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hr@explorelocalization.com | Not surprised

2538238 (X) — Sun, 28 Jun 2026 05:47:00 +0000

Forum: Scams
Topic: hr@explorelocalization.com
Poster: 2538238 (X)
Post title: Not surprised

I’m not surprised. I’ve lost count of how many scam agencies and clients have reached out to me here at Proz or via email through Proz.

hr@explorelocalization.com | Nuances, nuances ...

Daryo — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 18:15:00 +0000

Forum: Scams
Topic: hr@explorelocalization.com
Poster: Daryo
Post title: Nuances, nuances ...

[quote]Rinna Hanne Torres de Lima Gonçalves wrote:

I received an email from this sender, [email removed] , offering me a localisation job. However, they were offering 185 USD per hour. They asked me to send a 4-minute audio sample. This website, [url removed] , doesn’t exist! It’s a scam!

Open your eyes people!

Rinna Hanne [/quote]

The domain name 'exists' - is currently allocated to someone in the State of Maharashtra see [url removed]

When you register a domain name you could never bother with a website and use your domain name only to have your own 'personalised' email address. Plenty of people do that and in itself it's neither here nor there as an 'indicator of scamming behaviour'. That one is a 'false scam alert'!

On the contrary, all the other elements are for sure unmistakable warning signs that this company is better avoided / ignored!

I better not start now about how the whole system seems to designed to make scammers' life easier ...

hr@explorelocalization.com | @Rinna

Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 14:02:00 +0000

Forum: Scams
Topic: hr@explorelocalization.com
Poster: Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Post title: @Rinna

According to my research, this company actually exists (or existed); it is based in India, operates primarily in the video industry, has defrauded many colleagues, and has a BB of 1.5 on Proz!

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Google AI overview says the following:

Reviews for Explore Localization (India) are overwhelmingly negative. Freelancers, translators, and industry watchdogs strongly warn against working with the company, citing unpaid wages and concerns over data collection.

Key red flags highlighted in the reviews include:

• Non-Payment & Ghosting: Translators and transcribers have reported completing work only to have the company disappear and withhold payment.
• Suspicious Voice Data Collection: There is industry concern and consensus on platforms like Reddit that Explore Localization may be soliciting voice data and translation projects under false pretences to train AI models.
• Scam Warnings: The Translation Industry Transparency Board and freelancer networks have issued alerts cautioning the translation community about these practices.

hr@explorelocalization.com | Frebies wanted

Thayenga — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 13:29:00 +0000

Forum: Scams
Topic: hr@explorelocalization.com
Poster: Thayenga
Post title: Frebies wanted

Surely they will send you an audio sample because they only want to use your free work.

hr@explorelocalization.com

Rinna Hanne Torres de Lima Gonçalves — Wed, 24 Jun 2026 19:53:00 +0000

Forum: Scams
Topic: hr@explorelocalization.com
Poster: Rinna Hanne Torres de Lima Gonçalves

I received an email from this sender, [email removed] , offering me a localisation job. However, they were offering 185 USD per hour. They asked me to send a 4-minute audio sample. This website, [url removed] , doesn’t exist! It’s a scam!

Open your eyes people!

Rinna Hanne