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Beware of individuals willing to pay translators prior to completing the job
Thread poster: Corazon Crowell
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expressisverbis
Portugal
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You're right Oct 21, 2022

Daryo wrote:

Speaking of technical details, it's "prepayment by cheque", not "prepaid cheques".


I don't know where I got the "prepaid cheque" from! It's something completely diferent!
 
Michael Newton
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United States
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Japanese to English
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prepayment Oct 26, 2022

I got such a check. It was extremely official looking. I took it to my bank and they immediately identified it as a fraud. The address turned out to be a disused building in Reno, Nevada. Nobody in the US pays translators by check anymore. The reason being: "Oh, we sent you a check yesterday. It might take a week or so to reach you". Yeah right. The only case in which I accept checks is from law firms which are quite reliable. From time to time, I get the "offer" of a huge translation with prepa... See more
I got such a check. It was extremely official looking. I took it to my bank and they immediately identified it as a fraud. The address turned out to be a disused building in Reno, Nevada. Nobody in the US pays translators by check anymore. The reason being: "Oh, we sent you a check yesterday. It might take a week or so to reach you". Yeah right. The only case in which I accept checks is from law firms which are quite reliable. From time to time, I get the "offer" of a huge translation with prepayment. I thank them. I also tell them that if they send a check which is far in excess of the regular fee, the check will go in the trash bin. I never hear from them again. If this ever happens to you, tell them what I told them. Checks in excess amounts will be binned. If enough people call them out on it, they might stop. ▲ Collapse


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