7 steps to identify scammers.
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This is how I normally do to identify scammers, with this, you should be ok for quite some time.
First of all, I do Google search with the name of the company and the word scam. Normally, there should be no page with the company listed with the word scam next to them but if you see at least one, maybe it is a scam. No need to have several pages, only one is neccessary. :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
Secondly, I go on a very good website, www.fraudwatchers.org who have a lsit of all website and company listed as scam. They just saved me from sending sample to a scam company. :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
And thirdly, just ask people around on forums just like this one. I saw a mate who've done that. :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
Fourth steps is that you can verify the address they gave you and find out what's really on this. Go on www.whitepages.com and enter the address they gave you to find out if the address is really registered as their business address or at least at their names. :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
Fifth test is to ask them to phone you. Normally scammers won't do this but beware, some also tries to call you. Please be aware that some scammers uses call redirection which is call callback (I'm not sure of that) or they can use fax to email. Using this, they get number that are listed in U.S.A., U.K. or any European country where in reality, they are located elsewhere. :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
Sixth, alway inquire about the mail address. This is a mistake scammers often made. Try to see whether the email address comes from a free mail server. Suppose you get a mail from economicdevelopment@mail2cameroon.cc, be sure this is a scam. The mail address (it truely exist and they tried to scam me) is not from the Cameroon government, but from a free mail server. This is how I caught my first scammer. :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
Seventh and last advice for the time being; JUST COME AND ASK ME. Yes, you can come and ask me and I'll help you. I've been for so much time victim of scammer, who fortunately failed in their attempts, that I've got some pretty much experience. :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
This is approximately all I can remember for the time being but again, if you need advices, feel free to contact me, it's free :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
SORRY FOR ADDIN THE COLUMN (:) EVERYWERE, BUT THE RETURN BUTTON SEEMS TO BE OUT OF ORDER.
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First of all, I do Google search with the name of the company and the word scam. Normally, there should be no page with the company listed with the word scam next to them but if you see at least one, maybe it is a scam. No need to have several pages, only one is neccessary. :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
Secondly, I go on a very good website, www.fraudwatchers.org who have a lsit of all website and company listed as scam. They just saved me from sending sample to a scam company. :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
And thirdly, just ask people around on forums just like this one. I saw a mate who've done that. :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
Fourth steps is that you can verify the address they gave you and find out what's really on this. Go on www.whitepages.com and enter the address they gave you to find out if the address is really registered as their business address or at least at their names. :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
Fifth test is to ask them to phone you. Normally scammers won't do this but beware, some also tries to call you. Please be aware that some scammers uses call redirection which is call callback (I'm not sure of that) or they can use fax to email. Using this, they get number that are listed in U.S.A., U.K. or any European country where in reality, they are located elsewhere. :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
Sixth, alway inquire about the mail address. This is a mistake scammers often made. Try to see whether the email address comes from a free mail server. Suppose you get a mail from economicdevelopment@mail2cameroon.cc, be sure this is a scam. The mail address (it truely exist and they tried to scam me) is not from the Cameroon government, but from a free mail server. This is how I caught my first scammer. :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
Seventh and last advice for the time being; JUST COME AND ASK ME. Yes, you can come and ask me and I'll help you. I've been for so much time victim of scammer, who fortunately failed in their attempts, that I've got some pretty much experience. :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
This is approximately all I can remember for the time being but again, if you need advices, feel free to contact me, it's free :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
SORRY FOR ADDIN THE COLUMN (:) EVERYWERE, BUT THE RETURN BUTTON SEEMS TO BE OUT OF ORDER.
More to Browse :
How to Not Get Scammed on Aliaba or Online
Ways to Identify Scammers
Be Aware of TradeKey.com Scammers
01 Mar 2007 05:34
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Replying to [manolohk]:Address: 801, Building 19, West Meiyuan Road, Chengxiang District, Putian City, Fujian Province, China? if you want censor them ,i can help you for free.just for honest appearance of china supplier.you can contact me by TradeManager.![[em17]](http://img.alibaba.com/images/eng/style/icon/emoticons_shake_hands.gif)
11 Sep 2007 01:06
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Replying to [bsanssouci]:
your 7 steps are best for first in touch to identify the scammers. but how will you know that they won't scam you at the first transaction even all the 7 steps were met and they sounds honest. a true legal company can also scam and rip you off. there are many sample around the forum.
sorry if i made duplicated question or comment by accident since this thread is quiet long to read all of them. perhaps you can answer on a new post rather than replying.
your 7 steps are best for first in touch to identify the scammers. but how will you know that they won't scam you at the first transaction even all the 7 steps were met and they sounds honest. a true legal company can also scam and rip you off. there are many sample around the forum.
sorry if i made duplicated question or comment by accident since this thread is quiet long to read all of them. perhaps you can answer on a new post rather than replying.
17 Sep 2007 14:23
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Replying to [bsanssouci]:
can u give me help. this company is saying they sell ps3 for 180 and 50 shipping and handling. is this company legit? the e-mail is tradezone3@gmail.com. This is the web address. http://www.alibaba.com/catalog/12292757/Playstation_3_Cost_180usd.html
can u give me help. this company is saying they sell ps3 for 180 and 50 shipping and handling. is this company legit? the e-mail is tradezone3@gmail.com. This is the web address. http://www.alibaba.com/catalog/12292757/Playstation_3_Cost_180usd.html
17 Sep 2007 19:42
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Replying to [bsanssouci]:
hi,bsanssouci,really thank you for your precious trading experience about how to identify scammers.i think that you must be quite experienced ,it was definitely useful to our future trading with others.we would not fall in to the trap when we meet the same situation as you mentioned.welcome to communicate with me about all aspects of foreign trade.Thank you again
hi,bsanssouci,really thank you for your precious trading experience about how to identify scammers.i think that you must be quite experienced ,it was definitely useful to our future trading with others.we would not fall in to the trap when we meet the same situation as you mentioned.welcome to communicate with me about all aspects of foreign trade.Thank you again
17 Sep 2007 23:25
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Replying to [bsanssouci]:Thanks for your information.really much helpful.hope to have another more relevant articles
18 Sep 2007 18:46
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Replying to [bsanssouci]:
Thank you for your very good article.
is your link to http://www.fraudwatchers.org correct?
I am thinking of purchasing laptops from the company phonetwappliancesltd who are registered with alibaba. I have tried most of your suggestions and come up with nothing, which is good?
Can you advise me on this company please, address suite 1015, Chinachem Golden Plaza, 77 Mody Rd Hong Kong
I would really approeciate your help
Thank you
Brian
brian.kroemer@epa.sa.gov.au
Thank you for your very good article.
is your link to http://www.fraudwatchers.org correct?
I am thinking of purchasing laptops from the company phonetwappliancesltd who are registered with alibaba. I have tried most of your suggestions and come up with nothing, which is good?
Can you advise me on this company please, address suite 1015, Chinachem Golden Plaza, 77 Mody Rd Hong Kong
I would really approeciate your help
Thank you
Brian
brian.kroemer@epa.sa.gov.au
18 Sep 2007 19:48
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Replying to [bsanssouci]:
Hi to everyone reading this.
I guess I am silly enough to be considering purchasing from 2 companies linked with alibaba. Can anyone advise me on
1. Putian Huabo Trade Co
2. phonetwappliancesltd
address suite 1015, Chinachem Golden Plaza, 77 Mody Rd Hong Kong
anyone in HK: is this a legit. office? phone is 852-23-698191
please contact me on bm_and_n@bigpond.com
no scam email please
any response much appreciated
Thank you
Brian
Hi to everyone reading this.
I guess I am silly enough to be considering purchasing from 2 companies linked with alibaba. Can anyone advise me on
1. Putian Huabo Trade Co
2. phonetwappliancesltd
address suite 1015, Chinachem Golden Plaza, 77 Mody Rd Hong Kong
anyone in HK: is this a legit. office? phone is 852-23-698191
please contact me on bm_and_n@bigpond.com
no scam email please
any response much appreciated
Thank you
Brian
18 Sep 2007 20:55
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Again , the best way is to appoint a third party or your agent to visit the suppliers . Although it will cost a little , but it is worthwhile, you can get real info and benefit for long term .
SinoSourcing
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www.sinosourcing.com.cn
Again , the best way is to appoint a third party or your agent to visit the suppliers . Although it will cost a little , but it is worthwhile, you can get real info and benefit for long term .
SinoSourcing
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www.sinosourcing.com.cn
20 Sep 2007 07:15
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Replying to [bsanssouci]:
Hi I think i have been victim of a scammer. Have you ever heard or dealt with www.ecnice.com in CHina, Yonghui ltd they trade as well. Thought because they had gold membership and trust pass it was OK, not the case since found out no good. Fake goods etc. I was looking to purchase Apple iphones.do you know of anyone
Hi I think i have been victim of a scammer. Have you ever heard or dealt with www.ecnice.com in CHina, Yonghui ltd they trade as well. Thought because they had gold membership and trust pass it was OK, not the case since found out no good. Fake goods etc. I was looking to purchase Apple iphones.do you know of anyone
21 Sep 2007 02:41