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Has anyone ever received a translation order from a consultant for a book never published?
Thread poster: C. MASKA
C. MASKA France Local time: 08:26 Member English to French + ...
May 7, 2017
I received a strange purchase order, from a consultant, not an agency, and he's asking me to translate a book that was never published, pays a third of the money upfront, then sends a bank check of an amount that is much too high and asks me to pay another translator with the difference, pretending there was a mistake from the accountant.
[Edited at 2017-05-07 17:38 GMT]
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I would ignore this request and definitely, wouldn't cash the check.
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Tina Vonhof (X) Canada Local time: 00:26 Dutch to English + ...
I'll second that
May 7, 2017
Definitely looks like a scam and I would not reply.
In any case I would always be leery of a request to translate an book that has not been published. If the author intends to have the translation published, the proper procedure is to write a book proposal and only have parts of it translated (no more than about 1/4 of the book) to include with the proposal. And if he finds a publisher, it is the publisher who may contact you to translate the rest of the book.
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