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Автор темы: Peter Motte
Peter Motte
Peter Motte  Identity Verified
Бельгия
Local time: 21:11
Член ProZ.com c 2009
английский => голландский
+ ...
Dec 17, 2024

I got an e-mail from a LSP, saying:

Your test translation was approved by our revisers

But I don't remember doing any test for them.

Could this be a new form of scam?
 
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida  Identity Verified
Португалия
Local time: 20:11
Член ProZ.com c 2007
английский => португальский
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@Peter Dec 17, 2024

That's odd. If it is a scam, it's a new one AFAIK... Good luck!

Dalia Nour
 
Dalia Nour
Dalia Nour  Identity Verified
Египет
Local time: 22:11
Член ProZ.com c 2018
английский => арабский
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That's weird! Dec 17, 2024

Did you check their email address to make sure if it refers to a specific company or not?
If yes, check in your emails to see if you have communicated with them before or not?
Also, you can ask them when you have submitted this test for them exactly.

Depending on all this, you will figure out if the are scammers or not. All the best.
 
Peter Motte
Peter Motte  Identity Verified
Бельгия
Local time: 21:11
Член ProZ.com c 2009
английский => голландский
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No traces found Dec 17, 2024

Well, thing is, I don't find any trace of them in my e-mails. It's just that I don't want to exclude the possibility something got lost, or that I did something via Proz.com of which I don't have a trace on my pc.
 
Thayenga
Thayenga  Identity Verified
Германия
Local time: 21:11
Член ProZ.com c 2009
английский => немецкий
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Just ask Dec 17, 2024

Ask the person who sent you the email to send you a copy of your alleged test translation - after you've verified their email address. If there's no reply, then you know it's a scam.

Yolanda Broad
Maria Laura Curzi
Dalia Nour
 
jyuan_us
jyuan_us  Identity Verified
США
Local time: 15:11
Член ProZ.com c 2005
английский => китайский
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Possibly Dec 17, 2024

Somebody might have just mistaken you for another vendor. Sometimes I do get emails that are not intended for me to receive.

[Edited at 2024-12-17 22:34 GMT]

Maria Laura Curzi
Dalia Nour
Ana Cravidao
 
Gjorgji Apostolovski
Gjorgji Apostolovski  Identity Verified
Македония (FYROM)
Local time: 21:11
английский => македонский
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vendor plaform Dec 18, 2024

Well, they probably have company name in their email, so check if they have vendor platform and maybe you took the test over there.
If not, than it's a scam.
 


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