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Scam: skillclusterportal.org
Thread poster: Ola Sleiman
Ola Sleiman
Ola Sleiman
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Nov 10

Hello,


Has anyone had experience with skillclusterportal.org? I couldn't find any information about them on the BlueBoard, and I'm unsure whether they are trustworthy.

would greatly appreciate hearing about your past experiences with this company. Thank you!


GABRIELA KOUAHLA
Boris Carlos DJOUEMOU SEUKMOU
Mark Possemiers
 
Thayenga
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Blue Board Nov 11

They're a company for people who seek employment, and not necessarily for professional LSPs.

Is it coincidence that their web developer's name is John Doe?


writeaway
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Boris Carlos DJOUEMOU SEUKMOU
Victoria Faucher
 
Thomas Pfann
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Red flags Nov 11

Their website is from the same source as https://callfix.ca which claims to be a platform for connecting clients with skilled contractors in areas like plumbing, electrical work, and household repairs. They have the same "clients" and the same made-up client reviews.

Many red flags so I would be cautious and assume that this it not legit.

[Edited at 2024-11-11 15:32 GMT]


Jorge Payan
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
María Eugenia Wachtendorff
Boris Carlos DJOUEMOU SEUKMOU
Victoria Faucher
 
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
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@Ola Nov 11

I was pretty sure I'd seen another very similar website with the same references, so here it goes: https://callfix.ca/
and another one:
https://www.metalance.org/
+ another one:
https://get-freelance.com/

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I was pretty sure I'd seen another very similar website with the same references, so here it goes: https://callfix.ca/
and another one:
https://www.metalance.org/
+ another one:
https://get-freelance.com/

[Edited at 2024-11-11 15:49 GMT]
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Maria Laura Curzi
 
Ola Sleiman
Ola Sleiman
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TOPIC STARTER
Thanks everyone Nov 12

I looked into the resources you all suggested, and it does appear to be a scam.

Thank you guys for your help. I appreciate it.


Leo Schipper
 
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Fishy Nov 13

I received some messages from them as well that sounded very fishy: over-flattering, no questions asked, no details to the job offered in their initial messages. They even agreed to triple the word rate - so red flags all over. I would stay away.

Ola Sleiman
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Leo Schipper
María Eugenia Wachtendorff
 
Johan Beyens
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There is a job posting from them on Proz Nov 14

They just posted a job https://www.proz.com/translation-jobs/2130715
I was just a click away from replying until I decided to look here.

The contact address on their website is identical to that of craftedfreelancers, who, I understand, have also been called out as suspicious. Has anyone actually dealt with them?


GONG Qianming
 
expressisverbis
expressisverbis
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Be careful! skillclusterportal.org is contacting from other sites. Nov 14

Please be careful! They are now contacting translators from TranslatorsCafe.

https://www.proz.com/forum/scams/369854-heard_of_crafted_freelancers-page5.html

My post in the discussion above is awaiting to be approved for some reason I don't know... Today, I got an email from a 'Paige Hutchinson'.


GABRIELA KOUAHLA
Maria Laura Curzi
 
ibz
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From everywhere Nov 14

They seem to get addresses from everywhere. In my case, they said they got my details from the Swiss translators' and interpreters' association (ASTTI).
But as I already said: A client who is fine with tripling their rate without further discussion and without having seen any of my work is very suspicious...


Ola Sleiman
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
María Eugenia Wachtendorff
 
Rima AlKhader
Rima AlKhader
Jordan
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It is a SCAM, NOT LEGIT Nov 14

I'm one of their victims.
They just made me waste my precious time for nothing.
Be aware, Be careful


 
Géraldine Fourrier
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Has to be a scam Nov 15

Hi everyone,

I have also been approached (today) by someone claiming to be "Human resources manager" of Skillcluster, with a skillclusterportal.org email address, following an ad posted on ProZ and that I had answered to 1 or 2 days ago.

Everything points to a scam very similar to one I was confronted to previously:
- I am proposed an inflated amount of money that does not correspond to my proposed rate or to the number of words initially advertised;
- the
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Hi everyone,

I have also been approached (today) by someone claiming to be "Human resources manager" of Skillcluster, with a skillclusterportal.org email address, following an ad posted on ProZ and that I had answered to 1 or 2 days ago.

Everything points to a scam very similar to one I was confronted to previously:
- I am proposed an inflated amount of money that does not correspond to my proposed rate or to the number of words initially advertised;
- the enthusiasm of the "manager" for my profile seems exaggerated;
- no agreement is to be signed, and so on...

It really smells bad, and the ad that had been posted on ProZ was actually suppressed by the administrator rather fast.
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josephine iannu
Leo Schipper
 
GABRIELA KOUAHLA
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Contacted me via WhatsApp Nov 15

Hi. They also contacted me via WhatsApp in response to one of the posts they published some days ago. They asked me to send my cv to sophiemathisen@skillclusterportal.org. It’s a very big scam.

Leo Schipper
Federico Moncini
 
Ilaria Lupone
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TM-Town Message Nov 16

They sent me a message on TM-Town and proposed over-average rates. In the email signature there wasn't the company name, phone number and so on. It's a scam for sure.

[Edited at 2024-11-16 15:22 GMT]


María Eugenia Wachtendorff
Boris Carlos DJOUEMOU SEUKMOU
Maria Laura Curzi
 
Boris Carlos DJOUEMOU SEUKMOU
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They are currently trying to scam me Nov 17

Ilaria Lupone wrote:

They sent me a message on TM-Town and proposed over-average rates. In the email signature there wasn't the company name, phone number and so on. It's a scam for sure.

[Edited at 2024-11-16 15:22 GMT]

...............

They are currently trying to scam me. 17,000 words for $7,000.
And ProZ has not yet banned them.


Dr Klarijn Anderson-Loven
 
Mark Possemiers
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:-) Nov 20

just got an offer from them. Seems fishy ...

Dr Klarijn Anderson-Loven
 
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