Spammed by fellow translators
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Roy Chacón
Roy Chacón  Identity Verified
Kolumbija
Local time: 16:01
Član
angleščina - španščina
Dec 3, 2013

The last two days I have been receiving tons of unsolicited emails with CVS from translators.

Is someone else experiencing the same issue?

I only use this email account for translation related business.


 
Natalie
Natalie  Identity Verified
Polska
Local time: 23:01
Član (2002)
angleščina - ruščina
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Sticky thread on the same topic Dec 3, 2013

Hi Roy,

Please read the sticky thread http://www.proz.com/topic/230462

Natalia


 
Malika Lakbiach
Malika Lakbiach  Identity Verified
Local time: 22:01
nizozemščina, flamščina - arabščina
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The same here Dec 4, 2013

I have also been receiving so many unsolicited job applications, even for the languages I don't offer. I noticed that the influx of these applications is the highest after I've visited the Proz website or changed something in my proz profile, for some reason!

Out of courtesy, I used to respond to these applications. But since the day I asked one of those "translators" to provide me with some more information (I think it was copies of his/her credentials) and received no answer (desp
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I have also been receiving so many unsolicited job applications, even for the languages I don't offer. I noticed that the influx of these applications is the highest after I've visited the Proz website or changed something in my proz profile, for some reason!

Out of courtesy, I used to respond to these applications. But since the day I asked one of those "translators" to provide me with some more information (I think it was copies of his/her credentials) and received no answer (despite him/her being very keen "to work for me"), alarm bells went off and I started deleting the emails immediately afterward.

@Natalie: Thanks for the link.
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