Is this a Scam? Payment via Certified Euro Bank Check Thread poster: Rolf Kern
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Rolf Kern 
Switzerland
Local time: 22:47
English to German
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In memoriam
Received:
"Am XXX by name, i have a project of English to Germany to translate which i will like to know if you are available to do that for me?"
XXX
(Telephone number in UK)
Sent:
"What is it?"
Received:
"Here is the attachment of the documents am translating. please let me know how much am paying for them in total price. and i want them to be completed within 3 to 4 weeks."
Sent:
"You did not send me any attachment, and... See more Received:
"Am XXX by name, i have a project of English to Germany to translate which i will like to know if you are available to do that for me?"
XXX
(Telephone number in UK)
Sent:
"What is it?"
Received:
"Here is the attachment of the documents am translating. please let me know how much am paying for them in total price. and i want them to be completed within 3 to 4 weeks."
Sent:
"You did not send me any attachment, and please indicate, in which currency you want to pay."
Received:
"Here is the attachment again! am paying with euro."
(I received a crippled Word file, 58 pages, Header: "Publication Information: Book Title: Efficienvy, Equality and Public Policy: With a Case for Higher Public Spending. Contributors: Yew-Kwang Ng - author. Publisher: Macmillan Press...")
Sent:
"I am sorry, but this text is too complicated for me and a bad conversion form another program (see attachment). If I had to do it, it would cost you EUR 2,100.00, whereby, for security reasons, I would demand an advance payment."
Reveiced:
"Thank you very much for your respond, i will need you to translate this project within 3 to 4 weekss. and our client will be sending payment via Certified Euro Bank Check. so go ahead and start my project without delay. Please get back to me with your full name, your mailing address and your cell phone number where you want the payment be mail to."
Sent:
"There is a misunderstanding. I wrote I couldn't do it. Besides, as you saw in the sample page I mailed you, that words are missing, there should in any case be a perfect Word file, not such a cripple."
Reveiced:
"you must translate it like that as it is ok..."
Sent:
"Now that you write this, you have no serious translation work in mind and I fear that the whole matter is a fraud. I will not do the work." ▲ Collapse
| | | | | Euro Bank Check | Jan 6, 2011 |
is the keyword for spotting a scam in this particular case.
| | | | | Indeed it is fraud | Jan 6, 2011 |
Hello,
It seems to be that it is a bluff, be carefull, there is a lot of those, i almost fell into one a few months ago.
Always ask precise questions and when they dont give you a clear answer, it means something is wrong
good luck
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Thanks for sharing important information. I will surely take care in future.
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| Wiki page on scams | Jan 6, 2011 |
You can find more information on scams at a dedicated ProZ.com wiki page.
In particular, a scam involving overpayment with fake checks is described here.
All members ... See more You can find more information on scams at a dedicated ProZ.com wiki page.
In particular, a scam involving overpayment with fake checks is described here.
All members are invited to read and contribute to this community resource.
Regards,
Enrique ▲ Collapse
| | | | | Same happening in Canada! | Feb 2, 2011 |
Some "fake" client asked me to translate the text quoted above from Enlish into French. His email is totally identical to the home quoted, except for the language requested. I asked for a deposit and this morning I received 2 money orders for an amount considerably higher than the value of the works to be done. I communicated with the client thinking it was a mistake and suggesting I would send him one of the 2 money orders back. He wanted me to cash the money orders, take a "tip" on the amount ... See more Some "fake" client asked me to translate the text quoted above from Enlish into French. His email is totally identical to the home quoted, except for the language requested. I asked for a deposit and this morning I received 2 money orders for an amount considerably higher than the value of the works to be done. I communicated with the client thinking it was a mistake and suggesting I would send him one of the 2 money orders back. He wanted me to cash the money orders, take a "tip" on the amount and wire him the balance - IN CASH... Beware! Those money orders were probably stolen during a robbery. The guy's got addresses and phone numbers all over the map. ▲ Collapse
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