Translation - art & business » Scams »
SCAM ALERT - CROTHERS ACKMAN
Thread poster: Geneviève Benoit
Geneviève Benoit
Geneviève Benoit  Identity Verified
Canada
Local time: 07:52
Member (2017)
English to French
+ ...
Sep 21, 2019

Beware everyone. This person has been active off and on several sites and I got emails this week requesting a translation - no company details, no info on the work.
When inquiring about the nature of the work, I got a 15k agricultural manual, still no company details. Searches on LinkedIn and social media found nothing under that name. Google only brought up the scam threads here and on Translator Café.

There is a thread here on other translators being approached by the same,... See more
Beware everyone. This person has been active off and on several sites and I got emails this week requesting a translation - no company details, no info on the work.
When inquiring about the nature of the work, I got a 15k agricultural manual, still no company details. Searches on LinkedIn and social media found nothing under that name. Google only brought up the scam threads here and on Translator Café.

There is a thread here on other translators being approached by the same, and then he requests banking details.
The email used is [email protected]

I strongly advise not responding to this person. ▲ Collapse
 


To report site rules violations or get help, contact a site moderator:

Moderator(s) of this forum
Lucia Leszinsky[Call to this topic]

You can also contact site staff by submitting a support request »

SCAM ALERT - CROTHERS ACKMAN







CafeTran Espresso
You've never met a CAT tool this clever!

Translate faster & easier, using a sophisticated CAT tool built by a translator / developer. Accept jobs from clients who use Trados, MemoQ, Wordfast & major CAT tools. Download and start using CafeTran Espresso -- for free

Buy now! »
Wordfast Pro
Translation Memory Software for Any Platform

Exclusive discount for ProZ.com users! Save over 13% when purchasing Wordfast Pro through ProZ.com. Wordfast is the world's #1 provider of platform-independent Translation Memory software. Consistently ranked the most user-friendly and highest value

Buy now! »