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Possibile scam?
Thread poster: Rossana Pinna
Rossana Pinna
Rossana Pinna
Italy
Local time: 10:58
English to Italian
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Dec 6, 2023

Hello everyone,
I received an e-mail through Proz by an external user offering a translation job. I am asked to translate a text of 5,500 words for 750€. The expertise area is economics and finance, a field I have no esperience in. The e-mail asked to send a cv and a translation sample, which I did. Soon after they sent me the text I should translate, but told me that the payment will be in cryptocurrency only. I searched the sender's name on the internet and I found no relevant result. ... See more
Hello everyone,
I received an e-mail through Proz by an external user offering a translation job. I am asked to translate a text of 5,500 words for 750€. The expertise area is economics and finance, a field I have no esperience in. The e-mail asked to send a cv and a translation sample, which I did. Soon after they sent me the text I should translate, but told me that the payment will be in cryptocurrency only. I searched the sender's name on the internet and I found no relevant result. Moreover, they used a service called Protonmail to hide their real e-mail address under a fake one. I can tell by the domain.
Do you think I have reasons to believe it is a scam and, if so, is there a way to report it?
Thank you. ▲ Collapse


Kevin Fulton
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
 
Kevin Fulton
Kevin Fulton  Identity Verified
United States
Local time: 04:58
German to English
Don't accept cryptocurrency ... Dec 6, 2023

... unless you can purchase crypto groceries. It's probably a scam.
Dealing in cryptocurrencies is not for amateurs. Even legitimate transactions pose numerous pitfalls. People lose their shirts trying to deal in non-cash currencies.

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Jorge Payan
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