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No new posts since your last visit  Apparently real agency sender claiming outstanding invoices?
Annamaria Amik
Mar 16, 2011
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Annamaria Amik
Sep 28, 2011
No new posts since your last visit  A new scam
Liviu-Lee Roth
Jul 23, 2011
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Liviu-Lee Roth
Sep 28, 2011
No new posts since your last visit  A request for a sample translation that may be a scam    ( 1... 2)
Tom in London
Sep 19, 2011
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Mervyn Henderson (X)
Sep 22, 2011
No new posts since your last visit  Response from a client who posted a job on proz: a suspicious mail (Scam)
Tania Lafontaine
Sep 14, 2011
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Madeleine Chevassus
Sep 14, 2011
No new posts since your last visit  Passport copy
Dragana Jankova
Aug 31, 2011
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Dragana Jankova
Sep 3, 2011
No new posts since your last visit  Middleman
Hikmat Gumilar
Aug 29, 2011
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Neil Coffey
Aug 30, 2011
No new posts since your last visit  Is it possible?
Klementina Shahini
Aug 28, 2011
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Tomás Cano Binder, BA, CT
Aug 29, 2011
No new posts since your last visit  Telephone scam
lindaellen (X)
Aug 29, 2011
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Jennifer Forbes
Aug 29, 2011
No new posts since your last visit  Is this a scam?
Neide Rocha
Aug 25, 2011
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Yolanda Broad
Aug 25, 2011
No new posts since your last visit  CHARLSE MARTIN SCAM OR WHAT?
María Florencia Gómez
Aug 17, 2011
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Natalie
Aug 18, 2011
No new posts since your last visit  Translation of Documents For A Conference in Germany
AC @ KILTEDf (X)
Aug 15, 2011
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AC @ KILTEDf (X)
Aug 15, 2011
No new posts since your last visit  Sample Translation - Glossary
Sebastián M
Aug 13, 2011
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(2,750)
Samuel Murray
Aug 14, 2011
No new posts since your last visit  Does this sound suspicious/like money laundering?    ( 1, 2, 3... 4)
Stéphanie Denton (X)
Jun 4, 2011
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airmailrpl
Aug 13, 2011
No new posts since your last visit  Scam + e-mail hijack (e-mail of a fellow Prozian!)
Piotr Wargan
Aug 10, 2011
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(3,037)
Ibrahim Husein
Aug 11, 2011
No new posts since your last visit  Strange Agency Behavior - India
Gunnar Sommerfeldt
Jun 29, 2011
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(3,641)
Ligia Dias Costa
Aug 10, 2011
No new posts since your last visit  Someone is posing as me    ( 1, 2... 3)
Helen Genevier
Apr 4, 2011
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Helen Genevier
Aug 8, 2011
No new posts since your last visit  Spot the scam: an educational example
Neil Coffey
Aug 6, 2011
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kalap (X)
Aug 6, 2011
No new posts since your last visit  Scam or not? The text kind of suggests it!    ( 1... 2)
Roman Lutz
Apr 6, 2011
16
(7,950)
Mind Power
Aug 3, 2011
No new posts since your last visit  Suspected scam (overpayment method)    ( 1, 2, 3, 4... 5)
Jennifer White
May 22, 2011
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Rita Pang
Aug 2, 2011
No new posts since your last visit  Bill Bord, Engineer
sonjaswenson (X)
Jul 29, 2011
2
(2,784)
Kate Chaffer
Jul 29, 2011
No new posts since your last visit  Story of a scam: scam involving "overpayment" and request for return of difference    ( 1... 2)
Javier Wasserzug
Apr 20, 2011
15
(7,997)
alavena
Jul 20, 2011
No new posts since your last visit  The Linguistico scam continues under a new name
Linguistico
Jul 16, 2011
2
(2,621)
Linguistico
Jul 18, 2011
No new posts since your last visit  Warning to translators - Please read this and pass on!
livingword
Apr 27, 2011
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livingword
Jul 16, 2011
No new posts since your last visit  Could this be a scam? Or just a run-of-the-mill deadbeat?
Glenda Janssen
Jun 18, 2011
7
(3,642)
Glenda Janssen
Jul 9, 2011
No new posts since your last visit  Calling for translators' attention on Scam issues with www.linguistico.com.au
Junko GOTO
May 17, 2011
4
(3,697)
Tran Hai Ha
Jul 9, 2011
No new posts since your last visit  Lewis MIKE cooper (Wanted)
Chakir Mahjo (X)
Jul 5, 2011
0
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Chakir Mahjo (X)
Jul 5, 2011
No new posts since your last visit  same traveler checks scam AGAIN!
Bureau Babel - Bérengère Brulebois
Jun 21, 2011
4
(2,775)
Bureau Babel - Bérengère Brulebois
Jul 5, 2011
No new posts since your last visit  possible scam with linkedin
hazmatgerman (X)
Jul 5, 2011
0
(2,420)
hazmatgerman (X)
Jul 5, 2011
No new posts since your last visit  Is this guy what he says he is?    ( 1... 2)
George Trail
Jul 2, 2011
16
(7,695)
ahmadwadan.com
Jul 4, 2011
No new posts since your last visit  Craig Davs victim
Waltraude
Jun 29, 2011
2
(2,310)
Lennart Luhtaru
Jun 29, 2011
No new posts since your last visit  Possible new scam targetting reviewer/proofreaders
neilmac
Jun 17, 2011
8
(5,192)
B D Finch
Jun 27, 2011
No new posts since your last visit  Possible scam: "blog designer" in Africa asking for help moving money
Tomás Cano Binder, BA, CT
Jun 9, 2011
6
(3,635)
Paul Dixon
Jun 11, 2011
No new posts since your last visit  Seems to me like a genuine scam ("Part payment will be issued out before commencement of work")
#JuliaC#
Jun 7, 2011
4
(3,513)
Maria Ramon
Jun 7, 2011
No new posts since your last visit  Warning (travelers cheques)
Marie LIOGIER (X)
May 25, 2011
7
(4,947)
dkalinic
May 26, 2011
No new posts since your last visit  Scam targeting interpreters in NZ
Melanie Wittwer
May 9, 2011
4
(3,750)
naomia
May 23, 2011
No new posts since your last visit  Possible scam misusing proz.com
4leavedClover
May 17, 2011
5
(3,342)
4leavedClover
May 19, 2011
No new posts since your last visit  Western Union Scam from '[email protected]'
Tatyana Topchiyova
May 19, 2011
0
(3,029)
Tatyana Topchiyova
May 19, 2011
No new posts since your last visit  Warning members of attempted fraud (traveller checks)
gangels (X)
May 18, 2011
1
(2,833)
Sheila Wilson
May 18, 2011
No new posts since your last visit  New Scam Alert
Vincent Staude
May 3, 2011
1
(2,652)
Sophie Deslandes
May 4, 2011
No new posts since your last visit  Received this email and think it's a scam
snjezana husnjak pavlek
May 3, 2011
6
(3,162)
snjezana husnjak pavlek
May 4, 2011
No new posts since your last visit  Potential scam aimed at interpreters, using the advance payment method
Jared Tabor
SITE STAFF
May 3, 2011
0
(2,470)
Jared Tabor
SITE STAFF
May 3, 2011
No new posts since your last visit  Translators in France: RSI scam
Ruth Simpson
May 2, 2011
1
(2,850)
Catherine GUILLIAUMET
May 2, 2011
No new posts since your last visit  Rate Phishing & CV Hoarding
Bryan Crumpler
Apr 15, 2011
2
(3,783)
Ashutosh Mitra
Apr 15, 2011
No new posts since your last visit  The reputable translator
Nicole Schnell
Apr 12, 2011
4
(3,471)
Viviana Lemos
Apr 14, 2011
No new posts since your last visit  Do you think this a scam? (Client wants to pay by check)
Maika Vicente Navarro
Apr 13, 2011
11
(4,495)
Tomás Cano Binder, BA, CT
Apr 13, 2011
No new posts since your last visit  Barry Jones scam
Margherita Morichelli (X)
Apr 13, 2011
1
(2,980)
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Apr 13, 2011
No new posts since your last visit  Obvious scam - can be a virus
Arina Evtikhova
Apr 11, 2011
2
(3,127)
Tomás Cano Binder, BA, CT
Apr 12, 2011
No new posts since your last visit  Possible check scam    ( 1... 2)
Caroline Hammer
Mar 14, 2011
16
(8,219)
Susana Canhoto Abreu da Silva
Apr 11, 2011
No new posts since your last visit  How to ask about a possible company?
Anja Dean
Apr 8, 2011
9
(3,992)
Tomás Cano Binder, BA, CT
Apr 9, 2011
Topic is locked  Scammers using false email address - Linguistico    ( 1... 2)
Linguistico
Oct 11, 2010
27
(23,538)
Helen Shepelenko
SITE STAFF
Apr 7, 2011
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