Risk Intelligence · Fraud Patterns
These patterns can appear in Shenzhen, Yiwu, Dongguan, Ningbo and other manufacturing centres. Review the warning signs before wiring a deposit.
What you don't see is what costs you
Chinese suppliers don't usually scam buyers with crude lies. They scam with paperwork that looks correct, badges that look genuine, and behaviour that looks normal — until the wire clears.
The patterns below recur in supplier disputes. Each has observable warning signs, but no single check eliminates every risk.
Five recurring fraud patterns
How we catch them
Legal entity, capital, scope, beneficial owners — cross-checked in 24h.
Beneficiary name vs. registered entity vs. invoice — triangulated.
Where access and scope permit, the visit records the location, machinery, workforce indicators and visible production.
A sourced report states what the available evidence supports, contradicts or leaves unresolved.
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The same checklist our auditors take to the factory floor. Bank-swap signals, AIC mismatches, ghost-factory tells, sample-bait indicators.