Forum for Translators: CV Identity thief & nonpayer: bigtranswork.com
Beware of bigtranswork.com. They are currently targeting translators on this site. The PM is called Angela (fake name). This is a fake company/agency from Gaza. The criminals behind it are: KHALED TRANS, OMAR ISSA & LANGUAGEMENT.
Thanks, we have just blocked bigtranswork.
I have just been contacted by them. Got duspicous because he asked for the full version of my CV. Certificate dates and many details. What usually is not common.
I have just been contacted by them. Got duspicous because he asked for the full version of my CV. Certificate dates and many details. What usually is not common.
I have been contacted by them today, too.But the email is signed with a different name now. I'm glad I'm came here to check on their reputation before applying for the job. Thank you all for the warning.
I have been contacted by them too. This is the message and the email address used:
<jone@bigtranswork.com>
"Good afternoon,
This is Jone from Bigtrans, a translation agency based in America.
We are looking for native french translators to translate files from English. If you are interested in working with us, we need you to contact us attaching your CV at this e-mail address.
We currently have a translation of 5600 words.
We also need your best rate.
Looking forward to your prompt reply."
Something seemed weird to me so I didn't reply. Good thing I found this thread, thank you all!
I was contacted by them under the name
Floretta Joseph. Who in the world would be foolish enough to fall for this idiotic request to send their CV?
Wm
I have got an email today from that scammer.
EMAIL: jone@bigtranswork.com
NAME: islam salama
This was their email:
Hello,
This is Jone from Bigtrans, a translation agency based in America.
We are looking for native German translators to translate files from English. If you are interested in working with us, we need you to contact us attaching your CV at this e-mail address.
We currently have a translation of 8500 words.
We also need your best rate.
Looking forward to your prompt reply.
Ahmad Mahmoud <ahmad.trans@bigtranswork.com>
Attachments6:03 AM (18 hours ago)
to bcc: me
Dear Translator,
My name is Ahmed Mahmoud and I am a project manager at big trans. I am responsible for the recruitment and general cooperation with linguistic partners. It is a pleasure to e-meet you!
We are currently recruiting translators for future projects of various types in various domains. This will give you the opportunity to be a part of those projects as needed. If you are interested in applying for freelance translation work, we would like to invite you to get started with the following steps (in sequential order):
What you can do is only sending your brilliant CV. and Cover Letter to my email then you will reach the top of success to get many projects you hope. So we are a trustful medium between you and the clients. But I will be grateful if you give me the permission to make some changes of small details that will never weaken your respected CV. and I promise you that the most win and the highest earns will be for you. Beside the above mentioned, you will deal with a comfortable and a punctual team of a long experience and a golden translation with you, of course. However, be sure that you are dealing with an honest company and please trust us because we give you a legal step to get good job. You will be a lucky translator as well as we, if you agree.
It is an honor for me to work with you, and I am looking forward to hearing from you.
Best Regards,
Ahmed Mahmoud
Project Manager/
www.bigtranswork.com
Email: ahmad.translate14@gmail.com
ahmad.trans@bigtranswork.com
BE AWARE of BIGTRANSWORK.com SCAM!
The company is DEFINITELY NOT BASED in Maryland, US!!! Their English skills are not of a native English speaker and then they ask you to sign the following 'so called' Work Contract:
Work contract
Can you give us permission, authorization and agreement in order for us to send your CV to our clients?
If yes, we will remove your contact details to avoid direct contacts with clients. In this case, we will use a free email which will be put inside your CV in order to receive projects and therefore we will reply on your behalf.
We can also email your certificates if needed to clients on your behalf. We will give you the projects and in cases when you are not available, we will give the projects to other translators.
If you agree, you will be considered as a close team member and consequently you will be eligible for any developmental plan. This is part of group work based on mutual cooperation because the translation market is full of competition.
Please let me know so that we start work. If you agree, sign this authorization and agreement document.
Your name
I have just been contacted by them.
They are still active:
Dear All,
Hope this email finds you well.
We have a new project with the details below:
Word count: 5328
Language Pair: Japanese to English.
Rate: 0.03usd per character.
Due date: 19th July 2019.
Please let me know if you are available to handle it.
Looking forward to hearing from you very soon.
Best,
--
*Alara S. Yusuf*
*Vendor Manager||BigTransWork*
Alara Yusuf <translation@bigtranswork.com>
I have been contacted by them as well a few days ago and I immediately found their mail suspicious, hopefully I got your warnings though I think I wouldn't have answered them anyway.
This is what I received (some parts were highlighted in yellow):
Dear translator,
This is Razan Isam,a project manager, working at bigtranswork center for translation. We currently have a medical English into French translation project.we would like you to translate a short texts which will help us determine your qualifications.
If you are interested in working with us, Kindly send your CV because accordingly the test will be sent, Kindly let us know if it is acceptable. Based on your confirmation we will send you sample test file for translation.
Please contact me to provide you with the details ( rate, deadline and the payment method).
Best regards,
Please do not hesitate if you have any inquiries.
I am waiting your reply.
Razan Isam
Project manager
Oh, i am a bit late about this message. I already gave one page. But thank God i read this before its too late. (so
Oh, i am a bit late about this message. I already gave one page. But thank God i read this before its too late. (so sad)
I have just received this (10 July 2020)
"Dear Translator,
I am Emma Smith from Bigtrans company. I am a project manager and a mediator between the translators and the clients. The client will give me a project either it’s a translation, proofreading, editing or other services. So, the idea is to take your permission and authorization to change small details of your CV such as email and contact details if you agree. And I need you to be assured that you will take your right completely and on time. You only need to read our contract, sign it and send it with your CV and cover letter. We only change contact details in order to send the CV to clients to get jobs and you have the full and complete priority to work on those projects. In case you are not available we can send the jobs to other translators.
The purpose of this authorization and permission is to have cooperation with you to get projects by sending your CV to clients.
Don’t hesitate to agree to our work because you are dealing with a trustworthy company that will give you a good job with a good price.
Please do feel free to get in touch for more help.
Kind regards,
Emma Smith
Project manager/ BigTrans Team
Email: es311158@gmail.com
Website: www.bigtranswork.com"
I've just received an offer from them. Though they seem to have a website, it seemed fishy to me and I'm glad I've checked here.
They sent the e-mail from the following address: razan.translation6@gmail.com
I've just received an offer from them. It seemed fishy to me. Though I am not interested new offers now, but I still check and I'm glad I've checked here.
They sent the e-mail from the following address: nour789yahya@gmail.com
I was really shocked to find out this thread. I got emails and fulfiled some projects with this “ nour789yahya@gmail.com”, then they just ignored payment. I wished I had checked information before.
Hello guys! I have to let you know that I finally got paid from nour789yahya@gmail.com. It's about 4 months to get the payment, still it's better than being "spam". So, just wanna let you know.>
Hi,
I was contacted today
here is their email:
Hello Translator,
I am Razan Isam, a project manager, working at Bigtranswork center for translation.
I have a project of a small (157) page book that I need translated to American English and is needed by the end of January. We Will be paying a flat 780 USD for a professional translation of the book. The word count is about 31,400 words. If you are interested, please send me your CV and contact me to provide you with details.
Can you kindly respond ASAP?
Razan Isam
Project manager
http://www.bigtranswork.com/
I got a similar email.
Hello Translator,
I am Razan Isam, a project manager, working at Bigtranswork center for translation.
I have a project of a small (157) page book that I need translated to American English and is needed by the end of January. We Will be paying a flat 780 USD for a professional translation of the book. The word count is about 31,400 words. If you are interested, please send me your CV and contact me to provide you with details.
Can you kindly respond ASAP?
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