| Sidor om ämnet: [1 2 3 4] > | A Total Scam! Creativeclique / ondemandfreelance.com Trådens avsändare: Mustafa Baris Erevikli
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Here is the story. (Sorry if posted before)
Dear Baris,
My name is Olivia, and I am reaching out to propose a translation project that aligns well with your spoken language.
We have a project to translate a movie script from English to Turkish. This project is to be completed in two weeks, with an initial submission of 30% of the work due in just four days.
Project Details:
- Document Type: movie script
- Source Language: English
- Target... See more Here is the story. (Sorry if posted before)
Dear Baris,
My name is Olivia, and I am reaching out to propose a translation project that aligns well with your spoken language.
We have a project to translate a movie script from English to Turkish. This project is to be completed in two weeks, with an initial submission of 30% of the work due in just four days.
Project Details:
- Document Type: movie script
- Source Language: English
- Target Language: Turkish
- Page Count: 128 pages
- Word Count: 22,487 words
- Total Budget: £6,700 upon completion
- Advance Payment: 30% of the total budget upon submission of the first 30% of the translated script
- Submission for Initial 30%: 4 days from project commencement
- Full Project Duration: 2 weeks
The script file is attached to this email for your review and action.
If you're in agreement to taking this project, I would expect you to begin work on this project starting Thursday August 22nd and submit it for review after 4 days, on Sunday August 25th. Upon submission of the first 30%, a po would be made available for you.
Given the scope and urgency of this project, we believe your skills would be invaluable. Should this project interest you, we would appreciate your confirmation of availability as soon as possible, along with any queries you might have regarding the specifics of the task.
Furthermore, upon successful completion of this project and to our satisfaction, we would be open to discussing potential full-time, part-time, or contract-based employment opportunities with you.
Thank you for considering this opportunity. We look forward to potentially collaborating with you and are excited about the prospect of your contributions to this engaging assignment.
About our company, CreativeClique is a dynamic freelance company specializing in delivering innovative design, marketing, and language translation solutions. We bring together a collective of creative professionals who excel in graphic design, branding, digital marketing, content creation, and multilingual translation services. Our mission is to help businesses stand out and connect with diverse audiences through visually compelling, strategically crafted, and linguistically accurate work.
Depending on how well you perform with this project, we might like you to be available for future projects as we still require some skill sets.
Warm regards,
Olivia Rodriguez
Human Resources Coordinator
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| | | | Özge Muzika
Turkiet
Local time: 14:01
Engelska till Turkiska
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| A Total Scam! Creativeclique | Aug 22, 2024 |
I got the same message too. They want me to translate some 22,000-word script, and they're dangling a carrot in front of me with promises of a great budget and specialized terminology. The kicker? They want a third of the work done in just 3 days! The payment process is super vague. They're sweet-talking me with promises of a long-term collaboration if I meet their standards, but it's all a bit too good to be true. They've even attached the entire script to the email – talk about amateur! Natu... See more I got the same message too. They want me to translate some 22,000-word script, and they're dangling a carrot in front of me with promises of a great budget and specialized terminology. The kicker? They want a third of the work done in just 3 days! The payment process is super vague. They're sweet-talking me with promises of a long-term collaboration if I meet their standards, but it's all a bit too good to be true. They've even attached the entire script to the email – talk about amateur! Naturally, I'm suspicious. When I suggested we draft a sample contract and discuss payment terms, they went dark. So, a word to the wise, fellow translators: Don't fall for these 'hurry up, hurry up' schemes designed to pressure you into making a bad decision. Or, like Mustafa Barış did, post about it on the Proz Community forums first.
Let's protect our time and effort.
Cheers!
Özge Muzika (Ms) ▲ Collapse
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Trust your instincts, if it sounds like a scam, it probably is, but I wonder if you have contacted the real Creative Clique? As far as I researched, there are two enterprises with the same name, both working in marketing, one in Del Mar, California and the other in Southampton, UK. I would report the impersonator to them…
| | | | | Got it through TM-Town last week | Aug 22, 2024 |
The work required is to translate the script of the film Lion (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lion_(2016_film) ), which is publicly available on the web.
From what I read elsewhere, the idea is to request your money in order to "unlock" payment of your initial partial delivery.
The site creativeclique.org was created in August, while the genuine company is *.co.uk
Ph... See more The work required is to translate the script of the film Lion (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lion_(2016_film) ), which is publicly available on the web.
From what I read elsewhere, the idea is to request your money in order to "unlock" payment of your initial partial delivery.
The site creativeclique.org was created in August, while the genuine company is *.co.uk
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Fred ANDRÉ
Spanien
Local time: 12:01
Engelska till Franska
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| Bank details | Aug 22, 2024 |
The web is fake, the physical address doesn't exist, and: https://www.scamadviser.com/check-website/creativeclique.org
My impression is they're after your personal details, such as bank info, phone number, etc.
I'm still talking to "Olivia" to see what they're going to tell me next.
[Edited at 2024-08-22 21:59 GMT]
| | | | sahikatr
Turkiet
Local time: 14:01
Engelska till Turkiska
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| I received the same e-mail | Aug 23, 2024 |
I received the same e-mail from the scammer named Olivia Rodriguez, pretending to be the HR Coordinator of Creativeclique and proposing to pay £6,700 for the translation of a script named Lion. But she has no LinkedIn account (interesting for an HR coordinator) and their website looks fake! The website has a Washington address, but she proposes to pay in Pounds. And after some research I've come across a previous post of another linguist that reveals the scam. Let me also mention that I've rec... See more I received the same e-mail from the scammer named Olivia Rodriguez, pretending to be the HR Coordinator of Creativeclique and proposing to pay £6,700 for the translation of a script named Lion. But she has no LinkedIn account (interesting for an HR coordinator) and their website looks fake! The website has a Washington address, but she proposes to pay in Pounds. And after some research I've come across a previous post of another linguist that reveals the scam. Let me also mention that I've received this e-mail via Proz.com.
#oliviarodriguez #scam #Creativeclique #lion
#[email protected]
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| | | | Sophie S.
Frankrike
Local time: 12:01
Engelska till Franska
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| Got the same one | Aug 23, 2024 |
This is a total scam.
| | | | Paulo Carvalho
Portugal
Local time: 11:01
Portugisiska till Engelska
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| If it looks too good to be true, it is too good to be true. | Aug 23, 2024 |
I received exactly the same email. It seemed too good to be true. I came here to check reviews and my suspicion was right. This is a scam.
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I've received the same email exactly on the day you all received it, on 22 August 2024 And it's exactly the same as what you received, word by word.
I wanted to give a try though. After a 4 days I sent a Google translation back to so-called "Mrs. Olivia" She replied me back saying that I need to hold on while they review my translation's quality and also should send my name+banking coordinates+mobile phone number. So ... See more I've received the same email exactly on the day you all received it, on 22 August 2024 And it's exactly the same as what you received, word by word.
I wanted to give a try though. After a 4 days I sent a Google translation back to so-called "Mrs. Olivia" She replied me back saying that I need to hold on while they review my translation's quality and also should send my name+banking coordinates+mobile phone number. So I DID Then I wanted to check about this Mrs. Olivia on web and voila: I've seen your posts.
I agree with Philippe Etienne. They most probably will ask for money to unlock payment.
Anyway, I will share next messages here from Olivia.
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| | | | Vigh Zsombor 
Rumänien
Local time: 13:01
Medlem (2017)
Engelska till Tyska
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| Thanks for the info | Aug 26, 2024 |
Recently I received a message from Hansen Parkhill, the so-called project manager of Creativeclique. The message was suspicious for me too, so I tried to get some information about them. Thanks to you here on Proz.com, I was quickly able to find out that it was indeed a scam.
| | | | KHUSH AZEEM
Indien
Local time: 16:31
Turkiska till Engelska
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| Warning: Potential Scam Involving Payment Refusal for Translation Work | Aug 26, 2024 |
Dear Community,
I wanted to bring to your attention a recent experience that raised some red flags for me from Olivia. After completing a translation project (30%), I requested payment via PayPal for security reasons. However, the client refused and insisted on a bank transfer instead, which made me suspicious.
Below is the email I received:
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Email Excerpt:
Dear Azeem,
Please hold on while we make further review on your s... See more Dear Community,
I wanted to bring to your attention a recent experience that raised some red flags for me from Olivia. After completing a translation project (30%), I requested payment via PayPal for security reasons. However, the client refused and insisted on a bank transfer instead, which made me suspicious.
Below is the email I received:
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Email Excerpt:
Dear Azeem,
Please hold on while we make further review on your submitted work. Do note that the payment you receive will depend on how well translated the contents are, that being said it would not stray too far from the proposed budget. Payments are made through direct bank transfers.
Please provide us with the following while you await a reply from us
BENEFICIARY NAME................. ✅
IBAN/ACCOUNT NUMBER........ ✅
BANK NAME...............................✅
Country of Residence................ ✅
Mobile phone number................ ✅
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I want to caution everyone to be careful when dealing with clients who refuse to use secure payment methods like PayPal. If you encounter similar situations, it's a good idea to proceed with caution or avoid sharing sensitive bank details altogether.
Stay safe, and let's keep each other informed. ▲ Collapse
| | | | | BEWARE OF Creativclique - ABSOLUTE SCAM | Aug 26, 2024 |
Hi guys, as promised I am going to let you know what happened after I sent 40 pages of translation to the so-called "Mrs. Olivia". She sent me an email message with a transaction receipt from "mutualtrustcreditunion" which is said to be located in Cayman Islands. It says contact live support if you don't get your fund within 5 hours. I didn't wait and reached support. I am provided with some details about an account that's created on my behalf. Then I logged in and tried to make wire transfer 20... See more Hi guys, as promised I am going to let you know what happened after I sent 40 pages of translation to the so-called "Mrs. Olivia". She sent me an email message with a transaction receipt from "mutualtrustcreditunion" which is said to be located in Cayman Islands. It says contact live support if you don't get your fund within 5 hours. I didn't wait and reached support. I am provided with some details about an account that's created on my behalf. Then I logged in and tried to make wire transfer 2010 GBP to my local account in Turkey. But then I received another email requesting deposit in amount of 254 GBP Asked if I can deduct it from my principal account (2010 GBP) and transfer the rest. They said no, I need to transfer 254 GBP from my bank in Turkey to this fake bank "mutualtrustcreditunion". Now it's been clear these guys are PURE SCAMMERS. What I fret is the time I wasted for translating 40 pages Anyway, experience is experience. Just stay away from these frauds. All the best. ▲ Collapse
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| SCAM - What should I do? | Aug 26, 2024 |
Hello,
I just read all of your comments about Olivia Rodriguez and Creative Clique. I have exactly the same experience, except I was a bit too naïve and went up to the step of "send us £254 and we'll send you £2,010" without knowing I was getting scammed. I guess I didn't have enough experience to feel it was not going right.
My question now is, what should I do to protect myself? I've sent my IBAN, name, adress and telephone number. I know it was a mistake, please... See more Hello,
I just read all of your comments about Olivia Rodriguez and Creative Clique. I have exactly the same experience, except I was a bit too naïve and went up to the step of "send us £254 and we'll send you £2,010" without knowing I was getting scammed. I guess I didn't have enough experience to feel it was not going right.
My question now is, what should I do to protect myself? I've sent my IBAN, name, adress and telephone number. I know it was a mistake, please don't blame me for that, but do you know if I can do something?
Many thanks in advance,
Alice ▲ Collapse
| | | | Lidia Carney
Storbritannien
Medlem (2009)
Engelska till Portugisiska
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| Just got contacted by them too | Aug 27, 2024 |
Yes, I too got an email from Creativeclique, and it sounded like a scam straight away. I Googled them and found nothing, or rather other companies, but not them at all. Then I did a search and came to Proz where I found all these comments. I don't think I will even bother to answer them. Total scammers!
| | | | sahikatr
Turkiet
Local time: 14:01
Engelska till Turkiska
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| don't send them money | Aug 28, 2024 |
As I get it, the scam works as long as you send them money, if you send them money they'll ask for more. You may also talk with your local bank about your security concerns.
Alice Béharelle wrote:
Hello,
I just read all of your comments about Olivia Rodriguez and Creative Clique. I have exactly the same experience, except I was a bit too naïve and went up to the step of "send us £254 and we'll send you £2,010" without knowing I was getting scammed. I guess I didn't have enough experience to feel it was not going right.
My question now is, what should I do to protect myself? I've sent my IBAN, name, adress and telephone number. I know it was a mistake, please don't blame me for that, but do you know if I can do something?
Many thanks in advance,
Alice
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