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Corbett AM 
Ireland
Local time: 22:53
French to English
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| Another blank profile | Nov 13, 2017 |
I just got a random message now through Proz into my email inbox from a clearly fake Proz profile:
You have been sent a message via ProZ.com.
Author: mrdeukyoungchoi Author's Profile: http://www.proz.com/profile/2461721
Author's IP address: 154.68.5.43
Hello CorbettAM ,
I'm interested in speaking with you about a business
Project. To further explore th... See more I just got a random message now through Proz into my email inbox from a clearly fake Proz profile:
You have been sent a message via ProZ.com.
Author: mrdeukyoungchoi Author's Profile: http://www.proz.com/profile/2461721
Author's IP address: 154.68.5.43
Hello CorbettAM ,
I'm interested in speaking with you about a business
Project. To further explore the possibility I would like you
to contact me via my email address
([email protected]) to give a brief description of
my field of project idea.
Mr. Deuk Young Choi
The IP address, which I traced using the same website used by one of the other posters here (thanks for that!), is from the Ivory Coast but the profile is supposed to be of a Cambodian person (the french email domain address is another thing but can be used by anyone).
Other people might have received this message. Clearly, I've no intention of responding (hope they're reading this, though not that it will deter them from bothering others). ▲ Collapse
| | | | | Profiles removed, blocked from using the site | Nov 13, 2017 |
Hello,
Thank you for reporting this. I just wanted to step in and say that both accounts mentioned in this thread have been removed and blocked from using the site.
Sharing information on fraudulent users is the best way to stay safe, as a community. Thank you all for coming forward to point out scammers!
Best regards,
Alejandro
| | | | Corbett AM
Ireland
Local time: 22:53
French to English
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| Seula Yun
South Korea
Local time: 06:53
Member (2017)
English to Korean
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| Thanks for sharing | Nov 14, 2017 |
CorbettAM wrote: I just got a random message now through Proz into my email inbox from a clearly fake Proz profile: You have been sent a message via ProZ.com. Author: mrdeukyoungchoi Author's Profile: http://www.proz.com/profile/2461721 Author's IP address: 154.68.5.43 Hello CorbettAM , I'm interested in speaking with you about a business Project. To further explore the possibility I would like you to contact me via my email address ( [email protected]) to give a brief description of my field of project idea. Mr. Deuk Young Choi The IP address, which I traced using the same website used by one of the other posters here (thanks for that!), is from the Ivory Coast but the profile is supposed to be of a Cambodian person (the french email domain address is another thing but can be used by anyone). Other people might have received this message. Clearly, I've no intention of responding (hope they're reading this, though not that it will deter them from bothering others).
Thanks for sharing.
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Drmanu49
France
Local time: 23:53
English to French
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| I got a 1,900 € check this morning... | Dec 2, 2017 |
It looks pretty legitimate, I will keep you posted.
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Drmanu49 wrote:
It looks pretty legitimate, I will keep you posted.
It's fake. We know that already. It may be credited to your account if you try, and then debited a couple of weeks later when your bank realises it hasn't cleared.
If you return any money to anyone, you'll lose it.
This is an old classic.
The best thing to do is to ignore the whole thing and not reply to that person.
| | | | Jenny Duthie
France
Local time: 23:53
Member (2006)
French to English
| I received the same email - I'm pretty sure it's a scammer!! | Dec 4, 2017 |
Hello everyone,
I received the same email a few days ago, I'm sure it's a scam. I replied, asking for further info, company details, etc. Needless to say, I heard no more from this person!
| | | | | Strange job market survey about tobacco shops | Dec 4, 2017 |
Mail details from this scammer :Gregory Hopkins
If you accept he sends you immediately a bank check on a french bank with a payment of e. g 2900 €
Don't put it in your bank, it is a false account number but your bank will credit you nevertheless and check several weeks after and returns you an info for an unpaid check without provision
If you have spent the money badluck because the HOPKINS guy is sending you through a lawyer a demand of reimbursement for 1900 € in... See more Mail details from this scammer :Gregory Hopkins
If you accept he sends you immediately a bank check on a french bank with a payment of e. g 2900 €
Don't put it in your bank, it is a false account number but your bank will credit you nevertheless and check several weeks after and returns you an info for an unpaid check without provision
If you have spent the money badluck because the HOPKINS guy is sending you through a lawyer a demand of reimbursement for 1900 € in saying they have made a mistake and that you must credit back
-----Message d'origine-----
De : jjdoubledown [mailto:[email protected]]
Envoyé : vendredi 10 novembre 2017 13:04
À : ProZ.com Member
Objet : *** SPAM ***PROZ NETWORK FOR PEOPLE IN FRANCE.
Hello,
Are you available for a part time role to become a virtual assistant paying three hundred euros per week?
Job requirements:
You have to be located in FRANCE.
Looking forward to hearing back from you.
Regards,
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Dear Abel,
Thank you for your email. I sincerely apologize for the late response.
I am an agent working with PCS Mastercard.
We are currently searching for people to help us with our survey.
Currently, we have been paid to evaluate the services of various Tabac Shops in France.
JOB SUMMARY:
The sole aim of this job is to evaluate the services of Tabac Shops in your area.
We have received a lot of reports about their poor services.
Hence I will give you a detailed job description in key points.
1. You are to locate a Tabac Shop you intend to evaluate.
2. A cheque would be sent to you to enable you have funds that would enable you make purchases from the Tabac Shop you intend to evaluate.
3. You deposit the cheque into your account.
4. You deduct your wage of Three Hundred Euros
5. You purchase PCS Mastercard vouchers worth One thousand six hundred Euros.
Not: During the purchase process, you observe key things that would be sent to you inform of a questionnaire via email/post to enable you give us a detailed feed back of the whole process.
6. After the purchase, you fill out the questionnaire and give a general comment about the whole process.
The reports would be based on how true/false the complaints of these worried customers.
Hence your duties would be to go to a Tabac Shop in your locality as a customer.
You do not require any experience in this field as detailed guidelines
would be given to you to ensure a successful completion.
If you are interested, kindly email your name, telephone number and address and the cheque would be posted to you.
Looking forward to hearing back from you in due course.
Regards,
Gregory Hopkins.
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From: "Gregory Hopkins"
To: "Herbet"
Subject: RE: PROZ NETWORK FOR PEOPLE IN FRANCE.
Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2017 00:16:13 -0700
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parolista wrote: I received the following last night. Fee too good to be true and no further information. Checked the profile, signed up Oct 2017 and no credentials of any kind. I replied saying I would need a lot more information e.g. what IS the job? There has been no response to my reply. Hope they are not a scam but be on your guard. Regards, parolista >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Message received: Salut, Are you available to become a virtual assistant paying three hundred euros per week? You have to be located in France. Understand English Language or French Language. Thanks ---------------------------------------- This message was sent to you via the ProZ.com directory. Sender: jjdoubledown Sender's profile: http://proz.com/profile/2442737 Sender's IP address: 212.83.139.219 To adjust your ProZ.com email preferences, visit this page: http://proz.com/?sp=ef For technical assistance, please submit a support request: http://proz.com/support ▲ Collapse
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Tony M
France
Local time: 23:53
Member
French to English
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SITE LOCALIZER | And there's worse still... | Dec 4, 2017 |
Jenny Duthie wrote:
Hello everyone,
I received the same email a few days ago, I'm sure it's a scam. I replied, asking for further info, company details, etc. Needless to say, I heard no more from this person!
There is absolutely no doubt it is a scam; this is a variant on the classic "overpayment" scam.
It is better to avoid any contact with these people, as even if you don't actually fall for their scam, the mere fact of replying validates your e-mail address, which then will be circulated on lists of "qualified" e-mail addresses to other scammers!
And there's worse... if you attempt to cash this cheque, you could find yourself in trouble with the law for "attempted fraud using a fake cheque" — and the onus would be on YOU to prove you were doing so in good faith, which is not always the easiest thing to prove!
| | | | | Still at it! | Dec 23, 2017 |
This person wrote me, but from another email address. It's more or less the same scheme. This person offers to pay US$ 300 weekly for 10 hours of work. The work would consist in evaluating Walmart employees when buying Apple iTunes gift cards with money he would deposit in my account. When looking for the Sender's profile: http://proz.com/profile/2442737, this profile does not exist anymore. So, please b... See more This person wrote me, but from another email address. It's more or less the same scheme. This person offers to pay US$ 300 weekly for 10 hours of work. The work would consist in evaluating Walmart employees when buying Apple iTunes gift cards with money he would deposit in my account. When looking for the Sender's profile: http://proz.com/profile/2442737, this profile does not exist anymore. So, please beware. ▲ Collapse
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