Now I am being a victim of a massive email scam -more than 16 emails in less than 12 hours Thread poster: Josep Vives (X)
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Josep Vives (X)
Spain
Local time: 22:56
English to Spanish
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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 ... See more 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. ▲ Collapse
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| 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…
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Dalia Nour 
Egypt
Local time: 23:56
Member (2018)
English to Arabic
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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.
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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
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Jo Macdonald
Spain
Local time: 22:56
Italian to English
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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.
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| 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
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| 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.
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jyuan_us
United States
Local time: 16:56
Member (2005)
English to Chinese
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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.
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It looks like spammers and scammers celebrate Easter! I haven’t received any emails today and yesterday… Hooray!
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