| 주제 내 페이지: < [1 2 3 4] | New scam (Hipay) 스레드 게시자: Álvaro Espantaleón Moreno
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| ProZ Staff has already took actions | Jan 12, 2016 |
Gabriela Espasandin wrote:
Hello, I have just received an email exactly as the other members and I thought it was strange because although I could remember the ad I was pretty sure I did not apply for it. In any case, I agree that Proz should make sure that these ads are real and not scams, since they take time to respond to and they may also damage our system, and that would be really annoying!
I wish you the best for this 2016!
Gaby
Alerts have already been sent about this, and it has been confirmed that this is/was a scam, last week, by Alejandro Cavalitto.
You can check it in this thread.
[Edited at 2016-01-12 22:49 GMT]
| | | | | Yep, I also got the mail | Jan 12, 2016 |
Hi, I received the exact same e-mail (hey, 78,000$ without even being interviewed, I'm THAT impressive! wow!)
I even expected it to be signed by a Nigerian prince...
| | | | | Hipay / Lucia Venucci scam | Jan 13, 2016 |
Thank you all for precious additional information.
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It is always good we check all the details before we proceed, so that we do not fall into scams.
I was another who unfortunately believed this job offer (http://www.proz.com/translation-jobs/1101884) were true.
I stopped on the page where they asked for $30 deposit.
So I carried out a... See more Thank you all for precious additional information.
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It is always good we check all the details before we proceed, so that we do not fall into scams.
I was another who unfortunately believed this job offer (http://www.proz.com/translation-jobs/1101884) were true.
I stopped on the page where they asked for $30 deposit.
So I carried out an investigation with Google, until I get this notice:
https://twitter.com/tsdirectory/status/684042219922321408
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Then I found this topic in ProZ.
Thanks to Alvaro Espantaleon and all other colleagues who contributed with posts.
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| | | | | I got it too | Jan 13, 2016 |
Again, after someone via google viewed my proz profile contact details.
This is not the first time...
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| they contacted me again | Jan 13, 2016 |
I got the same email from them for the second time yesterday, again with the deadline of january 8th....
| | | | | Got again their message | Jan 13, 2016 |
I just received the same mail... discovered it in my junk.... will it ever end? I don't have any intention of opening it...
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I would like to ask everybody who has received one of these messages through ProZ.com recently: please provide me with their IP(s). I assume, the messages has been sent by non-logged in user, so they should start with the following:
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You have been sent a message via ProZ.com.
Author: [smth like "non-logged in user"]
Author's IP address: XX.XX.XX.XX
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Thank you in advance,
Natalia
| | | | | The same here | Jan 13, 2016 |
Silvia SG wrote:
Hi,
I have also received a reply to the application I sent at the end of December in relation to their advert but the email went into my junk folder.
So, I did not click on the link nor opened the PDF but I typed the web address of hipay and there seems to be a genuine website there.
The email has a link to the address http://www.hipaypanel.com/ and the email address it comes from is lucia.venucci@hipaymedia.com.
It is signed Lucia Venucci, HR Manager.
The text of the email is as per below:
EMPLOYMENT OFFER – Translator
Dear ...,
Thank you for your recent online application to Hipay. The team and I have been impressed with your background and approach and would love to formally offer you a position as a Translator. Although we traditionally conduct interviews with our applicants prior to offering them a position within the company, your credentials have convinced us that you possess the right skill set to properly fulfill this position. Hipay is a leading European authority in the digital payment industry. When you join Hipay, you will become part of a world-wide renowned and fast-growing company with an exemplary work record and reputation. To accept this position, please review the "translation contractor" pdf document attached to this email for more detailed information regarding your employment with us.
If you have any questions or would like to discuss the offer in more detail, feel free to contact me
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Kindest Regards,
Lucia Venucci
Human Resources Manager
25 Taylor Street, San Francisco
HIPAY Panel
http://www.hipaypanel.com/
Hope this is investigated and stopped.
Kind rgds
I have recently received the same email.
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| Not through Proz this time | Jan 13, 2016 |
But I got an e-mail from them again today, same as mentioned above.
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Whoa! well, I just received that same email, and right off the bat I knew something was fishy about it.
Anyway, thank you so much!!!
| | | | | Hipay scam, went to Spam | Jan 15, 2016 |
Hello,
I was also a target of this well-crafted scam attempt. Fortunately it went to my spam mailbox, so I only incidentally saw it today. The mail itself sounded only a bit strange, I opened the pdf (online), they even have the nerve to have come up with FAQs regarding the "security deposit" - which must be what they're after, right?
| | | | | "Lucia Venucci" appears in an "official document" of the *Hipay* | Jan 22, 2016 |
I saw now that "Lucia Venucci" appears in an official document of the *Hipay website*.
HERE: http://www.hipaypanel.com/translatoragreement.pdf?ckattempt=1
(Use the search to find her name on the page.)
We must pay attention.
* I'm be... See more I saw now that "Lucia Venucci" appears in an official document of the *Hipay website*.
HERE: http://www.hipaypanel.com/translatoragreement.pdf?ckattempt=1
(Use the search to find her name on the page.)
We must pay attention.
* I'm beginning to think that www.hipaypanel.com does not belong to Hipay company (www.hipay.com).
Does anyone have more information on this case?
Thank you all!
[Edited at 2016-01-22 05:51 GMT]
[Edited at 2016-01-22 05:52 GMT]
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Update from: http://www.translator-scammers.com/translator-scammers-notes.htm
Hypay / Hipay Media / HiPay - Digital Payments Experts / www.hipaymedia.com (WEBSITE DISABLED 04JAN2016)
HIPAY Panel / hipay mobile / www.hipaypanel.com (DOMAIN REGISTERED 24DEC2015) (WEBSITE ACTIVE AS OF 04JAN2016)
Registration data for these domains are the same as for www.qandaresearch.com (Julian Hatman), but, within a few hours, the registration data for www.hipaymedia.com was changed to:
Registrant Name: Emmie Cockie (FAKE NAME)
Registrant Street: 800 Avenue Road #456 (a Municipal Park...)
Registrant City: Toronto
Registrant State/Province: Ontario
Registrant Postal Code: L7N2K1
Registrant Country: CA
Registrant Phone: +1.4168859393 (belongs to a "Sean Purcell... or to a business...)
Registrant Email: esmeralda.tobey@gmail.com ("Esmeralda T" on Google profile)
Scammers are impersonating a genuine payment portal headquartered in France, HiPay, and offering translators a position:
«Translator Employment Offer - Hipay Media -- The team and I have been impressed with your background and approach and would love to formally offer you a position as a Translator. Although we traditionally conduct interviews with our applicants prior to offering them a position within the company, your credentials have convinced us that you possess the right skill set to properly fulfill this position.»
HOW THE SCAM WORKS:
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1. Translators receive an email signed by Lucia Venucci or Samuel White with a link to a "formal letter" (filename: tr_offerletter.pdf).
2. From this "formal letter", translators are lured into another PDF link (Translator Agreement), filename: translatoragreement.pdf).
3. This translator agreement (14 pages) (CLICK TO SEE THE PHOTOS) is but a copy-and-pasted pack of lies, including the names of the purported "managers" of the "company":
SAM WHITE / Co-Founder and Portal Administrator / Photo is from Robert Laing, founder of Gengo and and bio note has ben copied from Apex Translations (Winfried Schlamadinger)
ELODY OKE / Portal Manager / Photo is from a hairstyling site (8th photo from the top) and bio note has ben copied from Apex Translations (Emily Philips)!
LUCIA VENUCCI / Office / Portal Manager / Photo is from Aisha Allee, Mauritius
4. And now, fro the final stage of the scam: «You will also have to install a refundable security deposit of 30$ for us to verify your identity.» -- THAT'S THE SCAM: you'll have to pay 30 USD to this gang!
IMPORTANT NOTE: On their Translators Agreeement, in an effort to confuse translators, ALL websites shown on the lower right corner of every page belong to their legitimate owner (a French company), EXCEPT www.hipaypanel.com, which was created and operated by the scammers. Funny: in this document, the addresses (page 4-5) belong to Gengo, Inc., and, hey, «Every office also holds an annual employee party in its respective city»
Info from ProZ: «Note that the page to make the payment includes a Realtranslatorjobs.com banner, a scam website that has been around for several years.» (See Note 107)
The address listed on their emails -- 25 Taylor Street, San Francisco -- belongs to a coworking office space firm.
Lucia Venucci keeps a profile in Translators Café (NOW REMOVED) with this data:
201 W. Water Street, Suite 5, Kansas City 010001, United States (FAKE) / Tel: +913 945 3704 (belongs to a real estate company)
NAMES & EMAILS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SCAM:
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careers@hipaypanel.com
Emmie Cockie aka Emeralda Tobey / esmeralda.tobey@gmail.com
Julian Hatman / julianhatman@gmail.com / Tel: (416) 885-9303
Lucia Venucci / Human Resources Manager / lucia.venucci@hipaymedia.com / vitaliy-ekb@mail.ru / recruiting379@gmail.com / Lucia's signature (the same used by Samuel) is actually the signature from Tami Simon, a publisher of spiritual books!!!
Samuel White aka Sam White / Human Resources Manager / recruiting@hipaymedia.com / On this page, Samuel's signature is actually the signature from Tami Simon, a publisher of spiritual books!!!
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| *** Warning *** | Jan 22, 2016 |
WARNING!
I sent a question directly to the website of the Hipay company (www.hipay.com ["Contact us"]).
I received their answer right now. Look closely:
On 22 January 2016 at 07:06, wrote:
Hi,
Nature demande: Other
Nom : Seabra
Prenom : Gustavo
Email : gustavoseabraxx@xxxxx
Soc... See more WARNING!
I sent a question directly to the website of the Hipay company (www.hipay.com ["Contact us"]).
I received their answer right now. Look closely:
On 22 January 2016 at 07:06, wrote:
Hi,
Nature demande: Other
Nom : Seabra
Prenom : Gustavo
Email : gustavoseabraxx@xxxxx
Societe : Grupo Editagos
Numero : 21996212536
Message : Dear,Can you tell me if the www.hipaypanel.com website belongs to Hipay company?
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From: Commercial Hipay
Sent: Friday, January 22, 2016 7:10 AM
To: gustavoseabraxx@xxxxx
Subject: Re: Message hipay.com
Hi,
Yes, its a Hipay website.
Regards
L'équipe commerciale Hipay
Lamiae Bennani
Account Manager Hipay
T: 01 73 03 89 76/ 01 73 03 46 45
6 Place du Colonel Bourgoin - 75012 Paris - France
@hipay | Linkedin |
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| | | | | The "secret" of this scam CAN be here ... | Jan 22, 2016 |
ArmandoCalderon wrote:
Hello,
Just as everybody else here, I have received today (January 12th) an email from Hipay, with a contract in PDF format. However, I noticed that the deadline to sign the contract was due on Friday, January 8th. Someone forgot to change the date!
Then, I verified the sender. They used Elasticemail.com, a provider of delivery service. This is what appears in Outlook: "Elastic Email mailer@elasticemail.com, en nombre de [in name of] careers@hipaypanel.com".
IF the Hipay company is not involved in this scam, crooks may be posing as Hipay staff, concealing a false e-mail address behind a real e-mail, as a 'mask'.
BUT ATTENTION:
The link to the registration page, contained in document "Translation_Contractor_Offer_Letter.pdf" sent as an attachment to e-mail (SCAM), leads to the registration page which is within the official website of the Hipay company.
http://www.hipaypanel.com/staff/register
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