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GEOC-IT

Spanish translation: timador

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English term or phrase:GEOC-IT
Spanish translation:timador
Entered by: Jackie_A (X)

14:06 Aug 9, 2002
English to Spanish translations [Non-PRO]
/ scam artist?
English term or phrase: GEOC-IT
Does anybody know who or what GEOC-IT is?. I just received this:

"Spanish translator certified by GEOC-IT(I mean version of www.geocities.com/geoc_it_cert/ , but not Australian version)...."

I went to that site and it looks like a scam to me.
Jackie_A (X)
United States
Local time: 06:37
It is scam!!!
Explanation:
Today there is a job published in Proz.com by them, offering 0.15 cents by word!!! It seems that you have to register first and paying some money in advance in order to be considered for this by all means fictitous job!
Selected response from:

Jorge Payan
Colombia
Local time: 08:37
Grading comment
Hopefully none of our colleagues fell for this.
1 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +6It is scam!!!
Jorge Payan


  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +6
It is scam!!!


Explanation:
Today there is a job published in Proz.com by them, offering 0.15 cents by word!!! It seems that you have to register first and paying some money in advance in order to be considered for this by all means fictitous job!

Jorge Payan
Colombia
Local time: 08:37
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 778
Grading comment
Hopefully none of our colleagues fell for this.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Carlos Moreno: Visit the webpage, click the links: they lead nowhere.
21 mins
agree  Egmont
1 hr
agree  Hans Gärtner: en español tiene un nombre más fuerte: un timo
2 hrs
agree  Marcela García Henríquez: I received an email from this offerer...could someone explain what this is?
3 hrs
agree  LoreAC (X): si, es un timo, definitivamente....
8 hrs
agree  Valeria Bratina: I also received an e-mail, visited the web page and thought they were not very serious.
9 hrs
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