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Beware of emails from "Shira Moorehouse"
Thread poster: Brittany Sanders
Brittany Sanders
Brittany Sanders  Identity Verified
United States
Local time: 14:09
French to English
Jan 30, 2023

Today I got two emails from a "Shira Moorehouse", both saying: "I'd like to learn more about your service in translating our website content. I need this website translated into different languages." They then asked me to send them more info (specializations, availability), so they could send the website link to my phone. Sketchy!

I didn't reply to this person--this is definitely a scam. Apparently "Shira Moorehouse" has been scamming people in other industries. Just thought I'd wa... See more
Today I got two emails from a "Shira Moorehouse", both saying: "I'd like to learn more about your service in translating our website content. I need this website translated into different languages." They then asked me to send them more info (specializations, availability), so they could send the website link to my phone. Sketchy!

I didn't reply to this person--this is definitely a scam. Apparently "Shira Moorehouse" has been scamming people in other industries. Just thought I'd warn the ProZ community. ▲ Collapse


expressisverbis
Dalia Nour
Erin Riddle
Veronica Rodriguez
 
Agneta Pallinder
Agneta Pallinder  Identity Verified
United Kingdom
Local time: 19:09
Member (2014)
Swedish to English
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Thanks! Feb 1, 2023

Thanks Brittany - duly noted.

expressisverbis
Dalia Nour
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
 
Erin Riddle
Erin Riddle  Identity Verified
United States
Local time: 14:09
Member (2019)
German to English
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scam alert (still ongoing) Feb 13, 2023

I just received a similar email with the same phrasing. Thanks, Brittany.
 


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