| صفحات الموضوع: < [1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19] | Scam: Public Organization Procedures Research Phase 1 and 2 ناشر الموضوع: Samuel Murray
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The very generic title of the document was one alarm bell.
The prospective client's poor English and weird self-presentation ("I hope you will treat me well just like others as I am deaf of hearing") was another.
The final giveaway was the stipulation "I'm proposing a cashier's check or bank certified check for the payment. You will be getting the payment before you start the project."
Glad to see confirmation here on the forum. Thanks, fellow ProZers.
- J
| | | | | Still making the rounds, Nov. 2024! | Nov 23 |
I also received a request to translate this document. I spotted the scam pretty quickly. Apologies, I’m not a frequent user of this site, but I do not understand why every single request of this nature I’ve received through Proz.com initially appears to come from a registered user, but when I click on the link to their profile, it’s either been deleted or nonexistent. Wondering if Proz.com could be doing more to vet potential ‘clients’ ? I’m also asking because we’re beginning to h... See more I also received a request to translate this document. I spotted the scam pretty quickly. Apologies, I’m not a frequent user of this site, but I do not understand why every single request of this nature I’ve received through Proz.com initially appears to come from a registered user, but when I click on the link to their profile, it’s either been deleted or nonexistent. Wondering if Proz.com could be doing more to vet potential ‘clients’ ? I’m also asking because we’re beginning to have similar problems with the OTTIAQ website in Québec. Thanks! ▲ Collapse
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الولايات المتحدة
Local time: 04:42
عضو (2007)
أنجليزي إلى هولندي
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I got the same message from someone called Debora Johnson. Same exact messages except asking for English into Dutch. Glad I did some research. Thanks!
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Three years later, this scam is still alive and well. This time, I received a 19-page document to be translated from EN to FR. Canada Post just went on strike yesterday, so I have been pushing for a Interac transfer, like I do for the vast majority of my clients. I wonder how she will reply. I'll keep you posted.
Edited: She did email once again to say I was to expect a Fed-ex, with the chequ and an additional article. A week later, nothing.
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Karen Caruana
كندا
Local time: 06:42
عضو (2018)
فرنسي إلى أنجليزي
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| The scam continues | Nov 30 |
One Mercedes Waldrop (whose name is quoted here earlier) followed up her initial inquiry regarding the translation of a document from French into English with the following:
Hello, I will require your service to translate the attached document. In the meantime, could you also confirm your charges per page, per source word or for the entire translation? The deadline for this Project is 1 month and a week starting from 6/December/2024. Finally, I'm proposing a bank draft check or bank... See more One Mercedes Waldrop (whose name is quoted here earlier) followed up her initial inquiry regarding the translation of a document from French into English with the following:
Hello, I will require your service to translate the attached document. In the meantime, could you also confirm your charges per page, per source word or for the entire translation? The deadline for this Project is 1 month and a week starting from 6/December/2024. Finally, I'm proposing a bank draft check or bank certified check for the payment. Please do not hesitate to confirm if this is okay with you? I look forward to reading from you soon.
It was the "bank draft check or bank certified check" that alerted me. Out of curiosity, I sent her a quote, asked if she worked for an organization, and told her I wouldn't take checks. Her reply is nearly identical to replies that others have posted here:
I quite agree with your price quote, I am willing to pay for your service, this translation is for a seminar and it's coming up soon. I would like to make an advance payment or make the full payment by check through FedEx, so you know you have my job with you, In the meantime do get back to me with the following payment information in the format below.
1. Full Name to be written on the Check
2. Full Physical Address:
3. Mobile number
Your payment will be prepared once I have the requested details. Get back to me asap
I love how it went from the project not being due for a month, with the start date 6 days from today, though she had already sent the document, to "Get back to me asap."
Stay alert dear colleagues! ▲ Collapse
| | | | | Thank you for the update | Dec 3 |
Etienne Lehoux-Jobin wrote:
A few days ago, I received an email from Katherine Kotacska ( [email protected]) sent from OTTIAQ's (Québec Translators' Association) member directory. The email seemed legit, but I somehow feared a scam, so I googled a few lines from the document she sent me, and that's how I ended up here. The document begins thus: "LUKSO Organization Creative Research Phase 1". I found this blog post ( https://atasavvynewcomer.org/2018/05/22/how-to-identify-and-avoid-translation-scammers/) useful in detecting potential translation scammers. Anyway, don't fall for that scam!
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lucie mayer wrote:
Three years later, this scam is still alive and well. This time, I received a 19-page document to be translated from EN to FR. Canada Post just went on strike yesterday, so I have been pushing for a Interac transfer, like I do for the vast majority of my clients. I wonder how she will reply. I'll keep you posted.
Edited: She did email once again to say I was to expect a Fed-ex, with the chequ and an additional article. A week later, nothing.
So, to my utter surprise, I got a cheque delivered by FedEx, to the amount of $3 950. That is a lot of money. I just got off the phone with my local police and tomorrow, I will be posting a detailled story on FB. Of course, I will not be cashing the cheque, but in the morning, I will be calling my bank for them to check whether the cheque I received is legit.
Oh, my scammer is using the name Wendy Conroy. The cheque is issued by the BMO in Toronto (I'm also calling them tomorrow) and the name on the cheque is Miller Waste Systems Inc, 8050 Woodbine Ave, Markham, ON L3R 2N8.
Scammers, get a life.
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