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Thread poster: Diane G
Diane G
Diane G  Identity Verified
United States
Local time: 02:57
Portuguese to English
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May 29, 2020

I received a request for translation through Proz, from a VoIP number in Alabama, person has a hotmail account. He is not registered on this site. He asked for a translation of two documents from Spanish to English.
Clue 1. He asked for my bank routing information and/or address to send a check, saying he would pay 50% up front.
Clue 2. He signed and returned an estimate after midnight then was impatient for a response around 7AM.
Clue 3. When I replied that I only use PayPal
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I received a request for translation through Proz, from a VoIP number in Alabama, person has a hotmail account. He is not registered on this site. He asked for a translation of two documents from Spanish to English.
Clue 1. He asked for my bank routing information and/or address to send a check, saying he would pay 50% up front.
Clue 2. He signed and returned an estimate after midnight then was impatient for a response around 7AM.
Clue 3. When I replied that I only use PayPal and sent him an invoice and asked for confirmation of his address I heard nothing back. I followed up and nothing.
Clue 4. The documents requested are actually fairly well-known articles in English:

- The income inequality of France in historical perspective, published by Cambridge Press and others.
- Education and Economic Growth: From the 19th to the 21st Century, published by Cisco and others.

Be on the alert for this request, friends.
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Edward Potter
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Spain
Local time: 10:57
Member (2003)
Spanish to English
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Voice telephone call Jun 1, 2020

I almost always make a voice telephone call with a new potential customer. I also check them out on the Blue Board and Google.

I do it on the other end with new potential translators. I want to have a little personal contact, and hear their language ability.


 


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