Event details
Dear Members and Friends of OSTI,
We cordially invite you to attend a free online webinar by Carola Berger hosted by the Northern California Translators' Association at 10 am on November 16. You can choose to attend in person (seating is limited) or view the recording at your convenience.
Please RSVP at the link below, and you will receive access to the recording.
1 ATA CE credit is available.
When: 10:00 am on November 16, 2024
Where: online via Zoom
RSVP here:
https://ncta.org/event/theres-a-scam-in-your-inbox%E2%94%83free-online-webinar/
There's a Scam in Your Inbox!
Scams are ubiquitous in online commerce, especially when transacted entirely online. Thus, the language sector is particularly vulnerable to fraudulent schemes. Even knowledgeable professionals can fall victim to scammers. However, the risks can be minimized.
We begin with an overview over various scams targeting translators and interpreters, followed by specific real-life examples. We will discuss concrete actions to protect against these fraudulent schemes. A list of resources complements these action items.
This presentation is an update of the presenter’s existing ATA webinar on scams, with the latest versions of these scams and a few brand-new ones that you may not yet be familiar with. We’ll end with a Q&A, where you can ask any scam-related questions you may have.
About the presenter:
Carola F. Berger is an ATA-certified German to English and English to German patent translator with a PhD in physics and a master’s degree in engineering physics.
After being defrauded by an impersonator at the beginning of her career, she did some in-depth research on online fraud, which led to several presentations for ATA and other translators associations.