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Autor de la hebra: Alexandra Leander
Alexandra Leander
Alexandra Leander  Identity Verified
Suecia
Miembro 2018
inglés al sueco
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Dec 27, 2024

Just reaching out to the community because I have via email been offered to translate 68 pages in 4 for a total of 1700 USD and the communication is so sudden and scarce that Im afraid that it is a scam. Has any one else been receiving the sam offer, or have any experience working with this company?

Really happy for any opinion.
Best
Alexandra
 
Gjorgji Apostolovski
Gjorgji Apostolovski  Identity Verified
Macedonia
Local time: 05:11
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email Dec 27, 2024

what's the email you've got the offer from?

I just want to add that if you try to apply as a freelancer on their website




you get this error.

https://myaccount.lingotek.com/vendor/sign-up
 
Alexandra Leander
Alexandra Leander  Identity Verified
Suecia
Miembro 2018
inglés al sueco
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PERSONA QUE INICIÓ LA HEBRA
found a scam alert on Facebook Dec 27, 2024

Thank you for your reply, I didnt get that far but I found a post on Facebook from 11/11 this year saying it is a scam.

Gjorgji Apostolovski
 
Zea_Mays
Zea_Mays  Identity Verified
Italia
Local time: 05:11
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quite surely a scam Dec 27, 2024

Alexandra Leander wrote:

translate 68 pages in 4 for a total of 1700 USD


Gjorgji Apostolovski
Maria Laura Curzi
Thayenga
 
Gjorgji Apostolovski
Gjorgji Apostolovski  Identity Verified
Macedonia
Local time: 05:11
inglés al macedonio
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fb link Dec 27, 2024

Alexandra Leander wrote:

Thank you for your reply, I didnt get that far but I found a post on Facebook from 11/11 this year saying it is a scam.



Found it!



Is the email same like this one from facebook?
This email on the picture isn't company's email, but that doesn't necessary means that behind this scam isn't someone from the company.

And sorry my facebook is on Macedonian language.

[Edited at 2024-12-27 18:05 GMT]
 
George Christodoulou
George Christodoulou  Identity Verified
Grecia
Local time: 06:11
inglés al griego
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It's 100% a scam Dec 31, 2024

This is the email that I received:
From: LINGOTECHTRANSLATIONHUB
Sent: Sunday, December 22, 2024 8:28:42 PM
To:
Subject: Re:

Hello 👋
Greetings Hello 👋
Greetings
We are LINGOTEK TRANSLATION HUB
(International Association of Professional Translators and Interpreters

We are looking forward to working with freelancers language translators who can translate English documents into various languages ,so which language ca... See more
This is the email that I received:
From: LINGOTECHTRANSLATIONHUB
Sent: Sunday, December 22, 2024 8:28:42 PM
To:
Subject: Re:

Hello 👋
Greetings Hello 👋
Greetings
We are LINGOTEK TRANSLATION HUB
(International Association of Professional Translators and Interpreters

We are looking forward to working with freelancers language translators who can translate English documents into various languages ,so which language can you translate into?


On Sun, 22 Dec 2024, 7:27 pm LINGOTECHTRANSLATIONHUB, wrote:
TERMS AND CONDITIONS

1.Project should be completed within. 2days which is the deadline


2. $25 per page total number of pages and amount paid $1,700


IMPORTANT NOTICE:

1. You’ll send us only soft copy of outputs files .

2. You’ll get your accuracy report and payment within 4 hours after submitting project.

3:payment are done after conclusion of the project.

SALARY PAYMENT METHODS:

. LOCAL Bank Transfer
(International transaction)
. Skrill
. Payeer
. Neteller
. PAYPAL.
PROJECT TERMS.

Font type: Garamond
Size: 13
Line spacing: 1.5

Wish you good luck with your project 🤝.

They provided the following number in whatsapp claiming that it was their "payment director": +1 (343) 901‑8872

The "payment director" insisted that he could pay only via bank transfer and requested that I "clear transaction fees" of 85USD. ▲ Collapse


Gjorgji Apostolovski
Maria Laura Curzi
 


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