Checks sent via Fedex Inițiatorul discuției: delmege (X)
| delmege (X) Statele Unite Local time: 19:39 din engleză în poloneză + ...
Warning to US members. There is a company using the proz.com site to target its members with offers of translating jobs. They are sending checks by Fedex, then immediately cancelling half of the assignment and asking for the return of half of of the money. Do not fall for this, these are fraudulent checks on non-existing accounts. Wait till the checks clear (2 weeks, even). I did resist their pressure & contacted the FBI. | | | Moved to Scams | Feb 28, 2020 |
I moved this topic to Scams. Please also notify the Proz staff about the full details of the scam. I would also suggest, in this case, you should name the company and the email address(es) used in the process. I hope you weren't stung too much by these people. James | | | Liviu-Lee Roth Statele Unite Local time: 22:39 din română în engleză + ... it is not a company, they are unknown worldwide scammers | Mar 2, 2020 |
delmege wrote: Warning to US members. There is a company using the proz.com site to target its members with offers of translating jobs. They are sending checks by Fedex, then immediately cancelling half of the assignment and asking for the return of half of of the money. Do not fall for this, these are fraudulent checks on non-existing accounts. Wait till the checks clear (2 weeks, even). I did resist their pressure & contacted the FBI. You did the right thing informing the FBI, but don't expect miracles. The perpetrator(s) might be from the other end of the world who bought the narrative on the dark net and send it everywhere. Better stay informed about the type of scams that go around in our world. Stay safe lee | | | delmege (X) Statele Unite Local time: 19:39 din engleză în poloneză + ... INIŢIATORUL SUBIECTULUI Cashier checks sent via Fedex | Mar 2, 2020 |
I don't know why proz.com changed the title of my warning to cashier's checks: it was an ordinary check. I smelled a rat immediately & told them that I will not start translating until the check clears. They cancelled half of the job & requested half of the money, which of course I did not send. It all turned out to be a fraud. I lost nothing, but still want to warn others: wait till the check clears before committing to anything. This may even take two weeks. | |
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IrinaN Statele Unite Local time: 21:39 din engleză în rusă + ...
delmege wrote: want to warn others: wait till the check clears This is the worst advise you could give. I'm sorry but you've learned nothing. Do NOT deposit the check. The rest has been explained gazillion times in the Scam Alert fora. | | | delmege (X) Statele Unite Local time: 19:39 din engleză în poloneză + ... INIŢIATORUL SUBIECTULUI Why this aggression? | Mar 2, 2020 |
IrinaN: Why are you patronizing me? I described my experience, which was not knowing whether I was dealing with a genuine client or not & taking precautions. Did not know that sharing this will be met with arrogance of this magnitude. After all, the "client" arrived in my email box via proz.com. | | | Some people never learn | Mar 3, 2020 |
@delmege: Its been couple of days since your post has been moved to this forum and you still apparently haven't thought it necessary to read a single thread here. Unfortunately, it seems to be a pattern lately, people just dumping their "experiences" here, without (some) even coming back to read the answers. Not everybody has the patience like Liviu, repeating the same over and over and over.... Some will burst out like Irina, most will stay silent thinking pretty much the same. | | | IrinaN Statele Unite Local time: 21:39 din engleză în rusă + ...
delmege wrote: not knowing whether I was dealing with a genuine client or not & taking precautions For what it's worth, I apologize but, for Pete's sake, you are a lawyer with 31 years of translation experience. Forgive me, but how can a lawyer advise to deposit a check from a potential fraudster as a precautionary measure???
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Michael Newton Statele Unite Local time: 22:39 din japoneză în engleză + ... Checks via FEDEX | Mar 3, 2020 |
When, oh, when will people stop falling for this scam?! You can avoid the agro by telling the prospective client: "Sorry, no checks accepted, bank wire transfer and PayPal only". You will see them scurry back into the woodwork like the rats that they are. Stop trying to suss out of these people a quantum of honesty by going their their useless iterations. | | | To report site rules violations or get help, contact a site moderator: You can also contact site staff by submitting a support request » Checks sent via Fedex TM-Town | Manage your TMs and Terms ... and boost your translation business
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