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How to verify your vendor (real/scam/re-seller-producer)?

You may get sealed and signed scanned letters from private or government body confirming the reality of the seller, who is capable to provide x commodities, most of procurement and purchased failed to verify such a documents which show reality and worked probably with the well-known419 scammers. It is not easy, but you have to give some trust with those scammers, never send passport copy or company account. Verification takes a little time and you can read the purpose in the return questioners, such as Payment terms in Foreign bank but Deposit in that country (Africa), when you verified the Foreign bank details you will find it is real and exist, available and clear. but the purpose to using this account from scams to show that they have investors and having foreign accounts. but the deposit or tax fees, or booking fees or what so ever will be required to be transfer to local bank by T/T or By Western Union or Money Grams. I believe that you have to stop further correspondences, except you need to know more. this is possible when you show the person that you already discovered him and checked documents by the US embassy or Ministries, and show that you have been advised to report to The inter-pole , but you did not do that as you believe there is some thing behind this person to do this scams... how ever you can discover all the people behind that if you need to arrive to this level, you shall be having and high attention and careful of what they can do. however, you can track them and found them all. but need you to be more than smart

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Question added by Tariq Al Farah , Commercial Manager , Zeus International Management Consulting & Trade LLC
Date Posted: 2013/08/27
amer jayyousi
by amer jayyousi , Business Development Consultant , freelance

i google things and names and i use google earth to see if the address given really exists.

but when it comes to large orders i always usecertified  inspection companies such as viritas,....etc.and will include this clause on the letter of credit.

 

Viorel Dumitrache
by Viorel Dumitrache , general manager , BETA

There are several possibilities:

1. Establish an approved vendor list, based on an asessment questionnaire, When right questions are asked regarding technological potential and financial status, it is impossible for a scammer to avoid obvious mistakes,

2. If we are talking about serial products, such a vendor must have a history and a well established brand name, as well as a distribution network, etc. Several phone calls may clarify,

3. If supplier of unique pieces of equipment, this is a quite closed club, where everybody knows about everybody. Therefore, competition is always knowing, not necessarily details, but general info

elfatih mohamed ali Ali
by elfatih mohamed ali Ali , Procurement and Logistic Officer , Sudanese Microfinance Development Facility SMDF

·         Check the his delivery schedule

·         Check the quality of the services he has provided

·         The accuracy of the information he has provided

·         Documentary evidence of the Ex tasks he has delivered from the reputable client

·         His responsiveness

·         After sales integrated package he is willing to provide

·         His compliance with the rules , regulations  , clauses , Terms & conditions and the specifications

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