Information regarding Hiregigs.org Thread poster: smoralestrad
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Hello everyone,
I recently got contacted by someone from Hiregigs.org offering a nice proposal. A lot of words at a decent rate, 50% payment after delivery of a 30% of the project.
I've looked for references but I've only found references on two sites: one talks about scam and the other doesn't ...
Has anyone worked with or knows this company?
Thank you very much for your help.
Greetings from Spain.
Susana
| | | | Marjolein Snippe 
Netherlands
Local time: 02:43
Member (2012)
English to Dutch
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smoralestrad wrote:
A lot of words at a decent rate, 50% payment after delivery of a 30% of the project.
Susana
This, from a client who does not even know you (so has no idea whether or not your translations are any good) sounds very suspicious.
I would proceed with extreme care, or ignore this straightaway, depending on the email address, the wording of the offer, content (book published decades or ages ago? Presentation on obscure subject?) and other red flags.
| | | | Zea_Mays
Italy
Local time: 02:43
Member (2009)
English to German
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Just check the website and the job offers.
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The webpage template is similar to the scams we already know, such as CraftedFreelancers, SkillClusterPortal, and TranslationReport among others.
Bottom page business description, “Most Job Completed Freelancers” title, and “Latest Job Posts” title are the Lorem Ipsum text.
I clicked the “Japanese Translation” job offer, and it has no text; it's an empty template page.
They post a +44 phone from England, but Whois information says the site was register... See more The webpage template is similar to the scams we already know, such as CraftedFreelancers, SkillClusterPortal, and TranslationReport among others.
Bottom page business description, “Most Job Completed Freelancers” title, and “Latest Job Posts” title are the Lorem Ipsum text.
I clicked the “Japanese Translation” job offer, and it has no text; it's an empty template page.
They post a +44 phone from England, but Whois information says the site was registered at Bayelsa in Nigeria > https://www.whois.com/whois/hiregigs.org
It's a clear scam. ▲ Collapse
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Zea_Mays
Italy
Local time: 02:43
Member (2009)
English to German
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| domain lookup results: scam from Nigeria | Jan 29 |
From https://www.whois.com/whois/hiregigs.org
Domain Information
Domain: hiregigs.org
Registered On: 2024-09-06
Expires On: 2025-09-06
Updated On: 2024-09-11
Status: client transfer prohibited
Name Servers: nsc.go54.com
nsd.go54.com
Registrar Information
Registrar: GO54 LIMITED
IANA ID: 3954
Abuse Email: [email protected]
Abuse Phone: +234.07069564333
Registrant Contact
Organization: Not Applicable
State: bayelsa
Country: NG
If you check go54.com, it's from Lagos, also Nigeria.
https://www.whois.com/whois/go54.com
| | | | Viktor Kachkaev
Russian Federation
Local time: 04:43
English to Russian
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| Info about Hiregigs | Feb 6 |
Hello,
A few ago I found a job on VakVak website from Hiregigs, they replied immediately, and got in touch with me in WhatsAp. They offer a project to be completed in 3-4 days , translation 10000 words to Russian at big price. I think they are scammers
| | | | smoralestrad
Local time: 02:43
English to Spanish
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TOPIC STARTER | Thanks for your replies | Feb 7 |
I am very grateful to you for taking the time to confirm my suspicions. Foul play is widespread these days. I was afraid of having lost a potentially good customer, but I am glad I followed my intuition. Too good to be true, what a shame!
Best,
Susana
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