contact information: Los angeles,CA, 1419 Westwood Blvd, United States		* The above link leads to a page for Lego Translations, with contact information: Los angeles,CA, 1419 Westwood Blvd, United States
-	* Lego Translations is not registered in the Blue Board ~~are not in the BB~~ and the web page looks "self-contained", with no external references in Google.	+	* Lego Translations is not registered in the Blue Board and the web page looks "self-contained", with no external references in Google.
	* The contact information contains no phone number		* The contact information contains no phone number
	* The address indicated in the contact information belongs to Ketab Corp., a specialized bookstore that also perform translations from English to <br> Persian and vice versa, but never heard of Lego Translations.		* The address indicated in the contact information belongs to Ketab Corp., a specialized bookstore that also perform translations from English to <br> Persian and vice versa, but never heard of Lego Translations.

Detecting and reacting to false job offers and other scams

2012-05-10T18:18:26Z

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	<font color="#000000">'''Note:''' This article is a joint project of ProZ.com members and guests. '''All translators are invited to contribute freely.'''		<font color="#000000">'''Note:''' This article is a joint project of ProZ.com members and guests. '''All translators are invited to contribute freely.'''
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		+	'''Reference: [http://wiki.proz.com/wiki/index.php/Translator_scam_alert_reports Translator scam alert reports]'''</font>
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	= Overview =		= Overview =

Translator scam alert reports

2012-05-10T13:00:18Z

May 9, 2012: Lego Translations has a web page but they are not located where they claim to be:

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-	=== May 8, 2012: ~~Update on names and addresses of known scams~~ ===	+	=== May 10, 2012: "Wallet lost abroad" again ===

		+	A new version of the classic "wallet lost abroad" scam is being sent today involving our colleague Klaus Urban. ProZ.com site staff are currently <br> getting in touch with Klaus on the matter. The fake message states: <br>
		+
		+	Bad Situation..........Urgent Help Needed
		+
		+	I really don’t mean to inconvenience you right now but I'm writing this with tears in my eyes. I made a quick trip to Antigue, Philippine for a short
		+	Stay. Unfortunately I was robbed at the hotel car parking by some set of robbers at the hotel where I stay, all cash, credit card and mobile phones
		+	were stolen from me but fortunately for me I still got my passports with me.
		+
		+	I have been to the embassy and to the police to report the case but the they are not helping the matter in any case. Now I don't have enough money with
		+	me to get my air fare back home and pay for the hotel bills and the hotel management won't allow me to leave. I'm pleading with you to loan me $2,850
		+	Dollars right now and wire it via western union money transfer with my name. I'll pay back as soon as I get home. I need to sort out the hotel bills
		+	and get back home with available flight.
		+
		+	I'm freaked out at the moment.
		+	Klaus Urban"
		+
		+	<br>
		+
		+	=== May 9, 2012: Lego Translations has a web page but they are not located where they claim to be ===
		+
		+	A colleague received the following invitation from "Amelia Fredricksen", email address info@legotranslations.com and IP address: 86.108.51.115:
		+
		+	Dear all,
		+	we are looking for reliable translators of Arabic <> English (8500 words) .
		+	please send us your CV and your most competitive rate .
		+	Thanks,
		+	Amelia Fredricksen
		+	www.legotranslations.com"
		+
		+	* The above link leads to a page for Lego Translations, with contact information: Los angeles,CA, 1419 Westwood Blvd, United States
		+	* Lego Translations is not registered in the Blue Board are not in the BB and the web page looks "self-contained", with no external references in Google.
		+	* The contact information contains no phone number
		+	* The address indicated in the contact information belongs to Ketab Corp., a specialized bookstore that also perform translations from English to <br> Persian and vice versa, but never heard of Lego Translations.
		+	* The IP address used for contacting the translator is based in Amman, Jordan
		+	* The content of Lego Translations's Quality Assurance page can be found at http://www.native-translator.gr/qualitaetsgarantie_preise.html
		+	* The content of Lego Translations's Localization page can be found at http://www.abacustranslators.com/services.php
		+	* The content of Lego Translations's Multilingual Desktop Publishing page can be found at http://odbfy.com/Services-2.htm
		+	* This could be irrelevant, but on April 17 we reported a scam also based on Jordan using the company name "Lengotrans".
		+	<br>
		+
		+	=== May 8, 2012: Update on names and addresses of known scams ===

	The "Daniel Cole from Anchorage" scam included in our scam alert report of May 3, 2012 has shifted now to "Gregory Laventure" writing from bargainlink001@gmail.com <br>		The "Daniel Cole from Anchorage" scam included in our scam alert report of May 3, 2012 has shifted now to "Gregory Laventure" writing from bargainlink001@gmail.com <br>