Risk Intelligence · Fraud Patterns
These are not theoretical. We see them, in person, in Shenzhen, Yiwu, Dongguan and Ningbo — every single week. Read them before you wire your next 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 repeat across thousands of cases. Each one has a specific forensic signature. Each one is preventable with one on-the-ground check.
The five patterns we investigate weekly
How we catch them
Legal entity, capital, scope, beneficial owners — cross-checked in 24h.
Beneficiary name vs. registered entity vs. invoice — triangulated.
Unannounced, geotagged, with worker count, machinery and live production photographed.
A single PDF that proves real, or proves fake — with evidence you can use.
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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.