Online Trade - Nine Classic Scams in Business
Tools such as telephone, fax, and the Internet not only bring convenience to people’s communication, but also bring convenience to all kinds of economic scammers. Provides convenience. All kinds of deceptions are like Pandora's box that has been opened one after another. They weave all kinds of beautiful lies, design tempting traps, and throw out frivolous pies, in order to achieve the purpose of defrauding money and goods.
Foreign trade scammers: "Foreign businessmen are interested in your products..."
This is the most common and most common type of scam we encounter online. They often lie that foreign businessmen are interested in your product, ask you to quote, send samples or even samples, and then notify you to go to their company to sign a contract and get a 30 yuan deposit. As a result, the person who was deceived excitedly arrived at the scammer's company, but was defrauded of benefits, cigarettes, famous wines, etc. The scammer always asked you to stay at a designated hotel, just in case you found out about the scam and lost all your money, he would take the hotel and give it to him. "Introduction fee". There is also a foreign trade "company" that asks you to be its member, promises to introduce export business to you, and pay membership fees ranging from tens to thousands a year. In fact, it collects membership fees and does nothing for several years. He won't even close a deal for you because he has no foreign trade information at all! Most of these companies are located in Shenzhen, and many of them are branded as Hong Kong. Another type of so-called "foreign trade company" uses their unique geographical location to deceive you on the grounds of border trade. Typical examples include the "North Korean" business in Dandong, the "Mongolian" business in Inner Mongolia, and the "Russian" business. In border trade business, the so-called "neighboring countries" are nothing more than a cover for them to cheat money.
Industrial and mining scammer: "Our factory wants to provide benefits to employees..."
Pretending to be a supply department cadre of a certain factory, the factory purchased labor insurance, benefits, prizes, etc. He calls you and asks you to sign a supply contract with him, and then he cheats you with food, drinks and kickbacks. The unit 99 they call is fake. It is best to check the details of the real unit through 114 before making a decision. This type of scammers are mainly concentrated in Anhui and Shangrao, Jiangxi. Usually on the eve of festivals, it is the peak season for them to commit fraud.
Fake factory procurement: "We are a well-known local company..."
This kind of scammer usually pretends to be a well-known local company, saying that he wants to buy your products and lure you into taking the bait. Once I was deceived by a scammer from Anqing, Anhui Province, and came to Anqing. He said that he was from Anqing Food Factory, a state-owned enterprise, and wanted to buy our equipment. I checked the national food company directory and called 114. His address and phone number were real. I thought Hangzhou was not far from Anqing anyway, so I went there. As soon as I got into the taxi in Anqing, I asked the driver about the factory. Before entering the factory, I asked the doorman. I was basically sure that he was a scammer (they were a group of people who had just rented their factory, and the doorman didn't know them yet!), and I entered again. They had just decorated the office hastily, and they were asking for a kickback within three minutes of talking!
Fake goods: "Don't worry, you'll pay when the goods arrive..."
Pretend to be wealthy and tell you to ship the goods with confidence, and then threaten you with the first batch. Send the second and third batches, and then admit the debt and refuse to pay back. What do you do to me? There are also ways to lower the price on the ground, ship the goods first, and then when you get to the other party, they will tell you how good the quality is, and ask you to "lower the price" to him, which will make you want to cry without tears, so you have to give in.
"Agent" scammer: "You can be the agent of our products..."
First call, ask about the basic situation of your company in a serious manner, and then ask you to do it acting. A few days later, a beautifully printed letter with a company profile, product introduction, samples, price list, and a color printed advertisement with your company name and contact information appears on your desk. In a few days, there will be a call from a certain army saying that they want this batch of goods. Please hurry up and prepare the goods. If you believe it is true, after bringing the goods in, the soldier who wanted the goods disappeared without a trace, as if he had evaporated from the world. The props they use to deceive are always "polymer cloth", "flame retardant cloth" and other items.
"Shill" scammer: "Go to a certain institution to evaluate..."
Shill, "Modern Chinese Dictionary" explains it this way: refers to tempting someone to be deceived from the side. People who are fooled.
The existing "marriage care", "medical care" and "shop care" in society are the same! Netizen Xiao Zhou introduced a scam he encountered: if a certain unit wants his invention patent, it must evaluate the value of the invention patent, but it must be evaluated by an evaluation agency designated by the unit. When the evaluation is over and the fees are paid, that is the day he does not want your patent. Nowadays, there are many such "shills": Do you want to raise funds? Yes, I have a way, but your real estate, house, land, etc. must be appraised by the appraisal agency designated by him. After signing the contract, it must be notarized and must be notarized by the notary agency designated by him. After the notarization fee is paid, go back first. Wait...
"Taiwanese businessman" scammer: "We have a batch of cheap computers..."
Fake Taiwanese businessmen, using low-priced mobile phones and computer hardware as bait to lure you They deceive you into not delivering the goods after you remit money. If you ask him for goods, he will make up various reasons to ask you to remit money again, otherwise the last remittance will be lost. These scammers are basically found in Fujian.
Processing scammers: "If your product does not meet the requirements, the deposit will not be refunded..."
Some people use high-return processing fees and recycled products as bait. To achieve the purpose of collecting processing management fees and defrauding deposits. The advertisement claims that as long as you pay a deposit, you can collect materials, assemble and recycle products for free, allowing you to get generous assembly fees. When you pay a deposit to collect the materials and assemble the product and deliver it, the advertiser often refuses it on the grounds that the assembly is unqualified, with the purpose of defrauding you of thousands of dollars in deposit.
Tender trap: "Our company invites bids for large-scale equipment..."
It claims to invite bids for complete sets of equipment and large-scale projects, and charges registration fees, handling fees, deposits, and benefit fees... This kind of There are real traps and there are fake traps. The fake ones are easy to see through, but the real traps are like "Jiang Taigong fishes, and those who are willing to take the bait" do not blame others.
A liar is always a liar, and he will always cheat. No matter what type of scammer you are, as long as you don't believe that pie will fall from the sky, don't be greedy for petty gains, analyze more, and ask more questions, generally speaking, the chance of being deceived is very small.
Crack the 7 biggest scams in online trade
While online trade brings convenience and benefits to merchants, it also gives unscrupulous merchants an opportunity to take advantage of it, clouding normal trade practices. cast a shadow. In order to help honest businessmen keep their eyes open to see through the deceptive tricks of these criminals and companies, reduce the risks of online trade as much as possible, reduce losses, and jointly create a safe and effective online trade environment. The editor specially summarizes seven classic deceptions, hoping that the majority of honest businessmen will have an enlightenment after reading them.
Deception and its characteristics:
1. Massive throughput call: This person is very enthusiastic and interested in your company's products. The first time he calls, he wants to place an order, and the quantity is large. , all new goods in stock will be eaten, and the desire to sign a purchase and sales contract is very strong. Of course, these decisions were made without him seeing the samples or sending anyone to actually inspect them.
2. In the serial scheme of things, someone asks you to be their dealer for no apparent reason, and someone takes the initiative to advertise for you and help you make money. You have only been a dealer for less than a week, and there are people far away from you. A company in a certain place places an order for you. Not only is the quantity large, but the price is paid for the goods. It seems to be a sure-profit business.
3. Such companies that ask for commissions usually use North Korean orders as bait under the banner of ×× border foreign trade companies. After signing the contract, they ask customers to send the goods to a place in the north, and then use North Korean orders as the bait. Fang came to China to inspect goods and defrauded money on the grounds that he had to pay a commission first. If you pay the commission, he will find any reason to say that there is a problem with the quality or packaging, and he will not want the goods. If you don't pay the commission and the goods are brought back, the freight and energy will be wasted.
4. You can’t get a lot of money by cheating on food or drinks. You can cheat on a meal or a few cartons of cigarettes. Generally, they first demand your ×× product urgently, saying that the product is very good and meets their requirements. , and then ask the other company to send the sample with the words "Because it is our first cooperation, the specific quantity of the product is based on the actual sample, and the initial plan is × 00,000 yuan of goods, and we hope to implement it as soon as possible." Then if you send it to him, he will say that the sample If the acceptance is passed, we will be asked to sign the contract immediately. He also made it clear that he wanted to give the leader a gift and treat him to a meal.
5. Our company, a state-owned banner company, is a comprehensive wholesale state-owned enterprise in ×× City. It consists of ×× Fertilizer Factory, ×× Agricultural Materials Company, ×× Energy Materials Company, and ×× Building Materials Company. Not included. Whatever products you produce, they will have corresponding trading supplies companies. It gives people a preconceived impression that they are strong and reputable, and then they either cheat on samples, or cheat on things like tobacco, alcohol, food, and the like.
6. The typical luxury blindness type is well known to everyone, including the American NDN Economic and Trade Cooperation Group Shenzhen Endian Company, Shenzhen Aibi Company, and ABA International Associates Co., Ltd., they are all in Shenzhen Guomao Building has a whole floor for rent, with stylish decoration, many staff, many telephone numbers, and many corporate samples. First, they will send you a fax, saying that there are foreign customers who need this product. Please fax your company information and legal person's business card and other information. If you fax it, they will send an invitation letter within two or three days to invite you to Shenzhen. After the interview, if you go, they will ask you for an introduction fee ranging from 5,000 to 10,000 yuan.
7. This type of strategic transformation type company is very willing to put effort into the company name and address, ××× Foreign Trade Corporation, Industrial Products (Grain and Oil Products) Foreign Economic and Trade Comprehensive Company, ×× Foreign Trade Company Or XX Foreign Trade Company XX Branch, the names are constantly changing; and the address is nothing more than XX International Trade Building, XX City (County) Foreign Trade Building or Economic and Trade Building.
Initial solution to the problem:
1. It took only a few days for the sample to arrive before placing an order or asking to sign a contract without conducting any investigation into the basic situation of our company.
2. The order quantity is relatively large, much larger than the characteristics of the industry. The order quantity is enough for a large enterprise to use for a long time, but the other party often claims that it is for foreign trade export needs.
3. The delivery terms are very attractive, often with one payment and one delivery.
4. The other party is often indifferent to the price conditions proposed by us.
5. The purchase and sale contract is very beautifully made.
6. You can check whether this company exists through local telecommunications and tax authorities.
7. When talking, you must carefully understand the other party's psychology.
The scams of scammer companies are exposed
The Guangzhou Municipal Administration of Industry and Commerce has previously announced 30 companies with bad credit on the black list for the first time, and this newspaper has also reported it. In fact, the deceptions of these scam companies are not very clever, but many people still fall for them. It is understood that last year alone, the Guangzhou Municipal Industry and Commerce Department received more than 300 such complaints, with more than 80 companies being complained, and the cumulative amount of fraud amounting to more than 10 million yuan.
So, how do these scam companies defraud other people’s money into their own pockets? According to the industrial and commercial department, their deception is roughly as follows -
Black Trick No. 1: Set up a trap under the guise of high technology
One of the 30 scammer companies published on the black list** The same characteristic is under the banner of "high technology". Most of these companies use the title of "science, industry and trade" to deceive people. In fact, the purpose of setting up the company was to cheat money, and there was no legitimate business to do at all.
According to the guidance of an informant, the reporter once made an unannounced visit to a scam company located on Guangyuan Road. The company rented several suites in a building and had their own hired "security guards" at the elevator entrance on the first floor. The "security guards" are very strict about the interrogation of incoming people, and will only let them in if they explain that they are here to contact the processing business.
On the wall opposite the company's door is written "Technology is the basis, technology is wealth." The receptionist at the front desk asked the reporter if he came to Guangzhou to find a job in processing materials, and immediately introduced the reporter to the manager. After some cross-examination, the manager took the reporter to the so-called chairman and general manager. The chairman was young but very sophisticated and started talking to reporters.
"How do you know about our company?" the chairman said in an interrogating tone. “I saw the advertisement.” “What media did you see it on?” “××Art.”
"Because the reporter answered fluently according to the answers he had memorized in advance, without any flaws, the chairman said that they are a company integrating science, industry and trade. Their products are all high-tech and all are exported... After completing the routine introduction, he said Let’s get straight to the point: “How many goods are you going to order? Did you bring any money today? ”
Black Trick No. 2: Use high returns as bait
According to the reporter’s understanding, the most attractive part of the traps set by these scam companies is the high returns, and it is Zero risk. The most common ones are strip processing of pearl ties and car steering wheel covers. The company that the reporter visited was doing fraud in this name.
According to the source, several people are doing this. A few months ago, relatives from his hometown saw an advertisement in a magazine and found him. He took them to this company on Guangyuan Road. Unexpectedly, the relatives' hard-earned money of more than 10,000 yuan was defrauded, and they were also cheated. I worked day and night for more than a month.
The reporter saw the contract signed between the scammer company and the victim. The contract was written in a very standardized way. For the processing of pearl ties, the raw materials are provided by Party A, but Party B needs to pay a deposit for raw materials and a risk deposit. Depending on the quantity of processing, the deposit is between 3,000 and 5,000 yuan. After the products are processed, Party A is responsible for recycling them all and pays for each tie. Party B is given a processing fee of 50 yuan, and Party A will return all the raw material deposits and risk deposits to Party B after the product is recycled. Anyone who understands this will think that this is an opportunity to make money without losing money.
Reporter It was learned from the industrial and commercial department that the company had very tempting advertisements in magazines. The slogans the reporter read were: Technology can make you rich, opportunities are right in front of you, and there are no risk-free rewards.
Black tricks. Number three: Make the product permanently unqualified
In the contract that the chairman showed to reporters, there is a clause that is the key to their deception: after the company's technical personnel pass the inspection, the products processed by Party B will be recycled. ...The scammer succeeded in using this clause to defraud.
The victim, Ms. Liang, said with tears: Four of our relatives went around raising money and found this company based on the address on the advertisement. At that time, we thought it was a company. It was a big company, and we had a contract in hand, so we were not afraid of problems.
Unexpectedly, a month and a half later, we came to them with the processed ties to deliver the goods. They said that we should first hand over the goods to the technical department. An old engineer accepted the goods. We handed the goods to an old man wearing glasses, and they all called him "engineer". The "engineer" took our goods and looked at them in front of a magnifying glass for a long time, and finally told us that the product was not qualified and we should take it. We had to go back and re-process. As a result, we delivered the goods three times and they were returned three times. Later we felt that we had been cheated and we asked for the processing fee to be waived. They returned the deposit, but they said there was no such provision in the contract and they had to act in accordance with the contract. Regarding this kind of incident, a person from the Contract Department of Guangzhou Municipal Administration of Industry and Commerce told reporters that this was a typical contract fraud. . These people use the legal form of signing contracts to carefully design traps in the contracts to defraud others of their money, which constitutes a crime of fraud. Dishonest enterprises should be punished in accordance with the law. It is to crack down on illegal activities and arouse public vigilance to avoid being deceived.
It is understood that the company where the reporter had secretly visited was also investigated, but the person responsible behind the scenes had made preparations to escape in advance. The building is empty.
Eight tips to prevent online business fraud
The first tip: Check the company or individual’s business qualifications. First check whether the other party is a formally registered company and whether it has published its business license, company registration number, etc. If the registration information is not published, there must be something wrong! Secondly, check the contact information left by the other party. Since it is illegal to defraud, there will be a way out for yourself. The contact address is either false or vague, and the contact number is mostly a mobile phone or PHS mobile phone. Finally, if it is run by an individual, be careful. Is there a restraint mechanism (such as Alipay used by Taobao)? Because the industrial and commercial departments have very little binding force on individual business behavior;
The second step: check whether there are any bad records. For a company that operates formally, you should be able to find a lot of relevant information on the Internet.
Including introduction, news, registration and other information, as well as information about investigations and complaints;
The third step: check whether it is a price trap.
1. The temptation of interests is always the beginning of being deceived. Reasonable profits are the basis for a company's survival. If the quotation is much lower than the ordinary quotation, or even half the price, it must be a trap. It is impossible for any customs detained goods, parallel imports, clearance goods, etc. to have such a low price;
2. One of the promotion strategies is to lose points here and make points there, so it is not surprising that individual low prices are there. But if they are all low prices, it is a trap;
The fourth trick: Check whether there are recent transaction and delivery records. As long as any company is operating normally, it will have a courier or postal delivery order number. The website is required to provide the courier numbers of the recent customers, or EMS. Based on this number, you can check online whether there is a record of successful delivery. Since the customer's shopping information will not be displayed, there is no reason to reject this inquiry request;
Step 5: Check whether cash on delivery is available. Cash on delivery is the key to scammers;
Sixth tip: Check whether the product is informed of its authenticity, parallel imports, and how to identify licensed products. Scammers use tricks such as exchanging important parts, passing off fake products as genuine ones, passing off inferior products as good ones, and confusing licensed and parallel imports to make money, so they will never clearly tell customers how to identify them. For example: There are Sony digital cameras available online at extremely low prices, lower than the purchase price. After investigation: the original battery costs more than 300 yuan. If you replace it with a fake Sony battery, it only costs a few dozen yuan;
The seventh step: check transportation safety and after-sales service;
The eighth step: The first order was made with a low-priced item. Practice is the only criterion for testing truth! You can try to buy low-priced goods to learn more about the company's sales, quality, delivery, service, etc. If you are satisfied, you can gradually purchase other higher-value goods. Reputation is the long-term accumulation of integrity. But scammers are just "catching big fish" and have no time to pay attention to your "small order".
Secrets of deception
The only common tricks used by scammer companies are "catching small money". For example: benefit fee, commodity inspection fee, inspection fee, sample, etc. In fact, what really causes manufacturers to suffer heavy losses is what the jargon calls "selling large quantities of goods", which is to maliciously create economic disputes and sell the goods obtained by deception quickly at low prices.
Deception No. 1: A hidden knife hidden in a smile
The seemingly rigorous contract worth millions, but there are hidden traps. For example: checkout on arrival, settlement, settlement. They are all different, and you will fall into the trap if you are not careful.
Trick 2: Play hard to get
Even though you know that your product has defects in quality, quantity or packaging, you still order it. Once the goods arrive, you will receive an emergency notification to handle compensation matters or accept penalties from the quality supervision department. If you are overdue or dare not go, you will be trapped.
Trick No. 3: Hiding the truth
Paying 30 RMB in advance requires the manufacturer to send someone to guarantee the goods. After the goods arrive, go through the exit procedures with the manufacturer so that you can see the goods transiting the border with your own eyes. After that, he quietly transported it back before going into seclusion, hiding it and waiting for an opportunity to unload the goods. If you believe that the goods have arrived overseas, you are in trouble.