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Fake Money Orders
Hi folks, just wanted to put the word out about a scammer targeting translators. The scammer claimed to be working for IBM and sent me a 54 page file to translate. The file was a plan for IBM to use greener technologies, I scanned it with a couple different programs and didn't find any viruses. She also claimed that there were future projects that she was working on at the moment and would be sending them for translation as well. She refused paypal, stating that payments there would be impossible. Once I finished with the project she mailed me three postal money orders totaling $2,993. They looked fake right off the bat, so I took them in today to have them verified and they were able to confirm that they were fake.
Her English was beyond broken and did not sound well educated. She was overly calm and patient for a PM. She wrote from a Gmail.com account. Would not confirm which office was worked in or give me any of her contact information. She used information from a profile here in linkedin. She claimed to be from overseas but the return address on the checks were in Mississippi and the post mark was from Rhode Island.
Names used : Ashley Williams and Ashley Wealthy (name that appeared on money orders)
Email: willsmorgan46@gmail.com
I suspected she was conning me and I didn't actually lose anything other than time. I was even able to take on other projects in the mean time so I was really lucky there. It's still a major pain in the rear though... I should have dropped her once I got suspicious, but the opportunity of that much work was too tempting.
Alright, hope this helps some one out. Good luck a safe translating!
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