Hello everybody.

This forums are real eye openers. One couldn´t image the creativity of scammers these days.

Here´s my question: I recently visited the Guanzhou Trade Fair and I contacted a supplier. He is asking for a 30% advance payment to a personal account...is this "business as usual"? How can I detect if this is a fraud? I´m planning on using a cargo verification service anyway...is there a way to know if this is a safe transaction?

Thank you in advance for your repply,

Replying to [manolosal]:

I would ask because it is your first deal to use the business account. It is very popular in China to use personal bank accounts of owners of the business because they want to get around taxes, etc.