Anyone have experience with Rev Translation Services?
Thread poster: Alisa Newman
Alisa Newman
Alisa Newman  Identity Verified
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Sep 11, 2020

I would appreciate any thoughts other translators may have on this.
I signed up to be a freelance provider with Rev Translation Services. I did a quick internet search and they seem to be legit with no scam reports. However, I just received an email from them saying they have sent me a check for more than $2000 that I need to pick up from a UPS location. It is ostensibly so that I can buy a new computer and software package. I cannot believe that a company I have never worked for woul
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I would appreciate any thoughts other translators may have on this.
I signed up to be a freelance provider with Rev Translation Services. I did a quick internet search and they seem to be legit with no scam reports. However, I just received an email from them saying they have sent me a check for more than $2000 that I need to pick up from a UPS location. It is ostensibly so that I can buy a new computer and software package. I cannot believe that a company I have never worked for would send me a check like this. Has anyone else on this forum worked with them before?

Thank you!!!!!
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Lian Pang
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SCAM!! Sep 11, 2020

Don't go!

Rev is legit but rev doesn't provide translation service anymore. Maybe subtitling translation but the payment is peanuts, lower than sweatshop rate.
And they never send checks.

There is no free lunch in this world.
It's 100% scam


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Elena Feriani
Elena Feriani
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SCAM! Sep 11, 2020

HI Alisa,
They're legit but there is a scammer using their name. It has already been reported. Check if their email address ends in @rev.com

EDIT here is the link to the report: https://www.proz.com/forum/scams/344780-surprisingly_fancy_scam_"globallink_rev_translation".html

[Edited at 2020-09-11 14:43 GMT]


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Kevin Fulton
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German to English
Don't deposit the check Sep 11, 2020

This is a scam. You might double-check the email address. Many scamsters will simulate a legitimate address, but with a gmail or similar suffix.

 
Alisa Newman
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Thank you so much! Sep 11, 2020

I am so grateful to all of you. I checked and the email address ends in proton.com, which I'm told is an encrypted address often used by scammers.
This is frustrating because I did try to do due diligence and look them up before. I have reported this to the ATA.


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Maxi Schwarz
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link to what looks like the same thing Sep 12, 2020

By chance there was a thread just above yours when i checked, involving the same name and similar story but with more info.

https://www.proz.com/forum/scams/344780-surprisingly_fancy_scam_"globallink_rev_translation".html


 
Sarper Aman
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Türkiye
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English to Turkish
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rev.com Sep 12, 2020

Thanks for raising the issue, Alisa.

Rev.com is legit, I did 2 subtitling job with them few years ago. They paid via PayPal. No project since then in my language pair. I don't know how they're doing now.


 
Jocelin Meunier
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Rev Sep 13, 2020

It's been two years that I stopped doing anything for Rev, I believe. Tasks were for subtitling and the rate was decent and sometimes good (minimum 8$ per video minute, could go up to 15$). Deadlines were seriously tight, however. Then, all of a sudden, they decide to cut the rates HARD, making the minimum at 3$ per video minute, which is the second lowest I have ever seen. Also, the tight deadlines be"came a bit tighter. Their reason was that it would be a good thing because it would "raise pro... See more
It's been two years that I stopped doing anything for Rev, I believe. Tasks were for subtitling and the rate was decent and sometimes good (minimum 8$ per video minute, could go up to 15$). Deadlines were seriously tight, however. Then, all of a sudden, they decide to cut the rates HARD, making the minimum at 3$ per video minute, which is the second lowest I have ever seen. Also, the tight deadlines be"came a bit tighter. Their reason was that it would be a good thing because it would "raise productivity for translators". Since then, every task proposed never went beyond 3$ per video minute, so I stopped translating for them and, frankly, I hope every translator will stop translating for them. Maybe this is why I see them quite often in the job directory.Collapse


 


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