Forum | Topic | Title | Text | Poster | Time |
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Scams | SCAM ALERT: Freelancers and agencies, please beware of a scammer impersonating real translators | It has started again! | I have received 3 emails this week from agencies letting me know they have received 'suspicious' emails from me soliciting work...Needless to say, I have not sent any such emails! This ha | Lydia De Jorge | Apr 16, 2013 |
Scams | SCAM ALERT: Freelancers and agencies, please beware of a scammer impersonating real translators | My identity has been stolen! | Several agencies have contacted me to verify my information as they have received an email with my CV soliciting work. I am outraged! What can we do to protect ourselves? | Lydia De Jorge | Sep 12, 2012 |
Scams | SCAM warning: David Baker Secret Shopper® | also via Proz | Rita Xavier with same phone #... I reported via Support ticket but (empty) profile is still open. From: [email protected] Subject: [ProZ.com mail] job To: translatorink@yah | Lydia De Jorge | Dec 7, 2011 |
Scams | Response from a client who posted a job on proz: a suspicious mail (Scam) | I received it too! | Needless to say, the poor English is a dead giveaway! I was tempted to write back and offer my services to edit his letter... | Lydia De Jorge | Sep 14, 2011 |
Literature / Poetry | Looking for advise on translation and publishing | Useful info | Copyright will apply whether there is a copyright notice or not. In the US, a notice was required to retain copyright on works published before January 1st 1978, but this was the except | Lydia De Jorge | Feb 25, 2011 |
Scams | The same scam reported, now English-Spanish | I received the same e-mail | If this IS a scam (and it sure smells like one) then these scammers are getting more and more sophisticated. The website appears legit, as well as the email address! The only real giveaway | Lydia De Jorge | Jan 22, 2011 |
Poll Discussion | Poll: Do you distrust job inquiries sent from a free email account? | Translation Scams | About 2 months ago I received an email via Proz from a person identifying himself as a Financial Consultant needing 3 large documents translated for a conference he had scheduled in Europe | Lydia De Jorge | Jun 24, 2010 |
Scams | interpreter / cheque fraud - was contacted via proz | I fell for it! | I received the following through ProZ (non-registered user): Hello, My name is #### from Huntington Beach,California but presently on an official assignment in Bucarest, Roman | Lydia De Jorge | Jun 3, 2010 |
Money matters | Will it never end? (rates - how many more such insults to our profession must we take?) | Sadly, it will NEVER end... | [quote]Henry Hinds wrote:
"If your rate is above .03 USD per word please do not send your resume." Obviously not a new subject. Just how many more such insults to our profession must | Lydia De Jorge | Aug 10, 2008 |
Literature / Poetry | A more specific question re. translation copy rights: | translation copyrights | If this is published work, it is copyrighted and you cannot just use it w/o proper authorization. Ethical? How would you feel if it was done to you? | Lydia De Jorge | Jan 29, 2007 |
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