Is Alianza Editorial trustworthy? Thread poster: Laurence Bourel
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Hello, have you ever worked for the Spanish publishing company Alianza Editorial? They have just contacted me for a huge job. In the mail, their rate is 0,40$/word, which seems important. How can I be sure they pay me once they have my translated work ? Thanks for your help
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Vladimir Pochinov 
Ресей Федерациясы
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English to Russian
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| Too good to be true | May 15 |
$0.40/word ... today? I would be most cautious.
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Zea_Mays
Италия
Local time: 10:53
Member (2009)
English to German
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| Is Alianza Editorial trustworthy? Certainly not who contacted you. | May 15 |
Laurence Bourel wrote:
their rate is 0,40$/word
Sure...
Just because someone states to be from a certain company, this doesn't mean it is true.
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Why don't you get in touch directly with Alianza Editorial? I'm sure they will tell you it's a scam. O,40€/word? I wish! A few minutes ago an author has offered me 0.01€/word...
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Laurence Bourel
Франция
Local time: 10:53
English to French
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TOPIC STARTER | suspicion of fraud | May 15 |
Thanks to all for your replies.
Here are their terms :
"(1) Translation rate: $0.40 per word,you can also give us your rate as well,if doesn't work for you
(2) Working days: Weekdays would be suitable, but the project timeline is flexible if needed.
(3) Payment: Upon completion and delivery of the translated manuscript"
What is strange is the rate in dollars, whereas the company is in Spain; moreover, the sentence "you can also give us your rate as well,... See more Thanks to all for your replies.
Here are their terms :
"(1) Translation rate: $0.40 per word,you can also give us your rate as well,if doesn't work for you
(2) Working days: Weekdays would be suitable, but the project timeline is flexible if needed.
(3) Payment: Upon completion and delivery of the translated manuscript"
What is strange is the rate in dollars, whereas the company is in Spain; moreover, the sentence "you can also give us your rate as well,if doesn't work for you" sounds weird ▲ Collapse
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Laurence Bourel
Франция
Local time: 10:53
English to French
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TOPIC STARTER
You are right, it is probably a scam, the phone number does not match, it is in the USA, and the email address has a double "l". They have copied.pasted the logo and the legal information. It seems professional but it is not. Thanks a lot!
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NSaimon
Local time: 16:53
English to Malay
I received a few emails from them. I wonder whether they are legit. So here I am. Thanks.
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It seems that scammers have stopped posing as translation agencies and now prefer to target publishers...
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