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Thread poster: Giovanna Alessandra Meloni
Giovanna Alessandra Meloni
Giovanna Alessandra Meloni  Identity Verified
Italy
Local time: 10:28
Spanish to Italian
+ ...
SITE LOCALIZER
Mar 4, 2013

Hi!
I received this message from a @gmail e mail

Hello,
We are looking for people who know Italian language to proof our contents in website + files, and will pay you 100 USD.
In order to work with us we will have the test for you, please send it back to me after you finish.
regards,

I check the e mail address and it appears in many offers from Thailand.

I think it could be a scam.
 
Rolf Kern
Rolf Kern  Identity Verified
Switzerland
Local time: 10:28
English to German
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In memoriam
Yes Scam Mar 4, 2013

Pay you 100 USD for what?
 
Giovanna Alessandra Meloni
Giovanna Alessandra Meloni  Identity Verified
Italy
Local time: 10:28
Spanish to Italian
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TOPIC STARTER
SITE LOCALIZER
There is a file enclosed Mar 4, 2013

but I didn't open it.
By the object, I suppose they are looking for translation/proofreading/editing, but, as you wrote, there aren't details in the e mail.
 
Charles Milton Ling
Charles Milton Ling
Local time: 10:28
English to German
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Ignore Mar 5, 2013

This stinks.
 


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