Now I am being a victim of a massive email scam -more than 16 emails in less than 12 hours
Autor wątku: Josep Vives (X)
Josep Vives (X)
Josep Vives (X)
Hiszpania
Local time: 04:27
angielski > hiszpański
+ ...
Apr 6, 2023

They all have different names, but they all share the same format and links to alleged résumés and files in the Cloud. Obviously I didn't click on any link. Moreover, I have never advertised myself as a job offerer, at least not through proz.

These emails look like: Sender: First name - Second name // Subject: I am a native XX to YY and ZZ

I am writing to blahblah and similar starting formulae. They all look like written by the same person but with different info in
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They all have different names, but they all share the same format and links to alleged résumés and files in the Cloud. Obviously I didn't click on any link. Moreover, I have never advertised myself as a job offerer, at least not through proz.

These emails look like: Sender: First name - Second name // Subject: I am a native XX to YY and ZZ

I am writing to blahblah and similar starting formulae. They all look like written by the same person but with different info in it, and they all contain a link to files like résumés and such.

It's not really a good scam since it was pretty easy to spot something was off there, but anyway I though I should let the community know.
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Dalia Nour
 
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida  Identity Verified
Portugalia
Local time: 03:27
Członek ProZ.com
od 2007

angielski > portugalski
+ ...
You’re not alone! Apr 6, 2023

I have been flooded with CVs for ages. 4 new ones in the last hour, all went directly to the bin…

Dalia Nour
Kuochoe Nikoi-Kotei
 
Dalia Nour
Dalia Nour  Identity Verified
Egipt
Local time: 05:27
Członek ProZ.com
od 2018

angielski > arabski
+ ...
@Maria Apr 6, 2023

I think they are contacting you because of the "Blue Board affiliation" on your profile. So, they are contacting you as a company not as a translator.

Regarding Josep, I didn't find anything shows that he is a company. So, this action is really strange.


 
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida  Identity Verified
Portugalia
Local time: 03:27
Członek ProZ.com
od 2007

angielski > portugalski
+ ...
@Dahlia Apr 6, 2023

Maybe but although my website and all the platforms and associations I belong to say clearly that I only translate from and into European Portuguese, over the years my inbox has been flooded with CVs from translators all over the world! What’s the point of sending your CV to someone who does not work with your source and target language(s)? Isn’t that a complete waste of time? Curiously enough, some claim having 25 years of experience, shouldn’t they know better?

Teresa


Angie Garbarino
Dalia Nour
Daniel Fernandes
Andriy Yasharov
 
Jo Macdonald
Jo Macdonald  Identity Verified
Hiszpania
Local time: 04:27
włoski > angielski
+ ...
Try adding Apr 6, 2023

mailto: to the start of any email addresses you have online.

You can hide your mail address behind a link such as "Get in touch" or "Contact me" with the linked html link mailto:your email address.


 
Angie Garbarino
Angie Garbarino  Identity Verified
Local time: 04:27
Członek ProZ.com
od 2003

francuski > włoski
+ ...
12 emails today here Apr 6, 2023

Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida wrote:

I have been flooded with CVs for ages. 4 new ones in the last hour, all went directly to the bin…


I receive at least 6-8 emails per day, today record (12 all in the morning) directly in the bin


 
Angie Garbarino
Angie Garbarino  Identity Verified
Local time: 04:27
Członek ProZ.com
od 2003

francuski > włoski
+ ...
BTW spam not scam Apr 6, 2023

This is spam not scam, I have also received emails like that from people registered here, which name I know.

expressisverbis
Dalia Nour
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
philgoddard
 
jyuan_us
jyuan_us  Identity Verified
USA
Local time: 22:27
Członek ProZ.com
od 2005

angielski > chiński
+ ...
Victim? Apr 6, 2023

Your use of “victim” left an impression that you fell in the trap but apparently you didn't. You are a target, not a victim.

Everybody receives such emails once in a while, and you can just mark those emails as spam.


expressisverbis
Angie Garbarino
Dalia Nour
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
philgoddard
Goumiri Abdennour
 
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida  Identity Verified
Portugalia
Local time: 03:27
Członek ProZ.com
od 2007

angielski > portugalski
+ ...
Easter Apr 9, 2023

It looks like spammers and scammers celebrate Easter! I haven’t received any emails today and yesterday… Hooray!
Easter


Robert Rietvelt
 


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