Possible New Advanced payment scam Thread poster: Shai Navé
|
|---|
Shai Navé 
Israel
Local time: 14:21
English to Hebrew
+ ...
Hello,
Recently I became aware to a possible new advanced payment scam that is going on. The sender starts the email by "Greetings" and then tells the story of him needing couple of documents to be translated for a presentation he is suppose to hold to natives speakers of the target language. The dates, volume, and the name of the person and company varies, but the basic wording remains unchanged. There are also some mistakes in the email (both in language and details of the required proje... See more Hello,
Recently I became aware to a possible new advanced payment scam that is going on. The sender starts the email by "Greetings" and then tells the story of him needing couple of documents to be translated for a presentation he is suppose to hold to natives speakers of the target language. The dates, volume, and the name of the person and company varies, but the basic wording remains unchanged. There are also some mistakes in the email (both in language and details of the required project).
They also insist on paying only by Check and, of course, use easy to spot (alerting) excuses in an attempt to justify why they can only pay by Check.
The two emails that I've came across are:
Greetings!
I'm Nigel Jennett, based in Warren,Michigan state in the U.S.A.I'll be
making a presentation to some groups of Hebrew speaking people in Tel
Aviv,Israel on the 12th of July,2013.However,i will need you to help
me translate some documents from English to Hebrew,so each of my
audience can have a copy in their local language and they can follow
through.The deadline for the delivery of translations is July
9,2013.Please,let me have an estimate for the documents(see
attached).I look forward to hearing back from you soon.
Best Regards,
Nigel
Greetings!
We Are AL Taylor Baldwin llc from United State .we are looking for Translation Agent However,We will need your service to translate some documents for our company. we need to make a presentation to some groups of Hebrew speaking people in United State on 30th of June,2013. we will need you to help Us to translate the papers from English to Hebrew,so each of Our audience can have a copy in Portugese language and they can follow through.I will also need that the work be delivered by/before
Jun 310th,2013.Please,let me know your rate(euro) for a total of about 5,500 words presentation
I look forward to hearing back from you.
Regards
Taylor
▲ Collapse
| | | | | Scam for sure/Not new | May 29, 2013 |
The first time I receiveid an email like that was in 2005 or 2006, the presentation was requested in my pair, but , exactly the same pattern.
Stay safe!
[Edited at 2013-05-29 11:10 GMT]
| | | |
This one's been cropping up for a number of years now and the format of the e-mail remains largely unchanged.
It has all the hallmarks of a scam and if it isn't, I will gladly eat a hat.
| | | | Thayenga
Germany
Local time: 13:21
Member (2009)
English to German
+ ...
| It's almost an antique one. :) | May 29, 2013 |
Shai Nave wrote:
Greetings!
I'm Nigel Jennett, based in Warren,Michigan state in the U.S.A.I'll be..
I've heard of Washington State, but never of Michigan State. Or is this an abbreviation of the Michigan State University?
| | |
|
|
|
Shai Navé
Israel
Local time: 14:21
English to Hebrew
+ ...
TOPIC STARTER | No need for any hat eating :) | May 29, 2013 |
Thank you all.
I had no doubt that this is a scam, I only used the word possible because until one is actually scammed I guess that you can never truly know for certain.
I'm aware that it is an old scam, but it seems that this particular scammer is currently very active, so I've thought that it won't do any harm to "refresh" everyone's mind, just to be on the safe side.
Oh, and although it won't come as a surprise, this scammer uses Gmail and therefore it is impos... See more Thank you all.
I had no doubt that this is a scam, I only used the word possible because until one is actually scammed I guess that you can never truly know for certain.
I'm aware that it is an old scam, but it seems that this particular scammer is currently very active, so I've thought that it won't do any harm to "refresh" everyone's mind, just to be on the safe side.
Oh, and although it won't come as a surprise, this scammer uses Gmail and therefore it is impossible to track the origin of this scam (or at least the originating email server).
Stay vigilant and safe. ▲ Collapse
| | | | | Possible scam | Jul 29, 2015 |
I received the same type of request last month, from one who calls himself Isaac Jones. Same wording, possibly the same document (over 5000 words). After checking on the Internet, I realized the same text had been sent by this Isaac Jones to a few translators from the ProZ community in December 2012 or 2013. It later proved to be fraud.
| | | | | Me too, twice the same text! | Jul 29, 2015 |
And the same procedure:
1. He asked for estimate on a 16 page article about terrorism.
2. He sent me a money order for more than twice the amount I quoted.
3. Then he called me: "My accountant made a mistake, pay me back the balance!"
I did not pay him the balance at all, but the first time I tried to deposit the money order, and when it turned out to be a fake I was charged $5.00 by my bank. The second time the guy called me (number blocked),... See more And the same procedure:
1. He asked for estimate on a 16 page article about terrorism.
2. He sent me a money order for more than twice the amount I quoted.
3. Then he called me: "My accountant made a mistake, pay me back the balance!"
I did not pay him the balance at all, but the first time I tried to deposit the money order, and when it turned out to be a fake I was charged $5.00 by my bank. The second time the guy called me (number blocked), at first I told him to send me his address, for me to send him back his money order (fat chance!), then I called him an idiot, and advised him to keep track of the people he is trying to fool.
Be careful! ▲ Collapse
| | | | | A classic advance payment scam | Jul 30, 2015 |
Hi friends,
This is a classic example of advance payment scam, so classic that the words "so each participants can have a copy" are included as example in our scam alert center. Having a look at this page and to the related wiki can save you some trouble in the future.
... See more Hi friends,
This is a classic example of advance payment scam, so classic that the words "so each participants can have a copy" are included as example in our scam alert center. Having a look at this page and to the related wiki can save you some trouble in the future.
ProZ.com members can subscribe to the scam alert center notifications.
Regards,
Enrique ▲ Collapse
| | |
|
|
|
Jeff Whittaker
United States
Local time: 07:21
Spanish to English
+ ...
| Another dead giveaway is that... | Jul 30, 2015 |
... "real" private customers generally do not know that translation is billed "by the word" and will instead inform you that the document consists of "10 pages", etc.
| | | | To report site rules violations or get help, contact a site moderator: You can also contact site staff by submitting a support request » Possible New Advanced payment scam | Trados Business Manager Lite | Create customer quotes and invoices from within Trados Studio
Trados Business Manager Lite helps to simplify and speed up some of the daily tasks, such as invoicing and reporting, associated with running your freelance translation business.
More info » |
| | Wordfast Pro | Translation Memory Software for Any Platform
Exclusive discount for ProZ.com users!
Save over 13% when purchasing Wordfast Pro through ProZ.com. Wordfast is the world's #1 provider of platform-independent Translation Memory software. Consistently ranked the most user-friendly and highest value
Buy now! » |
|
| | | | X Sign in to your ProZ.com account... | | | | | |
Login to reply/comment 
Translation news
