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Beware Joanna Sawin is a scammer "[email protected]"
Thread poster: Raffaella Palmisano
Raffaella Palmisano
Raffaella Palmisano  Identity Verified
United States
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English to Italian
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Jul 4, 2023

She came to me with a 11K word project for a seminar presentation and then I asked her for 1/2 down payment and 1/2 upon delivery. An hour later she comes to me stating that her "sponsor" sent me the whole amount of the seminar, that is "$4500", and that she wanted me to rewire them to her. This is money laundering if you are not aware, it's a crime, so do not accept anything with these conditions... See more
She came to me with a 11K word project for a seminar presentation and then I asked her for 1/2 down payment and 1/2 upon delivery. An hour later she comes to me stating that her "sponsor" sent me the whole amount of the seminar, that is "$4500", and that she wanted me to rewire them to her. This is money laundering if you are not aware, it's a crime, so do not accept anything with these conditions. I have reported her/him to the [email protected]. ▲ Collapse


Michael Newton
Dalia Nour
Yaotl Altan
 
Thomas T. Frost
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Portugal
Local time: 21:00
Danish to English
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Just theft Jul 4, 2023

That cheque would be counterfeit, so there is no money to launder. It's just an attempt to steal the money you were asked to wire back.

Robert Rietvelt
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Jennifer Levey
Kevin Fulton
Michele Fauble
Angus Stewart
Walter Landesman
 
Liviu-Lee Roth
Liviu-Lee Roth
United States
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Romanian to English
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Dear Raffaella, Jul 4, 2023

For your own wellbeing,

Please read more often the SCAM section and keep being informed.

"Money laundering" sounds fancy; unfortunately, it is a decade-old overpayment scam, discussed n-times in this forum.

Stay safe
Lee

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Philip Lees
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Dalia Nour
Ester Vidal
Michele Fauble
Barbara Carrara
 
Michael Newton
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United States
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Japanese to English
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Scammer Jul 4, 2023

The wording "my sponsor" is a dead giveaway. These scammers are Nigerians and they always say "my sponsor".

Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Liviu-Lee Roth
Dalia Nour
 
Yasutomo Kanazawa
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Japan
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Member (2005)
English to Japanese
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And I assume that Jul 8, 2023

Michael Newton wrote:

The wording "my sponsor" is a dead giveaway. These scammers are Nigerians and they always say "my sponsor".


this sponsor is a Nigerian prince!

Liviu-Lee Roth
Michael Newton
 


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