Dear colleagues,

As a regular reader of the ProZ forum section, I have noticed an alarming increase in scams targeting translators and decided that too many of us are not aware of them. The scammers are becoming increasingly sophisticated and knowledgable about how the translation business works, so it is up to us to a) recognize them when we are targeted and b) get the word out to other translators. The discussion threads show many colleagues are ill-informed on this subject and find out the hard way, for example, after spending time on a phony translation or even losing money in an advance-fee fraud. This doesn't have to happen, and it's up to us to make sure our fellow translators don't become victims.

A ProZ colleague, Lee Roth, has put together a PPP presentation on this topic and kindly sent it to me to use at the powwow. I hope you will join us to discuss and brainstorm on how to stop this growing threat.

Hope to see you in Tübingen!
Best, Woodstock