To avoid China sourcing scams, a buyer may want a clearer record of who said what, which product version was discussed, which file was sent and what remains unknown. That is different from deciding that a company, message, invoice or request is fraudulent or legitimate. A source record does not establish scam, fraud, identity, supplier capability, payment safety, contract position, delivery or commercial outcome.<\/p>\n
This article is general information. It does not identify, detect, investigate, validate, verify, clear, label, accuse, report, recommend, select, determine, predict, guarantee, approve, choose, contract, buy, order, pay, transfer, recover, price, sell, produce, ship, insure, import or decide scam, fraud, legitimacy, supplier capability, company identity, creditworthiness, product safety, compliance, test, certificate, quantity, cost, fee, tax, duty, carrier, route, customs action, delivery, sales, performance, legal position or commercial outcome.<\/p>\n
An avoid China sourcing scams workflow can organize company, contact, buyer, product, message, sample, document, invoice, payment, shipment and unknown sources. It cannot identify or decide a scam, fraud, legitimacy, supplier capability, payment, contract, quality, compliance, carrier, delivery, sales, performance or outcome.<\/p>\n
An unexpected message, a changed contact detail, a missing record or a payment reference can be part of a discussion. The source does not establish intent, company identity, legitimacy, fraud, supplier capability, payment safety, contract position, delivery, sales, performance or commercial result.<\/p>\n
A China sourcing risk checklist<\/a> can organize stated sourcing sources. It does not identify a scam, verify a company, select a supplier, decide a payment, approve a contract, determine a delivery or promise an outcome.<\/p>\n A company identity source, supplier contact record, buyer requirement source, product brief, public page reference or unknown source can preserve a stated name, address, product, date, message or gap. It does not establish scam, fraud, legitimacy, supplier capability, company identity, creditworthiness, product safety, compliance, quantity, cost, delivery, sales, performance or outcome.<\/p>\n A supplier verification record<\/a> can organize stated supplier material. It does not verify a company, identify fraud, select a supplier, establish capability, approve a contract, decide a payment, delivery or result.<\/p>\n A supplier message, sample record, product specification, document reference, packaging record or unknown source can preserve stated material. It does not establish scam, fraud, legitimacy, language accuracy, supplier capability, product meaning, quality, safety, compliance, certificate, quantity, cost, fee, delivery, sales, performance, legal position or outcome.<\/p>\n A sample approval record<\/a> can preserve a stated sample source. It does not identify fraud, approve a supplier, product, quality, compliance, order, payment, shipment, delivery or result.<\/p>\n An invoice reference, payment reference, contract reference, order record, bank detail, change record or unknown source can preserve stated commercial material. It does not establish scam, fraud, legitimacy, identity, creditworthiness, payment safety, contract position, product safety, compliance, quantity, cost, fee, tax, duty, delivery, sales, performance, legal position or outcome.<\/p>\n The FTC describes general small-business scam tactics that may include impersonation, urgency and payment demands.[1]<\/a> This material does not decide whether a China supplier, invoice, contact or payment request is fraudulent or legitimate.<\/p>\n A shipment-plan record, party\/address field, carrier\/route record, destination source or unknown source can preserve stated operational material. It does not establish scam, fraud, legitimacy, supplier capability, carrier, route, customs action, tax, duty, fee, cost, clearance, delivery, sales, performance, legal position or outcome.<\/p>\n A shipping documents record framework<\/a> can keep operational documents visible. It does not decide a carrier, route, customs action, clearance, delivery or import result.<\/p>\n FTC material concerns U.S. small-business scam guidance. Trade.gov material concerns U.S. exporter due-diligence and partner-risk information. Neither source determines a China supplier, fraud, identity, product, payment, contract, transport or commercial matter.<\/p>\n Trade.gov describes due diligence and partner risk in a U.S. exporter context.[2]<\/a> [3]<\/a> These sources do not determine a China supplier, legitimacy, product, payment, contract, quality, compliance, carrier, route, customs action, delivery or outcome.<\/p>\n Company identity source, supplier contact record, buyer requirement source, product brief, supplier message, sample record, product specification, document reference, invoice reference, payment reference, shipment-plan record, party\/address field, carrier\/route record and unknown source are source records. They do not establish scam, fraud, legitimacy, supplier capability, company identity, creditworthiness, product safety, compliance, test, certificate, quantity, cost, fee, tax, duty, carrier, route, customs action, delivery, sales, performance, legal position or outcome.<\/p>\n This table is a discussion aid. It keeps a stated risk-related source visible without converting it into a fraud finding, legitimacy conclusion, supplier selection, payment, contract, delivery or commercial result.<\/p>\nKeep company supplier buyer and product sources separate<\/h2>\n
Keep message sample specification and document sources separate<\/h2>\n
Keep invoice payment contract and change-record sources separate<\/h2>\n
Keep shipment party carrier destination and unknown sources separate<\/h2>\n
Read FTC and Trade.gov material narrowly<\/h2>\n
Build a risk-related source record<\/h2>\n