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Thread poster: Luis Rodriguez
Luis Rodriguez
Luis Rodriguez  Identity Verified
United States
Local time: 11:46
Spanish to English
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Aug 23, 2020

Fellow translators please continue to be vigilant for scammers. I recently received a job offer. Long story short they purposely issued a cashiers check overpaying me. When I notified them that I was going to return the check they asked me to deposit it into my account but I refused and told them if I didn’t hear from them in two days I was going to assume that it was a fraudulent check and tear it. I didn’t hear back from them. Also, I couldn’t communicate with them by calling just text.... See more
Fellow translators please continue to be vigilant for scammers. I recently received a job offer. Long story short they purposely issued a cashiers check overpaying me. When I notified them that I was going to return the check they asked me to deposit it into my account but I refused and told them if I didn’t hear from them in two days I was going to assume that it was a fraudulent check and tear it. I didn’t hear back from them. Also, I couldn’t communicate with them by calling just text. BEWARE, ▲ Collapse


Nicholas Burrier
 
RSI EN-ES (AA)
RSI EN-ES (AA)
Other
English to Spanish
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I also ran into it. Aug 23, 2020

Somebody sent me a e-mail directly. You never know, could've been legit. So I replied. Here's what they replied:

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Thanks so much for your swift response ..I'm pleased to know you are interested in handling this project. However, I will require your service to translate the attached document. In the mean time, could you also confirm your charges per page, per source word or for the entire translation? The deadline for this Project is 1 month starting from... See more
Somebody sent me a e-mail directly. You never know, could've been legit. So I replied. Here's what they replied:

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Thanks so much for your swift response ..I'm pleased to know you are interested in handling this project. However, I will require your service to translate the attached document. In the mean time, could you also confirm your charges per page, per source word or for the entire translation? The deadline for this Project is 1 month starting from 23 of August 2020. I'm proposing Cashier Check ,You will received the Check and clear your bank before you send the document OK?

I look forward to reading from you soon.

Regards
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Luis Rodriguez
Luis Rodriguez  Identity Verified
United States
Local time: 11:46
Spanish to English
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Scam Alert Aug 23, 2020

Yikes! That sounds SO familiar.

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