Is this a SCAM? Thread poster: Anna Denzel (X)
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Anna Denzel (X) 
United States
Local time: 14:18
English to German
I received an email requesting a document that needs to be translated from English to German 44 pages, 11,638 Pages. The person was not logged in on ProZ and only gave me her first name and a strange email consisting of only two letters and the rest numbers. The IP address resulted in this but I don't really know what that means:
IP: 209.234.253.139
Decimal: 3521838475
Hostname: 209.234.253.139
ASN: 12989
ISP: IPVanish
Organization: IPVanish
Servi... See more I received an email requesting a document that needs to be translated from English to German 44 pages, 11,638 Pages. The person was not logged in on ProZ and only gave me her first name and a strange email consisting of only two letters and the rest numbers. The IP address resulted in this but I don't really know what that means:
IP: 209.234.253.139
Decimal: 3521838475
Hostname: 209.234.253.139
ASN: 12989
ISP: IPVanish
Organization: IPVanish
Services: Network sharing device or proxy server
Type: Corporate
Assignment: Likely Static IP
Blacklist:
Continent: North America
Country: United States us flag
State/Region: California
City: Anaheim
Latitude: 33.8405 (33° 50′ 25.80″ N)
Longitude: -117.9526 (117° 57′ 9.36″ W)
Postal Code: 92801
I am new to ProZ and translation. How do I proceed to find out if this is a scam? ▲ Collapse
| | | | | Scams are rampant on Proz | Dec 29, 2019 |
It's a huge site filled with people who all want translation jobs. It seems to be a victim of the sitting-duck syndrome. If it seems like a scam, it probably is one.
Trust your instincts.
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Anna Denzel wrote:
I am new to ProZ and translation. How do I proceed to find out if this is a scam?
I'm telling you it's a 100% scam but if you want to "find out" yourself, have a look in this group. You'll probably find the body of the message quoted in some thread. Or just google it.
Serious client would introduce themselves and give you some info you can verify.
Oh and btw. google "IPVanish".
Enough red flags??
| | | | Liviu-Lee Roth
United States
Local time: 14:18
Romanian to English
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| This is an old, old scam (more than 6 years old) | Dec 29, 2019 |
Anna Denzel wrote:
I received an email requesting a document that needs to be translated from English to German 44 pages, 11,638 Pages. The person was not logged in on ProZ and only gave me her first name and a strange email consisting of only two letters and the rest numbers. The IP address resulted in this but I don't really know what that means:
IP: 209.234.253.139
Decimal: 3521838475
Hostname: 209.234.253.139
ASN: 12989
ISP: IPVanish
Organization: IPVanish
Services: Network sharing device or proxy server
Type: Corporate
Assignment: Likely Static IP
Blacklist:
Continent: North America
Country: United States us flag
State/Region: California
City: Anaheim
Latitude: 33.8405 (33° 50′ 25.80″ N)
Longitude: -117.9526 (117° 57′ 9.36″ W)
Postal Code: 92801
I am new to ProZ and translation. How do I proceed to find out if this is a scam?
I would suggest to read the scam forum at least once a week.
Stay safe,
Lee
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| In this case it is obvious | Dec 29, 2019 |
Anna Denzel wrote:
I am new to ProZ and translation. How do I proceed to find out if this is a scam?
In this case it is obvious, because the "44 pages" are typical for a scam text that seems to be copied and re-used by hundreds of scammers. The main point is that they want to pre-pay you with a fake check and then make you return some of the money for any excuse like "accidental overpayment" or whatnot. Later the check will bounce. They are not interested in the actual translation.
There are several clues that something is a scam:
- when the document they want translated just was pulled from the internet somewhere
- when the person/company and address are not clearly stated
- when they easily agree to high rates and long deadlines
- when they are eager to pay you in advance
- when they want to pay by check (red alert!)
Take care.
| | | | IrinaN
United States
Local time: 13:18
English to Russian
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It's a scam but a bit more frightening one in my view - when I went ahead to the "Report spam" button 5 seconds after receiving the message, the prompt asked me first if I suspect that someone is "impersonating someone I know BECAUSE YOU CONTACTED THIS PERSON BEFORE", which is a complete BS since I have never, ever did that with a single identical message sent under different name(s).
| | | | Anna Denzel (X)
United States
Local time: 14:18
English to German
TOPIC STARTER
Thank you everyone. Yes, I agree. It's very odd and sounds very much like a scam. If it were a real request the person would have given at least the last name and a deadline. I have decided to 'run' from this...
And yes, her name is Ruth.
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