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zipang 
United States
Local time: 06:59
Member (2006)
English to Japanese
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I received this e-mail.
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From Engr Bill Bord [email protected]
To undisclosed-recipients
Date Sun, Jul 24, 2011 at 6:32 AM
Subject Enquiry About Your Translation Service !!!
My name is Bill presently on an official assignment in cairo,Egypt and will be proceeding to your country for official Engineering conference meeting with Japanese council o... See more I received this e-mail.
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From Engr Bill Bord [email protected]
To undisclosed-recipients
Date Sun, Jul 24, 2011 at 6:32 AM
Subject Enquiry About Your Translation Service !!!
My name is Bill presently on an official assignment in cairo,Egypt and will be proceeding to your country for official Engineering conference meeting with Japanese council on the 27th of August.I will need your service to translate a write up for me.
I actually need to make a presentation to some group of Japanese speaking people in US.so i will need you to help in translating the paper to Japanese,so each participants can have a copy and they can follow through.
Let me know your rate and charges for a total of presentation of word.Presentation is attached.
Thank you.
Bill
+20165542633(EGYPT)
[Attachment: Regional Seminar on Economic Dynamics of Newly.doc (67K)]
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Several websites have identified this sender as a scammer. ▲ Collapse
| | | | | It surely is | Jul 25, 2011 |
I have received the same email in 2 different email box of mine requesting the same service into French.
[Edited at 2011-07-25 14:48 GMT]
| | | | | I received the same message... | Jul 25, 2011 |
I believe they received my information from the ATA database because I received the e-mail directly with an attachment.
The document in the attachment was copied from a PDF posted on the internet. They changed the dates to make it seem as if it was a current document, when in fact, it is from 2004, if I recall correctly.
Everyone is advised to disregard it as spam.
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I received exactly the same message (with same mistakes / typos), with attachments, for both Dutch and Hebrew.
I guess you're right, Bryan: seems as if the information was pulled from the ATA-database.
When will these people stop?? It's such a waste of time, for all of us ...
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Mohamed Mahmoud
Egypt
Local time: 13:59
Member (2011)
English to Arabic
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| kindly take care and try yo announce every one | Jul 25, 2011 |
It seems they are very active as i got three messages in three mail boxes through different bodies so i wish every one to announce this as possible.
| | | | | Got the same... | Jul 25, 2011 |
...and answered accordingly (mocking him to death )
| | | | Maja Petrovska
Canada
Local time: 06:59
Member
Macedonian to English
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| Translation scam | Jul 27, 2011 |
Definitely a scam, here is the same e-mail:
"My name is Bill presently on an official assignment in cairo,Egypt and will be proceeding to your country for official Engineering conference meeting with Macedonian council on the 27th of August.I will need your service to translate a write up for me.
I actually need to make a presentation to some group of Macedonian speaking people in US.so i will need you to help in translating the paper to Macedonian,so each participants ... See more Definitely a scam, here is the same e-mail:
"My name is Bill presently on an official assignment in cairo,Egypt and will be proceeding to your country for official Engineering conference meeting with Macedonian council on the 27th of August.I will need your service to translate a write up for me.
I actually need to make a presentation to some group of Macedonian speaking people in US.so i will need you to help in translating the paper to Macedonian,so each participants can have a copy and they can follow through.
Let me know your rate and charges for a total of presentation of word.Presentation is attached.
Thank you.
Bill
+20165542633(EGYPT)" ▲ Collapse
| | | | Liviu-Lee Roth
United States
Local time: 06:59
Romanian to English
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| got it too ...for Moldovan (?) language | Jul 27, 2011 |
@ Giuseppina - not good. By answering, you confirmed your e-mail.
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Bianca Bold
Local time: 06:59
English to Portuguese
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| Just got it too | Jul 27, 2011 |
Requesting translation into Portuguese.
| | | | | I also got the same e-mail, except he would come to Brazil !! | Jul 27, 2011 |
Yeah, it certainly is a SCAM.
| | | | Isabelle17
Brazil
Local time: 07:59
Portuguese to French
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| I just got the same e-mail | Jul 27, 2011 |
There is no doubt it is a scam.
| | | | Anthony Baldwin
United States
Local time: 06:59
Portuguese to English
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I just received this.
So, where's the scam?
Has he replied to someone promising to send a check twice the amount of the rate, or some other such nonsense?
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I had the dubious honor of receiving the Portuguese edition, but I suppose he wants European rather than Brazilian Portuguese.
(Wondering if the name "Bill Bord" is meant to be some kind of joke.)
| | | | | It is a phishing scam | Jul 28, 2011 |
Hi,
Many of us received it. I just want to say that nobody should treat it as a joke. It is a phishing scam.
Some years ago, a good number of interpreters fell for a scam similar to that. They received fake money orders and sent back real money in order to guarantee a job offer. Most fell into it because they wanted to make easy money, but it does not justify the whole thing.
Lee Roth is right, by answering one only confirms the email is valid which can open an avalanche for ot... See more Hi,
Many of us received it. I just want to say that nobody should treat it as a joke. It is a phishing scam.
Some years ago, a good number of interpreters fell for a scam similar to that. They received fake money orders and sent back real money in order to guarantee a job offer. Most fell into it because they wanted to make easy money, but it does not justify the whole thing.
Lee Roth is right, by answering one only confirms the email is valid which can open an avalanche for other scams.
Take care. ▲ Collapse
| | | | zipang
United States
Local time: 06:59
Member (2006)
English to Japanese
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TOPIC STARTER | so, it is a scam... | Jul 28, 2011 |
According to the other websites, this sender (the same name, phone number and email address) will ask you to send money by Western Union.
We have to be able to recognize the warning signs, such as Dear Sir/Madam, typing errors, grammatical mistakes....and even if the email does contain your correct name, it does not guarantee that it is legit.
Scam only exists because there are people who respond to it. Replying is the worst you can do... Do not fall for a phishing scam... See more According to the other websites, this sender (the same name, phone number and email address) will ask you to send money by Western Union.
We have to be able to recognize the warning signs, such as Dear Sir/Madam, typing errors, grammatical mistakes....and even if the email does contain your correct name, it does not guarantee that it is legit.
Scam only exists because there are people who respond to it. Replying is the worst you can do... Do not fall for a phishing scam! ▲ Collapse
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