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	"Reverse scam" - anyone know how this works?	Colin Smith Mar 16, 2011 8 (4,633) Madeleine MacRae Klintebo Mar 30, 2011
	Warning about probable scam	Evans (X) Mar 28, 2011 8 (3,747) Astrid vanBeek (X) Mar 30, 2011
	Somebody requested my password. It it a scam?	Alexandra Lindqvist Mar 27, 2011 11 (4,396) Michael Lourenço Leite Mar 28, 2011
	Is this a type of scam? (Receiving same job offer everyday)	Nguyen Dieu Mar 28, 2011 1 (2,873) Kuochoe Nikoi-Kotei Mar 28, 2011
	Moral and Ethic / beware it is a scam!	Isabell Scherg Mar 22, 2011 3 (2,940) Isabell Scherg Mar 22, 2011
	"Systran Software" Scam_BEWARE	Iván Madrigal (X) Nov 5, 2010 9 (6,308) Signe Golly Mar 20, 2011
	Is this a scam to buy software?	Jan Andre de la Porte Mar 16, 2011 9 (4,659) Tomás Cano Binder, BA, CT Mar 18, 2011
	The same scam reported, now English-Swedish ( 1... 2)	Erik Djerf Jan 22, 2011 19 (10,200) Yong-suk Choi Mar 11, 2011
	Scam: Richard Cole (Translator Needed) ( 1... 2)	Daniel Greuel Feb 12, 2011 24 (12,426) neilmac Mar 10, 2011
	Scam from Twitter	Heinrich Pesch Mar 8, 2011 6 (3,689) Stanislav Pokorny Mar 9, 2011
	Will send half the fee up front ( 1... 2)	sonjaswenson (X) Feb 28, 2011 15 (7,829) Benoît Rafidison Mar 4, 2011
	Scammers requesting to buy Systran language software ( 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11... 12)	Nathalie Reis Aug 13, 2008 168 (112,217) Albena Simeonova Mar 3, 2011
	Possible Scam in a Proz job offer ( 1, 2, 3... 4)	Marina Puertas Oct 11, 2010 50 (17,544) Manuela Mariño Beltrán (X) Mar 2, 2011
	Client wants cheque deposit before proceeding with translation ( 1... 2)	linadia Feb 25, 2011 26 (11,031) Natalie Feb 28, 2011
	Is it a scam?	Isabell Scherg Feb 24, 2011 12 (4,606) Nicole Schnell Feb 24, 2011
	possible scam	Virginia Navascues Feb 22, 2011 2 (2,696) Virginia Navascues Feb 23, 2011
	Scam regarding a ProZ.com job post.	Javier Moreno Pollarolo Oct 29, 2010 9 (6,216) Yasutomo Kanazawa Feb 16, 2011
	Do you think it's a scam? Client wants to pay by check way before delivery ( 1, 2... 3)	Julie Fragkaki Sep 14, 2010 35 (15,438) snjezana husnjak pavlek Feb 14, 2011
	MANAGEMENT SEARCH EXECUTIVE LTD - Jude Anderson scam ( 1... 2)	Katalin Horváth McClure Nov 8, 2010 15 (9,152) Transdiction (X) Feb 9, 2011
	Company using our information	USTranslation Feb 7, 2011 10 (5,802) USTranslation Feb 8, 2011
	Creating " Scam" Proz forum section	Alexandre Chetrite Feb 4, 2011 6 (5,311) Sherefedin MUSTAFA Feb 7, 2011
	possible scam	Laura Bissio CT Jan 29, 2011 3 (3,279) Gabriel Torem Feb 2, 2011
	Is this a Scam? Payment via Certified Euro Bank Check	Rolf Kern Jan 6, 2011 5 (5,763) horsenut Feb 2, 2011
	"Interpreter required" email - bet this is scam (Germany)	Manuela Hoffmann-Maleki (X) Jan 21, 2011 14 (6,343) Manuela Hoffmann-Maleki (X) Feb 1, 2011
	Scammer sends emails stating that our agency Workforce Language Services "is a cheating company"	Talent Success Jan 30, 2011 0 (2,651) Talent Success Jan 30, 2011
	"Translator scams and how to protect yourself from them", a new post on Translator T.O.	Jared Tabor SITE STAFF Jan 25, 2011 3 (14,603) Bill Li Jan 26, 2011
	POOR ENGLISH - definitely a scam!!	Sima Dalens (X) Jan 22, 2011 0 (1,918) Sima Dalens (X) Jan 22, 2011
	interpreter / cheque fraud - was contacted via proz ( 1... 2)	Sandra Emberger Jun 1, 2010 26 (15,627) Toni Racero Jan 18, 2011
	Scam? SDL Trados Studio 2009 Christmas Offer ( 1... 2)	Madeleine Chevassus Dec 24, 2010 15 (8,745) Madeleine Chevassus Jan 15, 2011
	Agency I anonymously blogged on threatens legal action? ( 1... 2)	784512 (X) Jan 10, 2011 19 (10,998) Laurent KRAULAND (X) Jan 12, 2011
	Need an advise! Client wants to pay in three instalments by cheque ( 1... 2)	VCampilongo Jan 8, 2011 23 (8,702) Enrique Cavalitto Jan 10, 2011
	Warning about Canadian agency requiring notarized IDs	Simone Linke Jan 4, 2011 9 (4,815) Germaine Jan 6, 2011
	Someone is offering translation jobs in my name via e-mail ( 1, 2... 3)	Christine HOUDY Oct 1, 2010 44 (24,699) David Manson Jan 4, 2011
	Take care of this scam that you may receive if you own a domain name	ahmadwadan.com Dec 28, 2010 12 (4,442) Laurent KRAULAND (X) Dec 28, 2010
	Got a funny email - Brazilian scam?	Alexey Ivanov Dec 24, 2010 4 (4,319) Alexey Ivanov Dec 24, 2010
	Is this a scam? (Agency refusing to give its details) ( 1... 2)	Tom in London Dec 22, 2010 20 (8,402) Tom in London Dec 23, 2010
	Intention of Fraud by "mistaken" overpayment	Rodolfo Peña Dec 15, 2010 7 (3,718) Neil Coffey Dec 15, 2010
	Avoiding Internet scams	Telesforo Fernandez (X) Dec 1, 2001 5 (4,105) Jaroslaw Michalak Dec 9, 2010
	SCAM ALERT: Translators, please be aware of a scammer who uses other translators to propagate a scam ( 1... 2)	Jared Tabor SITE STAFF Sep 10, 2010 15 (11,117) Angie Garbarino Dec 4, 2010
	New Scam: Brandon Ferguson	Blerta Alikaj Nov 30, 2010 1 (2,697) Steve Booth Nov 30, 2010
	Payment with travelers checks.	Cécile A.-C. Nov 28, 2010 4 (3,896) Cathy Przybylski Nov 30, 2010
	Have any other ENG-FR translators received a similar e-mail?	Caroline Grenache Nov 28, 2010 5 (3,182) Neil Coffey Nov 28, 2010
	Received a check with greater amount than invoiced ( 1... 2)	Anja Weggel Nov 26, 2010 15 (7,597) Edward Potter Nov 27, 2010
	Is this a scam (received a call from a "Microsoft technician")	Sonja Allen Nov 18, 2010 9 (5,040) Angie Garbarino Nov 27, 2010
	Something about this e-mail seems suspicious to me...	Alexandra Goldburt Nov 26, 2010 2 (3,032) Trudy Peters Nov 26, 2010
	New Scam warning (client wants to send money before I start the job)	Fadel Jabr (X) Nov 24, 2010 4 (3,724) Riadh Muslih (X) Nov 26, 2010
	Scam "[ProZ.com mail] Dear..."	Maja Petrovska Nov 23, 2010 1 (2,514) Natalie Nov 24, 2010
	Scams - are there guidelines for translators?	Heinrich Pesch Nov 17, 2010 7 (3,322) Heinrich Pesch Nov 17, 2010
	Possible scam from Benin	Serge AWONO Nov 11, 2010 8 (3,904) Dunny Carrión Nov 12, 2010
	RECENT TRANSLATION JOB (ENG TO ITA) POSTED IN PROZ.COM (MAYBE A SCAM)	GianLuigi Miani Nov 6, 2010 0 (1,895) GianLuigi Miani Nov 6, 2010

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