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Scammer pretending to represent "Tone Translate"
Thread poster: Andrea Capuselli
Andrea Capuselli
Andrea Capuselli
Local time: 13:42
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Mar 2, 2020

Dear ProZ.com community,

A scammer pretending to represent the translation company "Tone Translate" has been reported to ProZ.com staff. The legitimate company uses the domain @tonetranslate.com as per their website: https://www.tonetranslate.com/

The scammer uses the fake domain @tonetrnslate.com (note the missing "a"). The repor
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Dear ProZ.com community,

A scammer pretending to represent the translation company "Tone Translate" has been reported to ProZ.com staff. The legitimate company uses the domain @tonetranslate.com as per their website: https://www.tonetranslate.com/

The scammer uses the fake domain @tonetrnslate.com (note the missing "a"). The reported email was [email protected].

Find the full registry of ProZ.com scam alert reports here:
http://wiki.proz.com/wiki/index.php/Translator_scam_alert_reports

And you can find the Risk Management and Scam Alert center, here:
https://www.proz.com/about/translator-scam-alerts/risk-management

Please, beware and don't hesitate to reach out to ProZ.com staff if you are contacted by these scammers: https://www.proz.com/support?&mode=ask
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Liviu-Lee Roth
Maximo Wilhelm Muñoz
Pawel Michniak
Sharon Vandermerwe
Hannah Gunasingh
Cara Piraino
expressisverbis
 
Maximo Wilhelm Muñoz
Maximo Wilhelm Muñoz
Guatemala
Local time: 10:42
Spanish to English
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Right... Scammer named by: Shana Pughe Dean. E-mail: [email protected]. Be careful! Apr 3, 2020

Re: 1000K task for Spanish to English

You replied on Fri 4/3/2020 6:42 AM
Shana Pughe Dean
Fri 4/3/2020 3:10 AM
Dear,

I am so sorry, because of the files issue.

We have to stop the this task to re-fix the all files.

I will re-assign this task once all details are clear.

So sorry for the inconvenience.

Warm Regards,
Shana

Shana Pughe Dean
Translation Manager / Manager of St
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Re: 1000K task for Spanish to English

You replied on Fri 4/3/2020 6:42 AM
Shana Pughe Dean
Fri 4/3/2020 3:10 AM
Dear,

I am so sorry, because of the files issue.

We have to stop the this task to re-fix the all files.

I will re-assign this task once all details are clear.

So sorry for the inconvenience.

Warm Regards,
Shana

Shana Pughe Dean
Translation Manager / Manager of Strategic Initiatives and Training
[email protected] | 315.292.8971
Tone Translate www.tonetranslate.com | @tonetranslate |https://www.facebook.com/ToneTranslate/

Office Location: 201 Bleecker St. Utica, NY 13501
Mohawk Valley Resource Center for Refugees www.mvrcr.og
Compass Interpreters www.compassinterpreters.org

On Fri, Apr 3, 2020, 10:39 AM Shana Pughe Dean wrote:

Dear,

I am so sorry, our client has send us word count for each file.

Please re-send the Schedule for delivery according to your real situation.

I will re-send you the new files to you after your confirmation.


Warm Regards,
Shana

Shana Pughe Dean
Translation Manager / Manager of Strategic Initiatives and Training
[email protected] | 315.292.8971
Tone Translate www.tonetranslate.com | @tonetranslate |https://www.facebook.com/ToneTranslate/

Office Location: 201 Bleecker St. Utica, NY 13501
Mohawk Valley Resource Center for Refugees www.mvrcr.og
Compass Interpreters www.compassinterpreters.org

On Fri, Apr 3, 2020, 8:53 AM Shana Pughe Dean wrote:

Dear,

So sorry for my late reply.

I have fixed the all details this morning.

The client has sent us the word counts. I need some time to check them.

Please wait me 1 or 2 hours.

I will send you the details.


Warm Regards,
Shana

Shana Pughe Dean
Translation Manager / Manager of Strategic Initiatives and Training
[email protected] | 315.292.8971
Tone Translate www.tonetranslate.com | @tonetranslate |https://www.facebook.com/ToneTranslate/

Office Location: 201 Bleecker St. Utica, NY 13501
Mohawk Valley Resource Center for Refugees www.mvrcr.og
Compass Interpreters www.compassinterpreters.org

On Fri, Apr 3, 2020, 2:28 AM Maximo Wilhelm [SANS SERIF Translations] wrote:
So you know, even if you reply to my e-mails, and I start with the labor on April 4th, while we settle down, I can handle about 100, 000 Target Text words to be delivered in full on April 10th, 2020.

Have a good evening Shana.

Best,

Maximo F. Wilhelm Muñoz, Esq.

From: Shana Pughe Dean
Sent: Thursday, April 2, 2020 9:55 AM
Subject: 1000K task for Spanish to English

Hi,

I am Shana. Nice to E-meet you.

I have 3400 files need to LPE (light post-editing ) for Spanish to English.

Attachments are the files you need to check!

There are few questions need you answer:

1. Please check the files in sample zip. Make sure the contents you can do;

2. Please check the word file for details. Make sure the task how to do;

3. Tell me how many files you can do, and fill the excel for delivery schedule;

4. Tell me your best hour rate (each hour you need to check 1000 Spanish words).

Looking forward to your reply!

Warm Regards,
Shana

Shana Pughe Dean
Translation Manager / Manager of Strategic Initiatives and Training
[email protected] | 315.292.8971
Tone Translate www.tonetranslate.com | @tonetranslate |https://www.facebook.com/ToneTranslate/

Office Location: 201 Bleecker St. Utica, NY 13501
Mohawk Valley Resource Center for Refugees www.mvrcr.og
Compass Interpreters www.compassinterpreters.org
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Eliezer Tavor
Yi Joon Kim
 
Elodie Bonnafous
Elodie Bonnafous
France
Local time: 17:42
Member (2009)
German to French
+ ...
I confirm Aug 9, 2020

I worked for them in June and my invoice is 5 weeks overdue now.

They just contacted again, and canceled the job 2 minutes latter.


Hannah Gunasingh
Eliezer Tavor
 
Pawel Michniak
Pawel Michniak  Identity Verified
Poland
Local time: 17:42
Member (2006)
English to Polish
+ ...
Thank you all! Aug 17, 2020

Thank you all for your input here. They are still active. It is your contribution in this thread which prevented me from accepting a project from them.

Hannah Gunasingh
Eliezer Tavor
 
Sharon Vandermerwe
Sharon Vandermerwe  Identity Verified
Ireland
Local time: 16:42
Member (2020)
German to English
+ ...
I Agree : ( Oct 10, 2020

[email protected] contacted me for a 2700 words EN>DE Excel translation of IT terms. This scammer is still operational, be careful!!

Eliezer Tavor
Hannah Gunasingh
 
Filipe de Almeida
Filipe de Almeida
Portugal
Local time: 16:42
English to Portuguese
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One more here. Dec 3, 2020

Just received an e-mail today for the first time.

The bad English, the strange names, the "rushed-feel" response, everything reeks of scam.

I obviously replied saying I'm very interested.


Hannah Gunasingh
Eliezer Tavor
 
Hannah Gunasingh
Hannah Gunasingh  Identity Verified
India
Local time: 22:12
Member (2006)
German to English
+ ...
They are still active ! Jan 16, 2021

I nearly got fooled today. I received the same kind of email. (Please see below)... I even wanted to take it up but noticed that the site link she sent was not secure. I did not notice 1) the bad grammar, wrong punctuation spacings and so on OR 2) the wrong email address.

So I really thank God I checked here at ProZ.com and saw this thread. So I quietly replied her that I am unable to take up the assignment. I would have been slogging for 6 hours per day and ended up withou
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I nearly got fooled today. I received the same kind of email. (Please see below)... I even wanted to take it up but noticed that the site link she sent was not secure. I did not notice 1) the bad grammar, wrong punctuation spacings and so on OR 2) the wrong email address.

So I really thank God I checked here at ProZ.com and saw this thread. So I quietly replied her that I am unable to take up the assignment. I would have been slogging for 6 hours per day and ended up without payment. So thank you all in this thread. (See below her email) ↓ ↓
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"Hi ,

Good day .
Hope everything goes well with you .

Now, we are looking for Swiss German Transcription .

Here is details for you :

Total durations : 300 hours;
End Date : Mar. 14 2021
Language: Swiss Germany
Price : USD125/hour audio (Valid duration )
Work load : At least one hour audio per day
Payment Methods : Paypal, bank transfer .
Payment Term : (According the project data , can be negotiated .)
Kindly let me know whether you can join us or not. Guidelines will be sent if you need .

Keep healthy and stay safe .


Warm Regards,
Shana

Shana Pughe Dean
Translation Manager / Manager of Strategic Initiatives and Training
[email protected] | 315.292.8971
Tone Translate www.tonetrnslate.com | @tonetranslate |https://www.facebook.com/ToneTranslate/"
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Thanks again,
Hannah Gunasingh
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Eliezer Tavor
 
Cara Piraino
Cara Piraino  Identity Verified
United States
Local time: 09:42
Arabic to English
Scammer is still active Feb 2021 Feb 26, 2021

I almost got tricked by this one as well. The poor spelling and grammar in the emails was suspicious for a native US English speaker, and then once I asked for a PO there was no answer. Copy of the email below. Really unfortunate for the real person that's being impersonated.

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Dear,



Hope you are keeping safe and healthy regarding a translation work if you are available.



Kindly note this
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I almost got tricked by this one as well. The poor spelling and grammar in the emails was suspicious for a native US English speaker, and then once I asked for a PO there was no answer. Copy of the email below. Really unfortunate for the real person that's being impersonated.

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Dear,



Hope you are keeping safe and healthy regarding a translation work if you are available.



Kindly note this is a PDF converted from a PowerPoint presentation, so Adobe Acrobat Pro or similar programme would be required.

we need to translate around 6 of them. They are 18 slides each.

Are you interested and would you be able to deliver the file attached on midnight Sunday 28th Feb 2021?
What would be your payment method?
Waiting for your reply.





Warm Regards,

Shana Pughe Dean
Translation Manager / Manager of Strategic Initiatives and Training
[email protected] | 315.292.8971
Tone Translate www.tonetranslate.com | @tonetranslate |https://www.facebook.com/ToneTranslate/

Office Location: 201 Bleecker St. Utica, NY 13501
Mohawk Valley Resource Center for Refugees www.mvrcr.og
Compass Interpreters www.compassinterpreters.org,
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Hannah Gunasingh
Eliezer Tavor
 
Jansmilde
Jansmilde
Brazil
Local time: 12:42
English to Dutch
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Scammer still active PLEASE BE AWARE they approached me for the job mentioned below Mar 19, 2021

I never worked for this company and when I read:we had any work for you and I'm happy to be able to send you this job????????

It is a scammer!!!! See reports of other Proz members.






Hi,

I hope that this email finds you well.
we had any work for you and I'm happy to be able to send you this job.
Attached please find a document that needs to be translated into Italian, our instructions from the client.

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I never worked for this company and when I read:we had any work for you and I'm happy to be able to send you this job????????

It is a scammer!!!! See reports of other Proz members.






Hi,

I hope that this email finds you well.
we had any work for you and I'm happy to be able to send you this job.
Attached please find a document that needs to be translated into Italian, our instructions from the client.

Please confirm safe receipt of all two attachments.
Thanks


It's so nice to be working with you.







Warm Regards,
Shana

Shana Pughe Dean
Translation Manager / Manager of Strategic Initiatives and Training
[email protected] | 315.292.8971
Tone Translate www.tonetrnslate.com | @tonetranslate |https://www.facebook.com/ToneTranslate/
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Eliezer Tavor
 
Maros Podstupka
Maros Podstupka  Identity Verified
Slovakia
Local time: 17:42
Member (2015)
English to Slovak
+ ...
I wasn't feeling good about it, but I got fooled. Apr 8, 2021

They got me good - 160 USD worth of damage.
I will be more careful next time.



What do you think, should I notify the company the job was about, and likely for, eventually?

[Edited at 2021-04-09 13:29 GMT]


Adieu
Eliezer Tavor
 
Adieu
Adieu  Identity Verified
Ukrainian to English
+ ...
Yes Apr 8, 2021

Definitely write them that they are using the services of fraudsters.

Yolanda Broad
Eliezer Tavor
 
Keneva Kunz
Keneva Kunz  Identity Verified
Local time: 16:42
Icelandic to English
+ ...
Scammers stole USD 1600 from me Apr 29, 2021

These people are still at this! How can we warn people about them - and better yet, have them prosecuted? They must have a location somewhere.

Because they use the name and website of a legitimate translation company it is really hard to discover them if you are not always reading blogs like this one.


Eliezer Tavor
 
Joachim Kolb
Joachim Kolb  Identity Verified
Canada
Local time: 12:42
Member (2006)
English to German
+ ...
They are still at it ... Jun 4, 2021

I just received the following mail from the trnslate.com mail address:

"Hello,

Good day to you.

May I know are you available to participate our 270K words' English-German financial content translation project during 4th-30th,June?
If yes, I will send the sample for your double checking.

waiting for your reply soon."

It did not look trustworthy to begin with, and thanks to this discussion, I have not pursued it any furthe
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I just received the following mail from the trnslate.com mail address:

"Hello,

Good day to you.

May I know are you available to participate our 270K words' English-German financial content translation project during 4th-30th,June?
If yes, I will send the sample for your double checking.

waiting for your reply soon."

It did not look trustworthy to begin with, and thanks to this discussion, I have not pursued it any further.
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Eliezer Tavor
 
Shana Pughe Dean
Shana Pughe Dean  Identity Verified
United States
Local time: 12:42
Member (1970)
I'm the real Shana Pughe Dean, Manager of Tone - We apologize for this scam and fraud Jul 8, 2021

Hello Proz.com Community,

I am Shana Pughe Dean, the legitimate Translation Manager of tone. As discussed in this thread our company has been the victim of a scam involving a domain that is similar to ours but is missing the "a" from the word translate.

First, we sincerely apologize to any linguists who was a victim of this scam.

Second, we are working on reporting this scam and looking into other options to inform the translator community.

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Hello Proz.com Community,

I am Shana Pughe Dean, the legitimate Translation Manager of tone. As discussed in this thread our company has been the victim of a scam involving a domain that is similar to ours but is missing the "a" from the word translate.

First, we sincerely apologize to any linguists who was a victim of this scam.

Second, we are working on reporting this scam and looking into other options to inform the translator community.

Third, we encourage you to email us at [email protected] if you think you have received a fraudulent translation request.

Last please read our blog about this scam to learn more about what these emails look like so you can detect them and protect yourself. https://www.tonetranslate.com/blog/tone-victim-of-scam-domain-and-transltor-scam/

We appreciate everyone who contacted our agency telling us about this issue. We are thankful to everyone in this thread who defended us in our absence and explained the situation.

Thank you for all the work you do as professionals. Together we create understanding and opportunity in a multicultural world on the move.

Shana Pughe Dean
Translation Manager, tone
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Ruby Spinou
Rolf Knoepffler
Eliezer Tavor
 
Ruby Spinou
Ruby Spinou  Identity Verified
Greece
Local time: 18:42
Member (2020)
French to English
+ ...
I totally confirm Jul 30, 2021

Since the delivery of the project last month, I have never been contacted again about my payment.

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These are the details of the scammer:

Shana
Shana Pughe Dean
Translation Manager / Manager of Strategic Initiatives and Training
[email protected] | 315.292.8971
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Since the delivery of the project last month, I have never been contacted again about my payment.

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These are the details of the scammer:

Shana
Shana Pughe Dean
Translation Manager / Manager of Strategic Initiatives and Training
[email protected] | 315.292.8971
Tone Translate www.tonetrnslate.com

Office Location: 201 Bleecker St. Utica, NY 13501
Mohawk Valley Resource Center for Refugees www.mvrcr.og
Compass Interpreters www.compassinterpreters.org
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Yosef Noyman
Eliezer Tavor
 
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