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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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