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Scam alert: Impersonator pretending to represent "LanguageWire" to run pay-to-work scam
Thread poster: Andrea Capuselli
Andrea Capuselli
Andrea Capuselli
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Jun 13, 2022

Hi, all,

The ProZ.com team has been made aware of a scammer or group of scammers pretending to represent "LanguageWire" in order to run pay-to-work scam.

The impersonators are using Upwork, WhatsApp and Telegram, and asking the service providers to pay a fee, deposit or guarantee in order to get assigned a project or receive payment for a completed job.

The real LanguageWire:
- does not contact linguists via Telegram, Upwork or WhatsApp... See more
Hi, all,

The ProZ.com team has been made aware of a scammer or group of scammers pretending to represent "LanguageWire" in order to run pay-to-work scam.

The impersonators are using Upwork, WhatsApp and Telegram, and asking the service providers to pay a fee, deposit or guarantee in order to get assigned a project or receive payment for a completed job.

The real LanguageWire:
- does not contact linguists via Telegram, Upwork or WhatsApp
- will never ask to pay a fee, deposit or any type of amount in order to get paid for a job in return
- works exclusively with vendors who are registered on their platform: agito.languagewire.com
- never sends their clients content outside this platform
- does not use PayPal to pay vendors

You can find the original report and the complete Scam Alerts Archive here:

https://www.proz.com/about/translator-scam-alerts/alert-archive#LanguageWire

Remember that, as a general rule, no legitimate client will ask you to make a payment, deposit or transfer of any kind in order to be assigned a project or to receive the payment for a project you have completed.

If you have information on scams targeting translators, or if you are unsure about an offer you have received being legitimate, don't hesitate to contact site staff: https://www.proz.com/support?&mode=ask ▲ Collapse
 


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Scam alert: Impersonator pretending to represent "LanguageWire" to run pay-to-work scam







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