Possible scam by phone text message.
Thread poster: yugoslavia
yugoslavia
yugoslavia
United States
Local time: 22:18
English to Spanish
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Aug 4, 2020

Dear colleagues from Proz.com,

I hope that you are safe and healthy from The Corona Virus Pandemic in USA and other countries.

I’m writing to you because I received a phone text message several days ago offering me a Spanish translator position in an accounting firm. I got this text message in my cellular phone. I tried to call the phone number mentioned in the text message but every time, I call this number the phone doesn't ring or I get a voice mail. It’s very st
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Dear colleagues from Proz.com,

I hope that you are safe and healthy from The Corona Virus Pandemic in USA and other countries.

I’m writing to you because I received a phone text message several days ago offering me a Spanish translator position in an accounting firm. I got this text message in my cellular phone. I tried to call the phone number mentioned in the text message but every time, I call this number the phone doesn't ring or I get a voice mail. It’s very strange that every time,I call them, I’m getting an answer machine.

I’m suspecting that this text message could be a scam. The phone number is from the state of Colorado here in USA. I will be glad to copy and paste the copy of that phone text message for you. I want to verify if that text message is legitimate or if someone is trying to do a scam to me.

Thanks for your help and cooperation, Spanish native speakers, feel free to write to me in Spanish.
Best regards,
Yugoslavia

I will be glad to provide the phone number if you write me directly to my profile.

Here is the copy of the text message:

Good Morning, My name is Philip,I am the administrator recruitment secretary of Katalyst Securities LLC. I contacting about your resume(reviewed by the human resources team), and I'm happy to invite you to participate in an online job interview starting today as a translator for our accounting department. If you are still interested please reply.

I got afraid to reply to this text message because I thought that this was a scam.
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Natalie
Natalie  Identity Verified
Poland
Local time: 03:18
Member (2002)
English to Russian
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Hm Aug 4, 2020

Did you really apply to Katalyst Securities LLC?



Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Philippe Etienne
Yolanda Broad
Fatine Echenique
 
yugoslavia
yugoslavia
United States
Local time: 22:18
English to Spanish
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TOPIC STARTER
No, I didn't apply. Aug 4, 2020

No Mrs. Natalie, I didn't apply to work for them. I think they are scammers. This phone number in Colorado was not in service. Yugoslavia.

 
Paulinho Fonseca
Paulinho Fonseca  Identity Verified
Brazil
Local time: 23:18
Member (2011)
English to Portuguese
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Accounting firm? Aug 4, 2020

On LinkedIn, it shows: "...independent brokerage firm specializing in private equity investments."
Why would they not answers or reply to your calls? :/


Yolanda Broad
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
 
yugoslavia
yugoslavia
United States
Local time: 22:18
English to Spanish
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TOPIC STARTER
Thanks Mr. Fonseca. Aug 4, 2020

Hi Mr. Fonseca,
I hope you are well in Brazil. I think is a scam. Please write me directly to my profile. I will give you more details. I think the phone number is fake.
I hope that you are safe from The Corona Virus Pandemic.
Sincerely,
Yugoslavia


 
yugoslavia
yugoslavia
United States
Local time: 22:18
English to Spanish
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TOPIC STARTER
Thanks Mr. Fonseca. Aug 4, 2020

They said that they needed my services for their accounting firm. I think they are lying.
Yugoslavia


 
Sheila Wilson
Sheila Wilson  Identity Verified
Spain
Local time: 02:18
Member (2007)
English
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This is all you need to know Aug 4, 2020

https://findwhocallsyou.com/7206494139?CallerInfo

Philippe Etienne
Yolanda Broad
Katarzyna Slowikova
 
Lincoln Hui
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Hong Kong
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Member
Chinese to English
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text message Aug 4, 2020

Stopped reading when I saw the words "text message".

Josephine Cassar
Fatine Echenique
 
Natalie
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Poland
Local time: 03:18
Member (2002)
English to Russian
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So, your unsent resume has been "reviewed by their human resources team"? Aug 4, 2020

What else do you need to confirm this is scam?

Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Fatine Echenique
 
yugoslavia
yugoslavia
United States
Local time: 22:18
English to Spanish
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TOPIC STARTER
Thanks. Aug 4, 2020

Thanks Miss Sheila. I appreciate it. I think this is the same phone number where they sent me the text message.
The message contains also English grammar mistakes.
Thanks.
Yugoslavia


 
yugoslavia
yugoslavia
United States
Local time: 22:18
English to Spanish
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TOPIC STARTER
Phone text message. Aug 4, 2020

Hi Mr. Lincoln,
Thanks for your reply. Did you get a similar phone text message?
Please let me know.
Kind regards,
Yugoslavia


 


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