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Clément Marquet
Local time: 16:24
Bazkidea (2021)
Txineratik Frantsesara
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Hi there,
I received a job offer from TM Town. The person is supposed to work for a platform called "Crafted Translators".
The job offer looks too attractive to be real (big project + high rate even before negociating + "the project matches perfectly with my expertise).
This is probably a scam, anyone heard before about Crafted Translators?
Nothing in the Blue Board and their website looks suspicious as well in some details.
T... See more Hi there,
I received a job offer from TM Town. The person is supposed to work for a platform called "Crafted Translators".
The job offer looks too attractive to be real (big project + high rate even before negociating + "the project matches perfectly with my expertise).
This is probably a scam, anyone heard before about Crafted Translators?
Nothing in the Blue Board and their website looks suspicious as well in some details.
Thank you for any feedback! ▲ Collapse
| | | | Tomás Halfon 
Argentina
Local time: 11:24
Portugesatik Espainierara
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| Definitely a scam | Oct 6, 2024 |
Hi!
I've received a similar job offer from the same people. The website and all the information in there is fake. They asked me to translate a document from 2002 that it is already translated and available on internet. Don't trust them. It is definitely a scam.
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Yeah, I already received such offer, and it was vague enough to fit any language pair + a bit of personalization, easily out of the same ProZ DB.
I tried to login to TmTown, that I remember linking from ProZ, and in fact shows error now when clicking on "Login with ProZ credentials",
So, yeah, scam.
| | | | | I also received a good to be true offer from CraftedFreelancers via TMTown | Oct 6, 2024 |
I was able to log in to TM Town via my ProZ credentials without a problem and I could see the message directly on TM Town. However, I haven't been active translating for a while so it was a red flag to me to receive such a good offer claiming my profile was appealing. They are interested in translation from English to Spanish to Spanish from me. I checked the Contact Us page of Crafted Freelancers and they have a Google Maps photo of the US, however the address is a mix of a city in Cardiff, a P... See more I was able to log in to TM Town via my ProZ credentials without a problem and I could see the message directly on TM Town. However, I haven't been active translating for a while so it was a red flag to me to receive such a good offer claiming my profile was appealing. They are interested in translation from English to Spanish to Spanish from me. I checked the Contact Us page of Crafted Freelancers and they have a Google Maps photo of the US, however the address is a mix of a city in Cardiff, a Postcode/Zipcode from North of Wales and the phone number is from Northern Ireland. Additionally, the domain was only registered a month ago and you cannot see the owner of the domain as they contracted a company that protects their identity. I would say that with your comments and my additional findings this is a scam.
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| | | Just received this a few minutes ago. Definitely a scam. | Oct 6, 2024 |
I was just contacted today, same MO, couldn't find any references or valid information on the web. The person who contacted me claims to be Katelyn Regan, who cannot be found on other platforms or having a LinkedIn profile.
This is the email text I was sent.
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We are excited to offer you a project involving the translation of a 145-page movie script (22,117 words) from English to Spanish. The timeline for completion is two weeks, and we’re working un... See more I was just contacted today, same MO, couldn't find any references or valid information on the web. The person who contacted me claims to be Katelyn Regan, who cannot be found on other platforms or having a LinkedIn profile.
This is the email text I was sent.
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We are excited to offer you a project involving the translation of a 145-page movie script (22,117 words) from English to Spanish. The timeline for completion is two weeks, and we’re working under a tight deadline. As an initial requirement, we ask for a submission of 40% of the translation (approximately 44 pages) within the first four days of the project start.
Here are the key project details:
- Project Type: Movie Script Translation
- Word Count: 22,117 words (145 pages)
- Budget : £5,200
- Payment Rate: 0.24 per word
- Deadlines:
- First 40% submission: within 4 days of project commencement (First payment will be made after review)
- Final delivery: within 2 weeks of project start
- Contract: A contract will be provided immediately upon acceptance of this task.
- Expected start of project - Sunday, October 6th
- Expected submission of project - Wednesday/Thursday October 9th/10th
We’ve attached the script for your reference. If these terms are agreeable, please confirm your availability so we can move forward.
Given your skills and the importance of this project, we are confident that your contribution will be invaluable. Please let us know your availability.
Upon successful completion, we would also be happy to explore future collaboration opportunities, whether on a full-time, part-time, or contract basis.
Looking forward to hearing from you soon.
Best regards,
Katelyn Regan
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Knowing that others have been receiving similar messages I am confident now that this is scam and will not waste any more time with it. ▲ Collapse
| | | | iomlk91
Argentina
Ingelesatik Espainierara
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| I received the same e-mail | Oct 6, 2024 |
Just passing by to say I received the same e-mail, found no references, besides their weird webpage, and I don't ended up here until I searched specifically "crafted freelancers scam" on google. So yeah, the very same e-mail. Thanks for the info.
| | | | PundaLoc
Argentina
Local time: 11:24
Bazkidea (2023)
Ingelesatik Espainierara
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Got the exact same email. Shame that you have to be immediately suspicious nowadays of employers offering you good rates. Definitely a scam.
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Victor Sanz
Espainia
Local time: 15:24
Bazkidea (2017)
Ingelesatik Espainierara
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Thanks for sharing it in the forum. First time I get something like this
A colleague said that after you finish the job they send you a check, but they call you saying they made a mistake and you have to send some money back. Later you find that the check has no funds.
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| | | | | Received the email too | Oct 6, 2024 |
Yesterday, 10/6/2024, I received a mail from that same name, asking me to translate the same 145 pages movie script... How sad that this was a scam. I was really excited to get another job lol
| | | | | Red Light: offer from craftedfreelancers through TM-Town | Oct 6, 2024 |
Clément Marquet wrote:
Hi there,
I received a job offer from TM Town. The person is supposed to work for a platform called "Crafted Translators".
The job offer looks too attractive to be real (big project + high rate even before negociating + "the project matches perfectly with my expertise).
This is probably a scam, anyone heard before about Crafted Translators?
Nothing in the Blue Board and their website looks suspicious as well in some details.
Thank you for any feedback!
In the past I have been “almost” victim of some frauds with translations offered by scammers through whatsapp and email. These groups offer highly paid translations of old books and texts, posing as well-known publishers and translation companies. They offer immediate payment upon receipt by banktransfer. But there, they send you to a “payment agent” who asks you to deposit 10% of your payment in order to deposit you. Logically, after “paying them” you lose all contact. For this reason I am concerned about a translation job I am currently working on. I would like to know if anyone has received an offer from craftedfreelancers through TM-Town.
| | | | | Exact same email | Oct 6, 2024 |
I'm originally from Argentina, but recently moved to Spain. I received the same email on September 30, seemed suspicious, got contacted again today, saying they would pay according to the quality of my translation.
Everything seemed really suspicious, thank you very much for opening this forum thread, we need to look out for each other.
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| an offer from craftedfreelancers through TM-Town. | Oct 6, 2024 |
Clément Marquet wrote:
Hi there,
I received a job offer from TM Town. The person is supposed to work for a platform called "Crafted Translators".
The job offer looks too attractive to be real (big project + high rate even before negociating + "the project matches perfectly with my expertise).
This is probably a scam, anyone heard before about Crafted Translators?
Nothing in the Blue Board and their website looks suspicious as well in some details.
Thank you for any feedback!
In the past I have been “almost” victim of some frauds with translations offered by scammers through whatsapp and email. These groups offer highly paid translations of old books and texts, posing as well-known publishers and translation companies. They offer immediate payment upon receipt by banktransfer. But there, they send you to a “payment agent” who asks you to deposit 10% of your payment in order to deposit you. Logically, after “paying them” you lose all contact. For this reason I am concerned about a translation job I am currently working on. I would like to know if anyone has received an offer from craftedfreelancers through TM-Town.
| | | | Clément Marquet
Local time: 16:24
Bazkidea (2021)
Txineratik Frantsesara
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TOPIC STARTER | same document | Oct 7, 2024 |
Eduardo Lecea Elizondo wrote:
Clément Marquet wrote:
Hi there,
I received a job offer from TM Town. The person is supposed to work for a platform called "Crafted Translators".
The job offer looks too attractive to be real (big project + high rate even before negociating + "the project matches perfectly with my expertise).
This is probably a scam, anyone heard before about Crafted Translators?
Nothing in the Blue Board and their website looks suspicious as well in some details.
Thank you for any feedback!
In the past I have been “almost” victim of some frauds with translations offered by scammers through whatsapp and email. These groups offer highly paid translations of old books and texts, posing as well-known publishers and translation companies. They offer immediate payment upon receipt by banktransfer. But there, they send you to a “payment agent” who asks you to deposit 10% of your payment in order to deposit you. Logically, after “paying them” you lose all contact. For this reason I am concerned about a translation job I am currently working on. I would like to know if anyone has received an offer from craftedfreelancers through TM-Town.
The document to translate was exactly the same (title) as the one you mention here!
It's a document from 2002, so this sounds suspicious even without going further.
| | | | Judith Llopis
Espainia
Local time: 15:24
Ingelesatik Espainierara
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| EXACT OFFER RECEIVED | Oct 7, 2024 |
Christopher Alba Perez wrote:
Yesterday, 10/6/2024, I received a mail from that same name, asking me to translate the same 145 pages movie script... How sad that this was a scam. I was really excited to get another job lol
I recieved an exact offer on Saturday, 5th October, 2024. In my case the email was from someone called Katelyn Regan, email [email protected]. One of the suspicious matters in this cases is that they give you a big and interesting projecto with no translation test before.
[Editado a las 2024-10-07 06:59 GMT]
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