This seems like it is a scam right? Thread poster: Peter Oliver Flynn
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Received this email of a job offer. Is it a scam?:
[ProZ.com mail] Are you available?
Linda via ProZ.com
09:08 (6 hours ago)
to me
A ProZ.com user visited your ProZ.com profile and sent the following message.
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Hey there? Are you available to translate English doc into
Spanish?Sincerely,Linda
Linda Delgado
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11:59 (3 h... See more Received this email of a job offer. Is it a scam?:
[ProZ.com mail] Are you available?
Linda via ProZ.com
09:08 (6 hours ago)
to me
A ProZ.com user visited your ProZ.com profile and sent the following message.
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Hey there? Are you available to translate English doc into
Spanish?Sincerely,Linda
Linda Delgado
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11:59 (3 hours ago)
to me
Thank you for your quick response,I am happy to hear you are interested. Please have a look at the attached file?What is the going rate for translating documents? The start date for the services is 20th of July 2023.The end date for the services is August 2023.U.S Bank cashier checks will be issued and mailed out to you for your service.
I’d love to hear your feedback,
Respectfully. ▲ Collapse
| | | | Cristina Masetti 
United States
Local time: 08:27
Member (2023)
English to Italian
I receive this sort of emails from time to time, I have even replied to a few just to make sure. They are definitely scam, don't waist your time.
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A scam with all the bells and whistles! As you received the email via Proz, please report it to Proz staff.
| | | | Joakim Braun
Sweden
Local time: 16:27
German to Swedish
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| My scam indicator list | Jul 20, 2023 |
* Punctuation not followed by spaces... check
* Lots of attention paid to irrelevant payment details... check
* Officious-sounding administrative lingo... check
* Overdoing the politeness... check
The first item seems to occur in most scams posted here. I wonder why?
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Liviu-Lee Roth
United States
Local time: 10:27
Romanian to English
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| You should read it like that | Jul 20, 2023 |
Thank you for your quick response, I am happy to hear you are interested in the scam and will fall for it. Please have a look at the attached file and tell me if you are really interested in it, because I am not?What is the going rate for translating documents (I don't care, but it sounds professional) ? The start date for the services is 20th of July 2023.The end date for the services is August 2023, I don't care either. U.S Bank (fake ) cashier checks sent by FedEx will be issued and mailed ou... See more Thank you for your quick response, I am happy to hear you are interested in the scam and will fall for it. Please have a look at the attached file and tell me if you are really interested in it, because I am not?What is the going rate for translating documents (I don't care, but it sounds professional) ? The start date for the services is 20th of July 2023.The end date for the services is August 2023, I don't care either. U.S Bank (fake ) cashier checks sent by FedEx will be issued and mailed out to you for your service. I forgot to mention that the new lady from the accounting department will send you a check with the wrong amount. Please be so kind and, after you deposit the fake check we sent, keep $100 for your trouble and send us back the rest. I fully appreciate your gullibility!
Stay out of overpayment scams.
Lee ▲ Collapse
| | | | expressisverbis
Portugal
Local time: 15:27
Member (2015)
English to Portuguese
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| Two red flags more | Jul 20, 2023 |
When I read certain scammers names and when they greet me with "Dear" or anything else other than my name, I am always very apprehensive.
So, I stay away from them and ignore their requests.
[Edited at 2023-07-20 13:49 GMT]
| | | | | Another red flag | Jul 20, 2023 |
The names they use belong to two categories: 1. very common names; 2. names of famous people and celebrities...
| | | | Michael Newton
United States
Local time: 10:27
Japanese to English
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I tell the scammer that I only accept PayPal. They disappear into the woodwork.
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Liviu-Lee Roth
United States
Local time: 10:27
Romanian to English
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| a little humor | Jul 22, 2023 |
Michael Newton wrote:
I tell the scammer that I only accept PayPal. They disappear into the woodwork.
"Scammer, Michael Newton accepts only PayPal"! Get out of the woodwork! 
Lee
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