ok, so I know wester union is scam, and yes I know most of the african sellers/buyers are scammers, and yes I know the safest method of payment is L/C , paypal, T/T but......
If i am dealing with this seller the first time and he takes payment thru bank transfer, and it's also a local bank transfer.....(both the seller and I are from canada), he gave me the bank wire info and the account is under a company name, not personal account. he is a trustpass account holder in alibaba. One thing is the number he gives out is a pay as you go ( prepaid) cell phone number (one thing that kind of made me feel uncomfortable). so......
Should I take the risk and wire him the money? is it safe?
Quoting from [natalie]:ok, so I know wester union is scam, and yes I know most of the african sellers/buyers are scammers, and yes I know the safest method of payment is L/C , paypal, T/T but......
If i am dealing with this seller the first time and he takes payment thru bank transfer, and it's also a local bank transfer.....(both the seller and I are from canada), he gave me the bank wire info and the account is under a company name, not personal account. he is a trustpass account holder in alibaba. One thing is the number he gives out is a pay as you go ( prepaid) cell phone number (one thing that kind of made me feel uncomfortable). so......
Should I take the risk and wire him the money? is it safe?
A trustpass means his company exists and he is the employee of this company. But i still recommends you use either paypal/escrow to transact...to be safer... Or even you two can even visit eachother if you guys want to develop some serious business...
You must be buying in bulk right? Can the cost of the trip be covered by the profit?
Holy crap -
Hes local, Company bank account - snooze and lose , go and see them in the flesh. Better than having a heart attack over something that may or may not happen.
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