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Paul Dixon
Paul Dixon  Identity Verified
브라질
Local time: 21:14
포르투갈어에서 영어
+ ...
추도문
Dec 14, 2011

I have just received a job proposal by e-mail and feel it could be a scam so would like people's opinions.

Some factors catch my eye:
1. No e-mail, contact name or address given
2. No company name
3. No experience required: "Desperately seeking translators"
4. Contact box to fill in "Sign Up Now"
5. They say that you will receive "other money-making opportunities"
 
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida  Identity Verified
포르투갈
Local time: 01:14
회원(2007)
영어에서 포르투갈어
+ ...
"other money-making opportunities"? Dec 14, 2011

If it looks fishy and smells fishy, it's fishy!
 
Woodstock (X)
Woodstock (X)  Identity Verified
독일
Local time: 02:14
독일어에서 영어
+ ...
Yes Dec 14, 2011

With no other info besides contact box, it could very well lead you to a site that will plant a virus on your pc, or some other nefarious scheme to take over your computer.

Best to delete immediately.
 
Paul Dixon
Paul Dixon  Identity Verified
브라질
Local time: 21:14
포르투갈어에서 영어
+ ...
주제 스타터
추도문
Another oddity Dec 14, 2011

Something else strange - for some reason they only target the English to Portuguese pair.
 
Thayenga
Thayenga  Identity Verified
독일
Local time: 02:14
회원(2009)
영어에서 독일어
+ ...
Only one language pair...as of yet. Dec 14, 2011

The sender of this email seems to be even less smart than his/her "colleagues".

Other money opportunities - is this some kind of "how to become rich in less than 1 second" lottery? The sender of this email has definitely earned the "Scammer Red Raspberry" Award.
 
Tomás Cano Binder, BA, CT
Tomás Cano Binder, BA, CT  Identity Verified
스페인
Local time: 02:14
회원(2005)
영어에서 스페인어
+ ...
Scam or even a virus! Dec 14, 2011

Delete and forget. Cheers!
 
David Hayes
David Hayes  Identity Verified
프랑스
Local time: 02:14
프랑스어에서 영어
yes Dec 14, 2011

Don't touch it with a barge pole. Generally speaking, when it looks too easy to make the money, and when no questions are asked, the "offer" is a con.
 


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