Do you have any more details as we are in the UK and can check for you ?

 

 

Quoting from [HMSIMPORT]:

Hello I am in contact with a UK based company that has published 4470 numbers. After reading the 4470 scammers thread I asked for VAT ID or a  landline number with proper area code and they are refusing to give me any of that information citing various reasons. I also did an IP trace for their emails and found them to be originating from Nigeria. They are asking for 30% deposit to issue an invitation letter to inspect the goods. My suspicion grew when I found their english horrible in emails they write. So many spelling mistakes and grammatical errors.

But they are giving me a company registration certificate with a registration number which is valid with the correct name. They sent me a scanned copy of the registration certificate. This is to import HMS scrap and they sent me a SGS certificate also but when I went to SGS website to check that certificate that number was not there in theie certified clients database. Here is the info on the company

Name: Metal Artefacts Limited

Address : 161-163 FOREST ROAD, WALTHAMSTOW, LONDON, E17 6HE

Phone: 44--703--189-1343 Fax: 44--870--974-7276

Can someone please let me know whether I should proceed to discuss business with them or should I cut off.

Hello diamondmediastoreuk,

Can you please let me know what details you need? Our company is trying to import HMS scrap to India from them. Please let me know what other details you will need to check on them.

Thanks.

Quoting from [HMSIMPORT]:

Hello I am in contact with a UK based company that has published 4470 numbers. After reading the 4470 scammers thread I asked for VAT ID or a  landline number with proper area code and they are refusing to give me any of that information citing various reasons. I also did an IP trace for their emails and found them to be originating from Nigeria. They are asking for 30% deposit to issue an invitation letter to inspect the goods. My suspicion grew when I found their english horrible in emails they write. So many spelling mistakes and grammatical errors.

But they are giving me a company registration certificate with a registration number which is valid with the correct name. They sent me a scanned copy of the registration certificate. This is to import HMS scrap and they sent me a SGS certificate also but when I went to SGS website to check that certificate that number was not there in theie certified clients database. Here is the info on the company

Name: Metal Artefacts Limited

Address : 161-163 FOREST ROAD, WALTHAMSTOW, LONDON, E17 6HE

Phone: 44--703--189-1343 Fax: 44--870--974-7276

Can someone please let me know whether I should proceed to discuss business with them or should I cut off.

 

From your description I wouldn't continue any further correspondence with these people.

Once you become suspicious of someone that you cannot meet in person or visit their place of business, IMO you should just back away and maybe save yourself some grief.

Very useful tips. You were so lucky!

Dear sir/Madam:

              welcome to visit our website!You can never find such a low price in other place...

   (we are one of china's biggest wholesaler of electrical product such as:digital cameras, mobile, LCD TV, Laptops Notebooks, Digital Video, GPS,Mp4, ... and so on.)

    If you make a big of order from our website,we will give you  more of special discount,thank you very much

    WEB :  <www.ebaygbp.com>

    MSN :   vip_gbp@hotmail.com

   E-mail : vip_gbp@gmail.com

To be honest i personalLy have meet honest and responsible sellers here at Alibaba, except for a 3 years GOLD MEMEBER of SHANGHAI FLEMMING CENTURY, for exhaust gaskets and sealing products, hes is  still active but doesnt talk to me he is having even more products on sale on Alibaba, even though i wrote a complain about the company for stealing my money, I think Alibaba got half my money since it doesnt give a about that its custumers are getting robbed.

Quoting from [SQL7733]:


Replying to [missq]:


I believe I just fell victim to this as well and I am in deep :(


Alibaba did not warn me at all about their trustpass and gold suppliers. I did business with one already, and obtained a tracking number, I believe them to be legit since they let me use PayPal instead of money transfer.


THe other one tho I went ahead and did a money transfer, They had a trustp *, and I couldnt find any scams linked to their company, and they had a trust pass since 2006...


I just dont get it...


How can this guy be scamming people since 2006 AND STILL HAVE A TRUST PASS??!


In my opinion, Alibaba is totaly at blame for that.


I made 57 sales on Half.com and I dont think my customers are going to get good products >_< Although well I plan on issueing full refunds for all of them if it doesnt work out. I'm out 2000$ :/ Which isnt a whole ton of money in the grand scheme of things. But what hurts most is my pride :( I was so excited about this success.

I feel exactly thesame way. Almost identical bad experience i had with this member who accepted paypal. I paid almost 2000usd to him for computers and iphones by paypal , he sent me 5 sheets of dirty white paper ! I feel sad and my pride is so hurt ! I feel like a fool infact !

Quoting from [HMSIMPORT]:

Hello I am in contact with a UK based company that has published 4470 numbers. After reading the 4470 scammers thread I asked for VAT ID or a  landline number with proper area code and they are refusing to give me any of that information citing various reasons. I also did an IP trace for their emails and found them to be originating from Nigeria. They are asking for 30% deposit to issue an invitation letter to inspect the goods. My suspicion grew when I found their english horrible in emails they write. So many spelling mistakes and grammatical errors.

But they are giving me a company registration certificate with a registration number which is valid with the correct name. They sent me a scanned copy of the registration certificate. This is to import HMS scrap and they sent me a SGS certificate also but when I went to SGS website to check that certificate that number was not there in theie certified clients database. Here is the info on the company

Name: Metal Artefacts Limited

Address : 161-163 FOREST ROAD, WALTHAMSTOW, LONDON, E17 6HE

Phone: 44--703--189-1343 Fax: 44--870--974-7276

Can someone please let me know whether I should proceed to discuss business with them or should I cut off.

Pls run from them !!

Quoting from [HMSIMPORT]:

Hello I am in contact with a UK based company that has published 4470 numbers. After reading the 4470 scammers thread I asked for VAT ID or a  landline number with proper area code and they are refusing to give me any of that information citing various reasons. I also did an IP trace for their emails and found them to be originating from Nigeria. They are asking for 30% deposit to issue an invitation letter to inspect the goods. My suspicion grew when I found their english horrible in emails they write. So many spelling mistakes and grammatical errors.

But they are giving me a company registration certificate with a registration number which is valid with the correct name. They sent me a scanned copy of the registration certificate. This is to import HMS scrap and they sent me a SGS certificate also but when I went to SGS website to check that certificate that number was not there in theie certified clients database. Here is the info on the company

Name: Metal Artefacts Limited

Address : 161-163 FOREST ROAD, WALTHAMSTOW, LONDON, E17 6HE

Phone: 44--703--189-1343 Fax: 44--870--974-7276

Can someone please let me know whether I should proceed to discuss business with them or should I cut off.

Dear Sir,

                   Read the English very carefully. The Chinese make very common errors in their English. Nigerians make different kinds of errors.

 An English expert can spot the difference. I have helped many Chinese companies write their ads, and they are honest businessmen. If you have a question, you can ask me.

zankie

Dear Sir,

I also would like to share my experience.  We just get the trustpass member and there is someone who theft to use our company account . Hijacker is using  papuc99ltd@yahoo.com and they do send a lot of emails to many members under our company name.  Therefore, please don't contact them for sure. They are fraud.  There are people trying to scam others using other company good name.  I think there should be some way to protect scam and hijacker from albiba.

Please see below quoted email that hijacker send out to other member:

Sorry, if message is too long but we need to do share this story to other members in order to protect alibaba business community.

Sincerely yours,

Wanna

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Subject: Mobile Phones Price List ! 


Date: Sat, Apr 19 2008 05:19:34 -0700

Hello ,


i saw you are interested to buy some products, DOWN you have some prices.

I am a TrustPass member in alibaba and a verified seller you can check me, our business will be 100% legal. My products are ORIGINAL from factory not copies.

IMPORTANT, PLEASE WRITE ME IN MY EMAIL AT : papuc99ltd@yahoo.com

This is the price ,MOQ and others details:..............

Email me please with your order.

IMPORTANT, PLEASE WRITE ME IN MY EMAIL AT : papuc99ltd@yahoo.com

Looking forward to hearing from you!

Best Regards,

papuc99ltd@yahoo.com


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