How to prevent the "foreign swindler" scam?

Actual cases

Compared with some swindlers in China, "foreign swindlers" often have higher "professional quality". They not only have a comprehensive knowledge of trade, law, transportation and finance, but also have various means and strong concealment, which makes us hard to prevent.

At the beginning of March, a coal mine with a mine manager in Shaoyang, Hunan decided to start a new project, but the funding gap was about 17 million yuan. By July, there was still a gap of 14 million yuan.

In early September, at a cocktail party, Mr. Dai met Mr. Wang of a local logistics company, and Liu Jingli of an investment consulting company in Beijing through Mr. Wang. Because they are all from Shaodong's hometown, they had a good talk.

in mid-October, Liu Jingli took the initiative to call mine manager Dai, made some pleasantries, deliberately brought up the issue of funds, and said that he could help if there was any difficulty. Director Dai immediately told him about the lack of project funds in the coal mine, and Liu Jingli said that he would write back to him a week later.

on October 22nd, Mr. Dai received a call from Liu Jingli. Liu said that he had contacted the investor for him. The other party was a famous American conglomerate with great strength. He knew Mr. Lars, the chief representative of the company's Beijing office. Lars also expressed interest in investing in coal mines. He will arrive in Changsha on October 23rd, and asked Mr. Dai to pick him up.

when mine manager Dai saw Lars, he was shocked at first sight. Lars is full of famous brands and style. According to the translator, Russ was born in Russia, and he can speak not only Russian, but also English fluently.

manager Dai has already booked the most luxurious hotel in Changsha. during lunch, Lars listened to manager Dai's introduction and said that he could invest 2 million yuan in the coal mine. Mine manager Dai was happy when he heard it, and immediately signed the English letter of intent for investment provided by Lars, and Lars also signed it.

However, Lars said that in order to successfully approve the letter of intent for investment by the US headquarters, it is necessary for Mr. Dai to find a law firm in Beijing, an accounting firm in Shanghai and an asset appraisal company designated by him to issue a due diligence report, an audit report and an asset appraisal report on the coal mine respectively, and the expenses shall be borne by the miners.

on October 24th, manager Dai contacted three intermediaries designated by Lars, and remitted 1, yuan, 16, yuan and 7, yuan respectively, totaling 33, yuan.

on October 26th, mine manager Dai consulted the accountant and perennial consultant lawyer of the unit and arranged for the director of the office to handle this matter. Director Duan called Lars's assistant and sent a fax, asking the other party to send a document that can prove the strength of the company.

after the fax was sent, there has been no following.

on November 15th, mine manager Dai received a notarial certificate sent by post office EMS, which was issued by Beijing No.2 Notary Office. The notarial content is to prove that the industrial and commercial registration procedures of an American investment group's Beijing office are complete, and there is a balance of 2 billion yuan in a bank in China, which can directly invest 2 million yuan in the mine.

Mr. Dai immediately called the professional lawyer's office of a law firm in Beijing for consultation.

The lawyer told him that the notarial certificate was forged, because Beijing No.2 Notary Office had already been renamed Beijing Fangzheng Notary Office, and it was impossible for the notary office to continue to issue notarial certificates under its original name.

only then did mine manager Dai realize that he had been cheated. He said that thanks to consulting a professional lawyer, the loss would not be just 33, yuan.

Deception case

"Without even going through the registration formalities in China, Jenny dared to publish an investment advertisement suspected of unfair competition, but we wanted to sue but we couldn't even find this' foreign owner'." Yesterday, Peng Kong, perennial legal adviser of tingmei Company and lawyer of Beijing Beidou Law Firm, said helplessly.

Jenny Ya (China) Body Building Agency, Japanese Jenny Ya Body Building Co., Ltd. and Shanghai Sushen Clothing Co., Ltd. put out investment advertisements. In the advertisements, Jenny Ya made obvious derogatory attacks on the famous brands in the domestic body-building underwear industry, such as tingmei, Aimu, Yazhu, Ripel and other beauty shops.

tingmei Company took legal measures to safeguard its legitimate rights and interests and decided to sue the above three units. However, to tingmei's surprise, the inquiry form issued by the Information Center of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce shows that the relevant information of Jenny Ya (China) Body Building Institution has not been found; The registration information of Japanese Jenny Ya Body Co., Ltd. was not found in Shanghai Industrial and Commercial Bureau. Because it was not found out, the Shanghai Municipal Administration for Industry and Commerce did not issue relevant certification materials.

A person from the Beijing Municipal Administration for Industry and Commerce said that if a foreign enterprise conducts business activities without registering with relevant domestic institutions or going through the formalities of setting up a representative office, it will definitely be an illegal operation.

seduction analysis

The reasons for the success of this scam are as follows:

1. The fraudster is good at camouflage and uses hot events to attract attention; 2. Chinese people excessively "worship foreign things and flatter foreign countries"; 3. eager for success; 4. Trust "friends" and "acquaintances".

Case warning:

Liar companies usually pack their resumes and resumes with high-end office buildings. The office space is well-decorated and elegant, and the company's website and printed materials should be exquisite, and publicity should be done in relevant media, giving people the illusion of having strong strength and funds.

In addition, not all "foreigners" are rich, so we can't just make money and let our guard down in life. The deception of foreign swindlers is not flawless, and they can succeed repeatedly because of their special status as foreigners and people's carelessness in prevention. In the process of trading, we must keep relevant documents and materials, and always keep in mind the popular truth that "you don't scatter an eagle until you see a rabbit."

"foreign" scammers usually use the following methods: (1) pretending to be the agent of a well-known buyer and impersonating a well-known buyer; (2) colluding with freight forwarders to deliver goods without bill of lading; (3) adopting transport documents that cannot control the cargo rights; (4) taking advantage of loopholes in special customs policies; (5) Internet hacker fraud; (6) taking advantage of the illegal operation of the bank; (7) posing as a bank employee.