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C. MASKA
C. MASKA
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Apr 22, 2018

They will ask you to perform big translation works against certified bank checks. It's all fraudulent. Email addresses: [email protected] and [email protected]

 
Tony M
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The oldest scam in the book! Apr 22, 2018

Gald you didn't get caught, but there are still people around who really need to tighten up their due diligence procedures: this is one of the oldest scams that's been reported by translators for years, and if people would only followed the advice in the ProZ.com scam centre, they could easily avoid getting caught.
There is also a guy who runs an independent 'blacklist' of scammers, it's been mentioned many times before in these forums; you should report it there too, although these are ob
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Gald you didn't get caught, but there are still people around who really need to tighten up their due diligence procedures: this is one of the oldest scams that's been reported by translators for years, and if people would only followed the advice in the ProZ.com scam centre, they could easily avoid getting caught.
There is also a guy who runs an independent 'blacklist' of scammers, it's been mentioned many times before in these forums; you should report it there too, although these are obviously fake names and burner e-mail addresses.
People who use Gmail etc. vehemently insist that it is NOT unprofessional to do so, but I'm afraid I always see one of these free, throwaway addresses as the first warning sign: 100% of all the scams I've received have been from such addresses, while only about 5% of my genuine professional customers use them as their primary address. QED!

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C. MASKA
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Precisely Apr 22, 2018

I did not get caught at all. Too much experience. I am just warning new translators.

 
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
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@Corinne Apr 22, 2018

Thanks! Why not report their names to be added to the Translators Scammers Directory?

http://www.translator-scammers.com/translator-scammers-directory.htm


 
Morano El-Kholy
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I need to access Translators Scammers Directory. Apr 22, 2018

I am trying to access Translators Scammers Directory but in vain! I am denied access.

I need to report another scammer whom I did a big project recently but disappeared and did not pay me at all!

How can I be permitted to log in this website?



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Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
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Access Apr 22, 2018

Morano El-Kholy wrote:

I am trying to access Translators Scammers Directory but in vain! I am denied access.

I need to report another scammer whom I did a big project recently but disappeared and did not pay me at all!

How can I be permitted to log in this website?



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I've just accessed it, without a problem. Have you tried this link?

http://www.translator-scammers.com/translator-scammers-directory.htm


 
Morano El-Kholy
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Yes, I've tried this link, but it did not work! Apr 22, 2018

Teresa Borges wrote:

I've just accessed it, without a problem. Have you tried this link?

http://www.translator-scammers.com/translator-scammers-directory.htm


Thanks, dear Teresa for your prom
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Teresa Borges wrote:

I've just accessed it, without a problem. Have you tried this link?

http://www.translator-scammers.com/translator-scammers-directory.htm


Thanks, dear Teresa for your prompt reply but I do not know what's wrong...
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mohamed aglan
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Thanks Apr 22, 2018

thanks a million for this list and plz try keeping it up to date
Tony M wrote:

Gald you didn't get caught, but there are still people around who really need to tighten up their due diligence procedures: this is one of the oldest scams that's been reported by translators for years, and if people would only followed the advice in the ProZ.com scam centre, they could easily avoid getting caught.
There is also a guy who runs an independent 'blacklist' of scammers, it's been mentioned many times before in these forums; you should report it there too, although these are obviously fake names and burner e-mail addresses.
People who use Gmail etc. vehemently insist that it is NOT unprofessional to do so, but I'm afraid I always see one of these free, throwaway addresses as the first warning sign: 100% of all the scams I've received have been from such addresses, while only about 5% of my genuine professional customers use them as their primary address. QED!

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