Advance Payment scam "Val Ruud"/Conflict Management/Healthcare Entrepreneurship,Marketing Thread poster: Julian Cadena
| Julian Cadena United States Local time: 04:03 Spanish to English + ...
"Do you work on translation services for language pairing "English" to "Spanish" ?? Thanks … Val Ruud 295 Madison Avenue New York, NY 10017 USA I have attached 2 documents in this email for your perusal and I would like for you to write back giving me a sum total figure of what each document will cost to translate respectively. {A} Conflict Management with {10,700} words = $ ???? {B} Healthcare Entrepreneurship,Marketing Plans and ... See more "Do you work on translation services for language pairing "English" to "Spanish" ?? Thanks … Val Ruud 295 Madison Avenue New York, NY 10017 USA I have attached 2 documents in this email for your perusal and I would like for you to write back giving me a sum total figure of what each document will cost to translate respectively. {A} Conflict Management with {10,700} words = $ ???? {B} Healthcare Entrepreneurship,Marketing Plans and CSR with {22,200} words = $ ???? We have a flexible deadline for on or before the 15th December 2017 for the submission of all translation works. Thanks" Beware this scam. ▲ Collapse | | | Robert Forstag United States Local time: 04:03 Spanish to English + ... It is not just one thing... | Nov 1, 2017 |
The combination of bad English, vagueness, indifference to translator qualifications, and apparent willingness to pay a high fee are, all together, a dead giveaway that a scam is involved. The probability that such an offer is genuine is near zero.
[Edited at 2017-11-02 10:27 GMT] | | | I got that email today.... | Nov 1, 2017 |
Does anyone know who Val Ruud is? Has anyone been cheated by this person? I got that identical email today.... | | | What could someone be looking for? | Nov 1, 2017 |
What would a scammer be looking for but offering a large upfront payment as this person has done? I just can’t figure it out...please illuminate me!! | |
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Sheila Wilson Spain Local time: 09:03 Member (2007) English + ... To everyone who wants the answer to this and other questions | Nov 2, 2017 |
jbruni wrote: What would a scammer be looking for but offering a large upfront payment as this person has done? I just can’t figure it out...please illuminate me!! Please visit the Scam Centre here on ProZ.com: https://www.proz.com/about/translator-scam-alerts Everyone needs to be informed about the 101 scams there are out there. And as new ones are being added every day, sign up (on that page) to be notified of new scammers and scams. | | | Kevin Fulton United States Local time: 04:03 German to English Overpayment/bad check scam | Nov 2, 2017 |
jbruni wrote: What would a scammer be looking for but offering a large upfront payment as this person has done? I just can’t figure it out...please illuminate me!! . Sheila is right, please check the scam center. You will be amazed at the variety of ways people can be cheated. | | |
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