Anyone have experience with Rev Translation Services? Autor de la hebra: Alisa Newman
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Alisa Newman 
Estados Unidos
Local time: 17:00
Miembro 2020
español al inglés
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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 woul... See more 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!!!!! ▲ Collapse
| | | | Lian Pang
Países Bajos
Local time: 23:00
Miembro 2018
inglés al chino
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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
| | | | Elena Feriani
Italia
Local time: 23:00
Miembro
francés al italiano
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| Kevin Fulton
Estados Unidos
Local time: 17:00
alemán al inglés
| 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.
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Alisa Newman
Estados Unidos
Local time: 17:00
Miembro 2020
español al inglés
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PERSONA QUE INICIÓ LA HEBRA | 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.
| | | | | | Sarper Aman
Turquía
Local time: 01:00
Miembro 2019
inglés al turco
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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.
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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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