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Possible scam? Could use a little help
Trådens avsändare: Marcio Brito
Moses Rima
Moses Rima
Filippinerna
Local time: 00:23
Tagalog till Engelska
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I'm working on this now Mar 19

anybody working on this too? I just thought the rate was a typo so I accepted it.
 
Nereida González Broncano
Nereida González Broncano  Identity Verified
Spanien
Local time: 18:23
Engelska till Spanska
+ ...
Changing names again (Skill Mosaic, now) Mar 20

Hi there!
I just received yet a proposal related to this scam. Now, their contact details changed to

Katrina Heagney
Human Resources Manager
Skill Mosaic
https://skillmosaic.org

And they are offering £0.37 per word.

Beware of these people.
Best,
Nereida

Nicole Pemberton
Asti Wijayati
Surendra Gajbhiye
Bajro Nuhanovic
 
Zea_Mays
Zea_Mays  Identity Verified
Italien
Local time: 18:23
Medlem (2009)
Engelska till Tyska
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let us know how it did go Mar 20

Moses Rima wrote:

anybody working on this too? I just thought the rate was a typo so I accepted it.


But be prepared to some scam attempt like making you pay for being paid or a fake overpayment check.

Maria Laura Curzi
Jorge Payan
Rachel Waddington
Surendra Gajbhiye
Anthony A J Das
 
emzeetransla
emzeetransla
Indien
Urdu till Hindi
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Job offer from Mosaic Press Mar 21

I recently received a job offer from Mosaic Press, a Canadian publishing firm claiming to be affiliated with the American Translators Association (ATA). The offer was for an English to Indonesian translation job, sent by someone named Ivy Reiss.

At first, it seemed legitimate, but after reading discussions on ProZ, I discovered that others have received the same offer, and it is being flagged as a scam.

Surendra Gajbhiye
Anthony A J Das
 
Dawn Rosello
Dawn Rosello
Filippinerna
Local time: 00:23
Engelska till Tagalog
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Happened to me just now. Mar 26

Greetings!

We are MOSAIC PRESS , a Canada based, accredited publishing firm. Affiliated as a corporate member of the American translators association (ATA)



https://mosaicpress.ca/



Hope this message finds you well?

We are looking for a skilled and reliable Tagalog translator to translate content from English to Tagalog in a formal stru... See more
Greetings!

We are MOSAIC PRESS , a Canada based, accredited publishing firm. Affiliated as a corporate member of the American translators association (ATA)



https://mosaicpress.ca/



Hope this message finds you well?

We are looking for a skilled and reliable Tagalog translator to translate content from English to Tagalog in a formal structure. The ideal candidate should have the following skills and experience:

Fluency in both languages



- Proficient in translating written content accurately and maintaining the intended meaning



- Familiarity with formal language structures and conventions

- Attention to detail to ensure accuracy and precision in the translation



- Ability to meet deadlines and deliver high-quality translations.



Kindly let us know your schedule, if you are open for a mutual collaboration on your side by attaching your CV/RESUME and provide any feedback you may have. We are eager to discuss this opportunity further and explore how we can work together.



Thank you for considering this collaboration. We look forward to getting a favourable response from you as well.

--

Regards!
Ivy Reiss
Recruiter coordinator

Accredited publishers
https://mosaicpress.ca/
Tell : 1(6781739726)
Company No: 01720326
1252 Speers Rd Unit #2,
Oakville, ON L6L 5N9 Canada


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This is the exact email I received. I accepted it as usual, but became suspicious with the format of the email. After they replied, I check that the email address the person is using ( ) is not the same as the site they are showing ( https://mosaicpress.ca/ ) Well that happens sometimes but just to make sure, I checked here. And I was right. Hay. ▲ Collapse


Surendra Gajbhiye
Anthony A J Das
 
Nicole Pemberton
Nicole Pemberton
Storbritannien
Local time: 17:23
Engelska till Franska
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Skill Mosaic.org Mar 27

I'd like to report this as a scam too! name : terenceatkinson@skillmosaic.org
 
Nicole Pemberton
Nicole Pemberton
Storbritannien
Local time: 17:23
Engelska till Franska
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scam connected to Clear Global Mar 27

I'd like to report a scam : Beware of people contacting you re translation projects (too well paid!!) on behalf of Clear Global - they use Clear Global's name but their email addresses are .gmail and they communicate by Whatsapp which is contrary to Clear Global practices.
 
Charmie Endita
Charmie Endita
Filippinerna
Local time: 00:23
Engelska till Tagalog
+ ...
I also received similar email from Ivy Reiss of Mosaic Apr 2

So I just received a message now. Of course, being someone who has just lost their job, I needed a replacement soon. So, I read their email and agreed I will translate for them. But actually, I am skeptical. I wanted to be sure that I will be getting paid fo the services I will provide. Translating 8k words in 3 days is absolutely a herculean task. So I researched on Google and saw this in the search bar. ALL I CAN SAY IS THANK GOD I SAW YOUR POST BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE. And I am so sorry that yo... See more
So I just received a message now. Of course, being someone who has just lost their job, I needed a replacement soon. So, I read their email and agreed I will translate for them. But actually, I am skeptical. I wanted to be sure that I will be getting paid fo the services I will provide. Translating 8k words in 3 days is absolutely a herculean task. So I researched on Google and saw this in the search bar. ALL I CAN SAY IS THANK GOD I SAW YOUR POST BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE. And I am so sorry that you are scammed by these people. I appreciate you warning us and helping us not to be a victim of such


Brigith Guimarães wrote:

To my surprise, I have just read the posts above and it happened the same to me! I got an email from an Ivy Reiss asking for a translation job called HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT with a total value of CAD6790.00. The translation was sent in due time, within 6 days, and on the following day I got an email with a link to a broxel bank, totally unknown to me.

For 3 days, on the chat, I went from one person to another because the transaction could not be made with a BIC Code. Someone gave me a first email

emmanuelfajutina2@gmail.com

to pay through PayPal the amount of 335€ (CAD= 500.00) so that the BIC code would be generated at once. Stupidly enough, I did, but worse than that I made it 'Paying Services' to which the XXX on the chat told me it should have been done to 'Family & Friends'! Yesterday, after so much insistance and enquiring why on earth should I be making a 'refundable' deposit by PayPal to get the BIC Code, I was again more naïve and stupid. I repeated the payment yesterday in a different currency.

Emmanuel Fajutina −19 596,85 ₱ PHP - 15/02/2025

The BIC CODE came at once. The transfer of the money did not! Finally.... I realised I was being scammed. 335,00 euros twice!

When I wrote I was going to report to the authorities, I was immediately banned from the broxel bank.

I made a claim on PayPal, but I doubt any good results. And now I just came to Proz and enquire and... blast! More than one people got scammed with Mosaic Press.

I learned my lesson in the worst way, loosing 670 euros!

I am attaching the chat of yesterday, maybe it helps someone.

[Edited at 2025-02-16 15:15 GMT]
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Anthony A J Das
 
IRENE PENNETTA
IRENE PENNETTA  Identity Verified
Italien
Local time: 18:23
Engelska till Italienska
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same as for me Apr 10

Luana YANG wrote:

They are now approaching me under the REAL company name "ALFAGRAMA EDICIONE,  an Argentina based, accredited publishing firm", with the email address "info@alfagramaediciones.com", and the contact person "Rosa Monfasani, Recruiter coordinator".
Same project "Huaman Environment", 6 days' deadline, and a "too good to be true" rate--that's when I became alert.

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They reached me with the same content, same quotes, deadline and contact person information...
The point is that such Rosa replies to my emails, then , once I sent the NDA, i received this message:

Message not delivered
There was a problem delivering your message to info@alfagramaediciones.com . See technical details below.
The response from the remote server is:
554 5.7.1 Spam message rejected


But after 30 minutes, she replies as well to my "Is it everything ok with the document"?


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