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What on earth is this?? (STAFF: Scammers ask for permission to use your CV)
Thread poster: Nicole Schnell
Nicole Schnell
Nicole Schnell  Identity Verified
United States
Local time: 20:28
English to German
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In memoriam
Sep 17, 2012

I received this email today from: ايمان صلاح


On 9/17/2012 5:12 AM, ايمان صلاح wrote:
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> Authorization and Agreement
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> Our company would like to ask for your permission giving us the authority to send your CV and cover letter to our clients.
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> · Our policy does not allow direct contact between the freelancer and our clients.
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> · Your contact det... See more
I received this email today from: ايمان صلاح


On 9/17/2012 5:12 AM, ايمان صلاح wrote:
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> Authorization and Agreement
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> Our company would like to ask for your permission giving us the authority to send your CV and cover letter to our clients.
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> · Our policy does not allow direct contact between the freelancer and our clients.
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> · Your contact details will be replaced by a free email where projects will be sent to.
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> · Our company will have full authority dealing with your CV by marketing it and receiving projects on your behalf.
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> · Any other information or certificates of you might be sent by email to our clients if needed.
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> · The projects we receive on your behalf will be directly sent to you.
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> · If not available, our team will send the project to another freelancer.
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> If you agree to these terms, we will instantly start working on your CV giving you the chance to have your projects delivered to you without making any effort. This agreement makes you one of our team and consequently an active one. This would also make you a priority in any development plan in the near future. This agreement will facilitate your work in a crowded translation market with a high level of competition. Signing this agreement means you agree on all the above-mentioned terms.
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> Your name Your signature
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I found this gem in my inbox this morning, sent from some gmail.com-address.

[Subject edited by staff or moderator 2012-09-18 13:47 GMT] ▲ Collapse
 
Natalie
Natalie  Identity Verified
Poland
Local time: 05:28
Member (2002)
English to Russian
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SITE LOCALIZER
Hi Nicole Sep 17, 2012

This is exactly this: http://www.proz.com/topic/230462

Please kindly provide the site staff with the headers of the message so that all available contacts could be blocked.

Thank you,
Natalia



[Edited at 2012-09-17 13:53 GMT]
 
Walter Landesman
Walter Landesman  Identity Verified
Uruguay
Local time: 00:28
English to Spanish
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Me too Sep 17, 2012

Hi Nicole,

I received the same email twice today, from two different but similar gmail addresses.

Funny, I was just looking info about it in this forum. I was sure I had read about this issue.
 
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida  Identity Verified
Portugal
Local time: 04:28
Member (2007)
English to Portuguese
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A priceless gem... Sep 17, 2012

... rather a Koh-i-noor diamond!
 
Rolf Kern
Rolf Kern  Identity Verified
Switzerland
Local time: 05:28
English to German
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In memoriam
I got about the same on 12 of Sptember Sep 17, 2012

And replied: I do not agree.

Today, I got the message: Hi, Where's the agreement? Send it in doc profile and print your signature in it. I wait you because I have many projects for you. Thanks.


[Bearbeitet am 2012-09-17 14:22 GMT]
 
Enrique Cavalitto
Enrique Cavalitto  Identity Verified
Argentina
Local time: 00:28
Member (2006)
English to Spanish
Impersonating scam Sep 17, 2012

A scam alert report on this issue was submitted on September 12, 2012.

ProZ.com members can subscribe to these notifications, to receive each alert immediately and/or a weekly digest.

Regards,
Enrique
 
Thayenga
Thayenga  Identity Verified
Germany
Local time: 05:28
Member (2009)
English to German
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Same here Sep 18, 2012

I got the same email, forwarded it to one of my less used email addresses and from there replied:

Please let me know if you also need my private and business account numbers to then be used as you wish.

Then I just deleted the email (shouldn't have done it) and blocked the sender as scam.
 


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