tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2618029197139250711.post6607899028019004181..comments2024-02-22T03:22:59.723-08:00Comments on Translation Times: Sounds Fishy: Chinese Textile CompanyJudy Jenner and Dagmar Jennerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15991071510108619107noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2618029197139250711.post-3907359068215066682011-12-15T19:02:04.089-08:002011-12-15T19:02:04.089-08:00I posted about this on Facebook after it happened,...I posted about this on Facebook after it happened, and one of my NYU classmates told me that she had just been contacted by this same "company", but also thought that they sounded very fishy. Thankfully she didn't get scammed either. Thanks for sharing this with your readers! =)Jennifer Bikkál Hornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00303120128213682375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2618029197139250711.post-80237180626347687502011-12-15T17:36:19.274-08:002011-12-15T17:36:19.274-08:00These scams are always the same, whether they resp...These scams are always the same, whether they respond as a client trying to book services (I freelance as well, and have received many scam emails similar to this). The Money Mule scam shows up anytime you advertise just about anything online: services, product sales, even putting an ad in your newspaper (if it shows up online, too). I get them so frequently that I can tell immediately when it is a scam, no matter how they word it, what name they use or what scenario. Here are some tell-tale signs: <br /> - They have very, very ordinary English/American names like "Tom Jones" or "Mary Smith" -esp. when combined with broken English (duh)<br /> - they seem all too eager to pay you, no matter how high your rates/price<br /> - they ask for your name, mailing address, zip etc (where they can send the check), but never ask for or offer a phone number.<br /> - if you usually accept payment via paypal or some other form and/or if they identify a check as the form of payment early on in the exchange (usually the first email).<br /> - almost always a yahoo email, but may also be a gmail address - bascially any email provider that requires only a name and about 15 seconds to set up an email account.<br /><br />If it seems too good to be true, or if there is anything that seems at all unusual, suspicious, strange, or sets off any kind of internal alarm (no matter how quiet) - it is probably a scam.M.E.Simpsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17256824635649627966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2618029197139250711.post-85804594040111946022011-12-15T04:12:40.237-08:002011-12-15T04:12:40.237-08:00Nice one thank you for the information. I will def...Nice one thank you for the information. I will definitely keep my eyes open for such "fishy-sounding translation project".Svetlin Simeonovhttp://www.careltranslations.com/noreply@blogger.com