I received an email from a supplier called Mike from a company named Happy Electronics Co. He told me he could supply PS3 at a low price...
I received an email from a supplier named Tina, who said she was a Gold Supplier on Alibaba.com. She told me she could supply mobile phones at a low price...
One of our buyers sent an email to Alibaba service team. It said: "I have received a quotation in my email; the sender said his company was a Gold Supplier. I knew Gold Supplier members are verified, so it gave me confidence in this transaction and I paid 30% deposit to buy the Ipods he provided. But after the payment, I didn't receive my Ipods, nor get any response from them.
Like any other businesses, foreign trade is full of risks. But if every trader is cautious enough, there would no space for Internet frauds and actually, many victims...
Recently, the Alibaba.com service team has received some complaints of fraud against certain Gold Suppliers after they failed to send goods.