Replying to [Admin]:It shock me and our colleagues very much! How could the supplier do that!

Quoting from [Admin]:

Case Description:

I received a call from a man saying they have agents around the world and have seen our company on Alibaba. He said that we have the kind of products their customers are looking for. They sent me all the information about their business by fax and asked for 7% commission for their services. They then sent me a letter by mail with a printed letterhead containing the same info asking me to send a free sample and a deposit of about £790 to them so that they could show it to their big customers.

I paid a UK bank to do a background check of this company. The bank report indicated that the company was legitimate. I also searched the internet for information and found nothing suspicious. I felt safe, so I sent a total of £1000 (deposit and sample costs) to them by T/T. They always claimed their customers were going to place a big order with us sooner or later; however, we still haven’t received an order and they can no longer be contacted.

Case Analysis:

1) Beware of scammers who use the name of a real company to conduct fraud on the Internet. Scammers will pretend to be an agent or branch of a real registered company to convince you that they are serious. Don’t blindly rely on a Bank report.

2) Check their background information using your own due diligence. Go to local government or state websites to locate this company and then compare it with their contact information. If the company’s registered contact information is different from the information they have provided you, be extremely cautious. It is always necessary for you to contact the real company for further verification. For verification of UK companies, the following government website can help to locate registered companies’ information:

http://www.companieshouse.gov.uk//index.shtml

3) Never send payment upfront. In this case, it is strange that the supplier was requested to send payment before getting orders from the agent. Scammers know that suppliers are desperate to establish good and long-term relationships with big buyers. This allows them to make unreasonable requests, such as upfront payment. Please be vigilant if you encounter similar requests.

Did you check with alibaba admin the reliability of that company before you make the payment?

I don't think this is just an Alibab.com problem. I have actually had lunch with people that claim they can do the same thing. We had one company that want $40,000/month for marketing. I don't believe an of them. If it was so easy, well they would be rich out selling products, not talking to us! We finally told them not to even talk to us unless they had a sale. It seems like we have been contacted by a large number of firms here in the US that promise all sorts of marketing, but they may never actually sale anything. Remember they are making their money off of you, not from selling your products. A saleman or a sales rep. goes out and sales, he doesn't promise, he does. A market firm may or may not sale. They make their money off of you and sales are secondary.  Think about what you are paying for before you pay. If this company had a customer for your items, they would have brought the order and then talked about spliting the profit. The companies we have talked to where not impostors and if you had salesmen and actually needed their marketing services, this would be a great arrangement, but like I said, think about what they are offering and what you are actually buying. 

hi, please do not trust this company

www.topwaye.en.alibaba.com

they are thief and a stealer. they stole me $780US and they never reply to my email. they are bad company and fraud.

DO NOT TRUST THIS COMPANY Topway (HK) Technology Co., Ltd.

 

they are fraud, a theif, a stealer, a burgular, a robbery, they stole $780US from me. and i have wait for 2 months and mywatch mobile phonenever receive and they never reply to my email. they are made out of pooh.

The person that sale me this her name is Ms Erica He and Olivia He, DO NOT TRUST THEM. THEY ARE FULLY A BICH!

Dont ever buy from Ms Erica He and Olivia He, they are fraud and a bich!

I believe there is a new trend of business imposer on the internet. They get your business details from Alibaba easily.


I have been receiving calls from so called agent that they have ready customers who is interested in my business or sometimes good sound business investment for me.


Never, never ever believe these people. Because they sounded like Filipino but they say they are calling from UK or USA. Some even said that they are calling from Japan.


If these investment are so good, they could have taken it themselves to make a fortune.

in fact  you can check their email address whether same as the big companies ..

Meanwhile ,you can call them directly to check whether it's from same compamy ..

It's useful information for us to do foreign trade before trade.

If a buyer wants to buy he/she can ask for a sample. But also samples costs money. When I have the intention to buy a product I want a sample first and pay for this. If you don't receive the sample, oke then you loose a little money. I you get the sample then you made the first step.

 

I can't believe you finally deposit money into his account. We have customer ask us for commission too, but we give them commission only after the goods had been shipped and the whold amount of the order have been received by our company.

 

Quoting from [Admin]:

Case Description:

 

I received a call from a man saying they have agents around the world and have seen our company on Alibaba. He said that we have the kind of products their customers are looking for. They sent me all the information about their business by fax and asked for 7% commission for their services. They then sent me a letter by mail with a printed letterhead containing the same info asking me to send a free sample and a deposit of about £790 to them so that they could show it to their big customers.

 

I paid a UK bank to do a background check of this company. The bank report indicated that the company was legitimate. I also searched the internet for information and found nothing suspicious. I felt safe, so I sent a total of £1000 (deposit and sample costs) to them by T/T. They always claimed their customers were going to place a big order with us sooner or later; however, we still haven’t received an order and they can no longer be contacted.

 

Case Analysis:

 

1)      Beware of scammers who use the name of a real company to conduct fraud on the Internet. Scammers will pretend to be an agent or branch of a real registered company to convince you that they are serious. Don’t blindly rely on a Bank report. 

 

2)      Check their background information using your own due diligence. Go to local government or state websites to locate this company and then compare it with their contact information. If the company’s registered contact information is different from the information they have provided you, be extremely cautious. It is always necessary for you to contact the real company for further verification. For verification of UK companies, the following government website can help to locate registered companies’ information:

  http://www.companieshouse.gov.uk//index.shtml

 

3)      Never send payment upfront. In this case, it is strange that the supplier was requested to send payment before getting orders from the agent. Scammers know that suppliers are desperate to establish good and long-term relationships with big buyers. This allows them to make unreasonable requests, such as upfront payment. Please be vigilant if you encounter similar requests.

TKS a lot for sharing!

 

Quoting from [Admin]:

Case Description:

 

I received a call from a man saying they have agents around the world and have seen our company on Alibaba. He said that we have the kind of products their customers are looking for. They sent me all the information about their business by fax and asked for 7% commission for their services. They then sent me a letter by mail with a printed letterhead containing the same info asking me to send a free sample and a deposit of about £790 to them so that they could show it to their big customers.

 

I paid a UK bank to do a background check of this company. The bank report indicated that the company was legitimate. I also searched the internet for information and found nothing suspicious. I felt safe, so I sent a total of £1000 (deposit and sample costs) to them by T/T. They always claimed their customers were going to place a big order with us sooner or later; however, we still haven’t received an order and they can no longer be contacted.

 

Case Analysis:

 

1)      Beware of scammers who use the name of a real company to conduct fraud on the Internet. Scammers will pretend to be an agent or branch of a real registered company to convince you that they are serious. Don’t blindly rely on a Bank report. 

 

2)      Check their background information using your own due diligence. Go to local government or state websites to locate this company and then compare it with their contact information. If the company’s registered contact information is different from the information they have provided you, be extremely cautious. It is always necessary for you to contact the real company for further verification. For verification of UK companies, the following government website can help to locate registered companies’ information:

  http://www.companieshouse.gov.uk//index.shtml

 

3)      Never send payment upfront. In this case, it is strange that the supplier was requested to send payment before getting orders from the agent. Scammers know that suppliers are desperate to establish good and long-term relationships with big buyers. This allows them to make unreasonable requests, such as upfront payment. Please be vigilant if you encounter similar requests.