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Pay-to-work scam by AOSC International
Thread poster: Andrea Capuselli
Andrea Capuselli
Andrea Capuselli
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Feb 9, 2020

Dear ProZ.com community;

ProZ.com staff has been alerted of a group that is conducting a pay-to-work scam under the name of "AOSC International". This "company" has no apparent physical address, and all mentions of it online appear to come from the scammers themselves. They use the email domain @aosc.international to offer long-term translation contracts under the condition of a 1000 USD upfront payment as a "service guarantee".

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Dear ProZ.com community;

ProZ.com staff has been alerted of a group that is conducting a pay-to-work scam under the name of "AOSC International". This "company" has no apparent physical address, and all mentions of it online appear to come from the scammers themselves. They use the email domain @aosc.international to offer long-term translation contracts under the condition of a 1000 USD upfront payment as a "service guarantee".

For more details on how pay-to-work scams work, please read this article.

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Paweł Hamerski
Paweł Hamerski
Poland
Local time: 02:01
English to Polish
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I would know what to do when I get such offer. Feb 9, 2020

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