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So I've been offering translations here at Fiverr for quite some time, and for the ones who's been hanging out here at the forum knows that every now and then I
 complain about fake Google/AI /whatever translation app translators.
 Sadly a lot of the buyers put a lot of trust ( or I guess blind faith) in them and believe/assume that the sellers are honest and skilled, and a lot of times they are fooled by the 5 star reviews. Sadly the fake seller I've been trying to report is a level 2 seller with a decent amount of 5 stars, so I can see why many people think this person is reliable. 

A few weeks ago I was asked to proofread a translation, and yeah, sadly it was garbage quality. I asked who worked on the original translation, and surprise surprise, it was the fake seller mentioned above. I guess I'll try reporting this garbage seller once again but I get the feeling nothing will be done.
 Anyway, I honestly told the buyer that the translation was bad, so this buyer decided to ask another translator. A few days later the translation was finished, and I was asked to proofread it. It was still very poor quality. I honestly told the buyer, and after a few messages back and forth, he finally decided to ask me to do the translation.
 (....Honestly, he could have asked me from the very start but oh well 😅.)

 I am of course upset with the fake sellers, but at the same time I am somewhat upset with the buyers too.
 True, a lot of fake translators are level 1/2 sellers, they have a lot of 5 star reviews, so in most cases the buyers only sees the reviews and levels and never pay attention to the gig description and profile. 

If the buyers actually took the time and read through the profile and gig description, they will spot a good number of grammar mistakes a lot of times.
 I understand that in some cases the buyers are not native English speakers and therefore don't notice those mistakes but most of the buyers that asked me to proofread were native English speakers. If a "professional" "certified" translator had grammar mistakes in their gig description, that should be a huge red flag.
 However this can be tricky because many fake seller simply copy/paste other native sellers' description so there are no mistakes in the description.
 

Buyers, be careful when ordering a translation gig. Read eeeeeeverything; their gig description, profile, and IF they have a negative review, even if it's just one or two of them, read both the buyer and the seller's comments. 

If the buyer says anything like "I asked a native friend to check it and she said it was terrible" 

and the seller responds with "I do cant understand why she give me bad review I did work good" 

Just go look for another seller. Also don't forget to ask another person to proofread it.
 

OK, rant done. I'm going to get myself a doughnut. 

Just complaining/ranting out loud...

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