Here are some things to look for when evaluating websites as to whether they are a likely scammer or not. I am not suggesting that the presence of one of these things proves that it is a scammer, but the presence of one or more of these things would be enough for me to be looking for a more secure legitimate supplier.

1. Do they advertise foreign brand name products on their website? If so get their distribution licence number for each of the brand name products that you are interested in and then take the time to check that number with the brand name company. If the seller is in China I guarantee you that it will not check out as you cannot buy foreign brand name products from China. So this first step will save you from wasting any more time.

2. Have a look at their range of products and think whether it makes sense for one supplier to be dealing with that range? Scammers typically offer a wide range of products that are brand sensitive such as mobile phones, laptops, golf clubs, running shoes, jerseys, hoodies, curling irons etc. If you find a website that lists these sorts of things then think twice as a legitimate seller of one of these ranges would not be selling the other ranges also.

3. Check the contact information. Most scammers do not list addresses or phone numbers and even when they do the information is not correct. Take the time and cost to actually phone the landline number given - not mobile phone numbers. Also send a letter to the registered address with some key information that the supplier will only know if they are actually at that address and receive your letter - you could send them a color swatch, or post them your order quantities. Just to verify that the address they have given is real.

4. Check their payment methods. If they ask for TT bank transfer to a personal website then give them a miss or in the very least verify this further. WU to a person is also a dead giveaway. Offers of unreal terms such as COD after 30% deposit may make them seem legit but clearly a scammer is just as happy with $300 from a $1,000 order as he is with the full amount. The most legitimate payment methods would be TT bank transfer to a company account, LC, or even www.escrow.com although that latter one is not common in Asia.

5. Do some simple searches on the internet of all of the names, derivatives, addresses, email addresses, and phone numbers that you can find on their site. Also do some searches for selected blocks of text from their site. Many scammers are so stupid that they just move their previous websites to new domain names whenever things get too hot.

6. Consider employing a local inspection company or assistant to help you visit the supplier to verify that they exist and that they can really sell the product that they are offering. Far too many people skip this important step in the hope of saving some money and then end up losing ALL of their money.

7. Check licence information but in most cases that has only limited use for you. A licenced company may be less likely to rip you off, but even if they do there is very little that you can do about it from a foreign land.

8. Check whois.sc and learn a little bit about the website. Again nothing you find is going to guarantee you a safe transaction but you may find something that does raise the red flags.

9. Use common sense. If the deal sounds too good to be true then it probably is.

10. Consider things such as certification, languages, warranty application etc. In most cases product you buy in China is only covered by warranty in China so you would need to send it back to China at your cost to have repairs done. Most suppliers do not make this clear though.

11. Learn about the product before you try to buy it.

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Here are some things to look for when evaluating websites as to whether they are a likely scammer or not. I am not suggesting that the presence of one of these things proves that it is a scammer, but the presence of one or more of these things would be enough for me to be looking for a more secure legitimate supplier.

1. Do they advertise foreign brand name products on their website? If so get their distribution licence number for each of the brand name products that you are interested in and then take the time to check that number with the brand name company. If the seller is in China I guarantee you that it will not check out as you cannot buy foreign brand name products from China. So this first step will save you from wasting any more time.

2. Have a look at their range of products and think whether it makes sense for one supplier to be dealing with that range? Scammers typically offer a wide range of products that are brand sensitive such as mobile phones, laptops, golf clubs, running shoes, jerseys, hoodies, curling irons etc. If you find a website that lists these sorts of things then think twice as a legitimate seller of one of these ranges would not be selling the other ranges also.

3. Check the contact information. Most scammers do not list addresses or phone numbers and even when they do the information is not correct. Take the time and cost to actually phone the landline number given - not mobile phone numbers. Also send a letter to the registered address with some key information that the supplier will only know if they are actually at that address and receive your letter - you could send them a color swatch, or post them your order quantities. Just to verify that the address they have given is real.

4. Check their payment methods. If they ask for TT bank transfer to a personal website then give them a miss or in the very least verify this further. WU to a person is also a dead giveaway. Offers of unreal terms such as COD after 30% deposit may make them seem legit but clearly a scammer is just as happy with $300 from a $1,000 order as he is with the full amount. The most legitimate payment methods would be TT bank transfer to a company account, LC, or even www.escrow.com although that latter one is not common in Asia.

5. Do some simple searches on the internet of all of the names, derivatives, addresses, email addresses, and phone numbers that you can find on their site. Also do some searches for selected blocks of text from their site. Many scammers are so stupid that they just move their previous websites to new domain names whenever things get too hot.

6. Consider employing a local inspection company or assistant to help you visit the supplier to verify that they exist and that they can really sell the product that they are offering. Far too many people skip this important step in the hope of saving some money and then end up losing ALL of their money.

7. Check licence information but in most cases that has only limited use for you. A licenced company may be less likely to rip you off, but even if they do there is very little that you can do about it from a foreign land.

8. Check whois.sc and learn a little bit about the website. Again nothing you find is going to guarantee you a safe transaction but you may find something that does raise the red flags.

9. Use common sense. If the deal sounds too good to be true then it probably is.

10. Consider things such as certification, languages, warranty application etc. In most cases product you buy in China is only covered by warranty in China so you would need to send it back to China at your cost to have repairs done. Most suppliers do not make this clear though.

11. Learn about the product before you try to buy it.

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Good , sepcified

and most company if they list all range of products in their website ,it is a trading company, and some importers who would like to buy less quantity but various of kinds product would benefit from them .
and they have more people (sales assistant)to follow up the order than we manufactures .