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Local firms warned against international fraud
The Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Asia-Pacific Market Department has warned Vietnamese businesses to be prudent when advancing part payments to import goods from Hong Kong.
While it is normal to advance 30- 40 percent of the contract value to import goods, not checking the credentials of the seller can prove dangerous.
Two Vietnamese companies prepaid part of the money to Carling (Hong Kong) Company Limited to import 500 tons of bone powder but have not received goods and have not been able to contact the seller since, according to the department.
They conducted transactions on the Internet but did not properly check the information about the seller.
According to the department, an official from the Vietnamese embassy’s Commercial Section found the company’s office as a place used just for sending and receiving mail. The Hong Kong representative, whom Carling hired to work as a secretary, did not know where the company’s Cameroonian director was.
As it is easy to establish a company in Hong Kong, many foreigners come here to obtain legal status and swindle people and businesses in other countries, the ministry said.
Tran Tam
thanhnien
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