Another scam? Thread poster: AllegroTrans
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AllegroTrans 
United Kingdom
Local time: 19:27
Member (2011)
French to English
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Has anyone else received this through ProZ email?
Hello,
My name is David and I'm a Research Assistant working with
Health first Laboratories USA. It's a BioPharmaceutical
Company here in
USA
I'm looking for a reliable businessman/individual in your
region to represent this company in sourcing some of our
basic raw materials
used for the manufacturing of high quality Anti-Viral
Vaccines, Cancer treatment medicati... See more Has anyone else received this through ProZ email?
Hello,
My name is David and I'm a Research Assistant working with
Health first Laboratories USA. It's a BioPharmaceutical
Company here in
USA
I'm looking for a reliable businessman/individual in your
region to represent this company in sourcing some of our
basic raw materials
used for the manufacturing of high quality Anti-Viral
Vaccines, Cancer treatment medications and other life saving
Pharmaceutical
Products including the Madagascar COV treatment recipe.
This may not be your area of specialization but it will be
another income generating business out of your specialty.
This is because Our
company is yet to locate any seller to buy from.
However, I discovered an international dealer within your
location who can supply us with this product. He is selling
at a lower rate,
which is extremely cheaper than our previous purchases.
Therefore with your translation skills and since the
international dealer within your location you would be able
to handle this and make
your profit
I will give you more specific profit details when I receive
feedback from you if you are interested.
Warm Regards
David Mcbride
Email: [email protected]
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Author: David Mcbride
[NOTE: The author is not a registered ProZ.com user or was not logged in when sending this message.]
Author's IP address: 105.112.24.87
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My first big red flag concerns Yandex. Why would a US company use Yandex (an email service based in… Russia!)?
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Natalie
Poland
Local time: 20:27
Member (2002)
English to Russian
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MODERATOR SITE LOCALIZER | Just another Nigerian scammer | Feb 28, 2022 |
Haven't you checked the IP?
105.112.24.87 = Lagos, Nigeria
Nothing to discuss, actually.
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This is most definitely a scam.
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matt robinson
Spain
Local time: 20:27
Member (2010)
Spanish to English
Sounds like the prelude to a classic overpayment scam.
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Natalie wrote:
Haven't you checked the IP?
105.112.24.87 = Lagos, Nigeria
Nothing to discuss, actually.
Natalie, what website do you use to check the IP?
Is it also suspicious if an agency pretends to be from UAE but their IP shows Egypt? Both are Arab countries and I wonder if it is common for an Egyptian to find a remote work in a Dubai company.
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Natalie
Poland
Local time: 20:27
Member (2002)
English to Russian
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MODERATOR SITE LOCALIZER
You can use, for example, https://nordvpn.com/ip-lookup/
What about the UAE/Egypt (or other similar situations): PMs of legitimate agencies may be localized in different countries, this is normal, but in such cases you absolutely need to pay attention to the email address. If the PM uses the exact 'corporate' email address then there is most probably no reason for worrying, but you always need... See more You can use, for example, https://nordvpn.com/ip-lookup/
What about the UAE/Egypt (or other similar situations): PMs of legitimate agencies may be localized in different countries, this is normal, but in such cases you absolutely need to pay attention to the email address. If the PM uses the exact 'corporate' email address then there is most probably no reason for worrying, but you always need to be attentive and check if the address is really exact (no changed letters, using an additional '-' etc). ▲ Collapse
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Natalie, thank you for your explanation:)
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Mihai Badea (X)
Luxembourg
Local time: 20:27
English to Romanian
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We are on a professional community website. Registration is required.
No one should receive such garbage. There should be some kind of protection:
• there is wasted time (to read the messages);
• there is a huge emotional cost (to deal with it).
Such messages should be prevented from being sent.
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