About a year ago, in Ancient China Business Scam With A New Hollywood Twist, we wrote of how we were hearing about film and media companies getting hit with an old-fashioned scam from China. Things then went quiet for a while, but in the last month, we have received two emails from two US film companies seeking… Continue Reading
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New Bank For Your China Payment? Make Damn Sure!
Posted in China BusinessI read the other day how antivirus software manufacturers are struggling and mostly failing to keep up with new viruses and malware. I thought of that today when I received the third communication in just the last week of what we wrote about as the new scam coming from China. In ”Payment Fraud In China. This… Continue Reading
Ancient China Business Scam With A New Hollywood Twist
Posted in China Film Industry, Legal NewsChinese company emails US company about buying a few million dollars of the US company’s product. The terms of the deal are quickly worked out and the Chinese company suggests the American company go to China to sign the contract and celebrate the consummation of the deal. The American gets to China (usually some fairly… Continue Reading
Seeking Genuine Apple Product From China? Go To Sanlitun.
Posted in China BusinessJust got my third email this week from someone who bought tens of thousands of dollars worth of “iPhones” from someone in China only to receive rank fakes. All three emailers were so blinded by the idea of buying iPhones at ridiculously low prices that they did nothing to make sure the sellers were legitimate,… Continue Reading
A Chinese Brothel Scam. Don’t Let It Happen To You.
Posted in China Business, China TravelIt happened again last week. Multiple calls from the same person, wanting to speak with me urgently, yet refusing to provide any information to our receptionist on the nature of his issue. I eventually called this person back and here’s pretty much what we discussed (which was essentially what I have heard from two other… Continue Reading
Avoiding The China Buyer Scam
Posted in China BusinessChina Business Blog just posted on how to avoid getting scammed by purported Chinese buyers, entitled, “How to Scupper a Scammer.“ “Scupper” is Brit-speak for destroy. Quick summary: 1) If it seems too good to be true, it is; and 2) conduct due diligence before spending money. China Business Blog describes the scam as going… Continue Reading
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