China Scam Week?
Though I am constantly getting calls from companies that have been scammed in their China dealings, it is rare that I learn of two (probably three) scams in one week (and it is only Wednesday) It is...
View ArticleAnatomy Of A China Scam. Part II. Conclusion And Advice.
Earlier this week, we ran part I of this two part series. Part I consisted of Jennie Shi, Felix Zhang, Wendy Zheng and Robert Walsh, all of Samsara Biopharma Consulting, writing of an incident they...
View ArticleChina Scam Alert: The Different Company Bank Account. Again.
Someone should have told me that April is China scam month, because I always thought it was December (see Ancient China Business Scam. Back With A Vengeance This Season). My firm has gotten more...
View ArticleFaked In China: Even The Universities Aren’t Immune
Danwei ran a story, “University Diploma Scandal in Jinan,” on a fake Chinese university. This story is directly relevant for those doing business in China. Let me explain. The story is from the Jinan...
View ArticleThe Reverse China Scam. Coming Soon To Your Hometown.
I am constantly giving speeches on protecting intellectual property from China. I used to start that talk with something like the following: If you are doing business with or in China, you have to...
View ArticleChina: Ipods For $50. PS3 For $75. Wii For $100. PS3s and Xboxes For $150....
Not sure if “the holidays” actually brings on an increase in scams but I do know that the China lawyers at my law firm always get a massive increase in calls/e-mails at this time of year from people...
View ArticleReally Cheap China Products, With Sex Please, Even Though We’re British
Great story over the TimesOnline, entitled,”To China for the holy grail: a price of 99p.” [link no longer exists] The story about TimesOnline reporter, Michael Sheridan, following “a British buyer on a...
View ArticleCheated By China. Check Your Insurance.
Though we have written about this scam a few times previously, I HAVE to write about it again because it just keeps happening, in even greater numbers and in even more diverse circumstances. And this...
View ArticleSeven Tips For Preventing The China “Different Bank Account” Scam
Yes, we are obsessed with this scam, but only because at least once a week someone contacts us who has fallen prey to it and we really do not like having to tell people that there is pretty much...
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