Two new thieves: Dave GRAHAM and Thom WEST Thread poster: C. MASKA
| C. MASKA France Local time: 15:55 Member English to French + ... | Tony M France Local time: 15:55 Member French to English + ... SITE LOCALIZER 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... See more 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!
[Edited at 2018-04-22 10:06 GMT] ▲ Collapse | | | C. MASKA France Local time: 15:55 Member English to French + ... TOPIC STARTER
I did not get caught at all. Too much experience. I am just warning new translators. | | |
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Morano El-Kholy Egypt Local time: 16:55 Member (2011) English to Arabic + ... 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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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?
[Edited at 2018-04-22 13:05 GMT] 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 Egypt Local time: 16:55 Member (2011) English to Arabic + ... Yes, I've tried this link, but it did not work! | Apr 22, 2018 |
Thanks, dear Teresa for your prom... See more Thanks, dear Teresa for your prompt reply but I do not know what's wrong... ▲ Collapse | | | mohamed aglan Egypt Local time: 16:55 Member (2018) English to Arabic + ...
thanks a million for this list and plz try keeping it up to dateTony 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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