9月初,一位喀麥隆的紳士在TRADEMANGER上加我為好友,談得很投機(jī),說看了網(wǎng)站,對(duì)我所經(jīng)營的產(chǎn)品很感興趣,要我把我們的價(jià)格表發(fā)到他的郵箱,收到我的價(jià)格表后,對(duì)方及時(shí)發(fā)來郵件說他要他指定的三款產(chǎn)品的10個(gè)40尺柜的貨物,要我把形式發(fā)票先發(fā)給他確認(rèn)。一次性要這么多貨物,我當(dāng)時(shí)第一反應(yīng)是,我遇到騙子了.做外貿(mào)2年多來,西非騙子多,見得多了,聽得多了,象西非國家尼日利亞、貝寧,騙子特多,甚至這些國家正規(guī)銀行開出的正規(guī)信用證都靠不??!而喀麥隆恰恰位于西非。我心存戒備,“死馬當(dāng)活馬醫(yī)”,把形式發(fā)票發(fā)給對(duì)方,我們商談好的付款方式是預(yù)付30%的定金,對(duì)方收到形式發(fā)票后,發(fā)來郵件說,他正在向他客戶們收集貨款,要過幾天收集完畢才能把貨款電匯過來。我心想,對(duì)方已經(jīng)表露出了誠意,不能“一棍子打死所有人”,不能說所有西非的客戶都是騙子。我對(duì)這個(gè)客戶產(chǎn)生了信心!
數(shù)天后,對(duì)方發(fā)來郵件,說貨款已電匯到我公司賬號(hào),未來數(shù)天請注意查收,并把銀行電匯的存根聯(lián)以附件的形式一并發(fā)到我的郵箱。我打開對(duì)方發(fā)過來的電匯存根聯(lián),上面的銀行印章清晰可見,的確是銀行的原件真件,然而出乎我意料的是,對(duì)方電匯的不是30%的預(yù)付款,而是100%的貨款!當(dāng)時(shí)我心想,這是個(gè)巨大的疑點(diǎn),沒有人會(huì)這樣做生意,但如果能預(yù)先收到全部貨款,對(duì)方已經(jīng)顯示全部的誠意,這個(gè)單子沒有理由不接!我隨后發(fā)郵件和對(duì)方商談包裝、交貨期等方面的細(xì)節(jié),同時(shí)耐心等幾天,等對(duì)方的貨款到賬后,即刻安排生產(chǎn)!隨后幾天對(duì)方又發(fā)來郵件,問我貨款收到?jīng)]有,收到要及時(shí)通知他。對(duì)方如此有誠意,我始真正對(duì)這個(gè)客戶產(chǎn)生了信心!
為安全起見,隱去了我司的名字地址,電話和傳真,還請諒解.
各位外貿(mào)界的朋友們,請辨別其真?zhèn)?
又過了一二天,又收到一封郵件,這封郵件終于讓對(duì)方露出了狐貍尾巴! ......Payment information
Societe generale de banque au Cameroon
N?78 rue joss B.P 4042 Douala Cameroon
Dear Sir,
Your payment deposited by Easy Trade Company is due for transfer. The below information is the wring information submitted by your client. Please verify it immediately and tell us if we can proceed with the transfer.
Company name:
Account Number: 307645101040006295
Swift code: ABOCCNBJ110
Bank name: Agricultual Bank of China
Account name:
Now the below is the information that we have prepared
Concerning transferring of your fund
Transfer code: 0117877
T/T number: SGBC-23
Amount expecting: USD649235.28
Based on information supplied by your client we are supposed to pass a wiring signal to the bank information below or we will affect a direct transfer to the above bank information.
Receiving bank Wachovia bank, N.A. New York International Branch
Swift code: PNBPUS3NNYC
Wachovia bank will complete the whole transferring of funds info the designated bank account number and it might take more few days to reach complete the whole transferring of funds into the designated bank account number and it might take more few days to reach completely. We tried to get a contact with Wachovia in New York but we were unable because the only Wachovia Bank N.A. is located in North Carolina USA.
Maybe your client made a mistake there but all the same we need your confirmation so that we will not make any mistake in executing our job. We are waiting to receive from you the mandatory V A T fee of USD2015 before we can be able to complete and transfer your fund today as soon as we receive the V.A.T fee of USD2015 today. In our office today through western union money transfer send the requested V.A.T fee to the vat fee receiver / collector Mr,ogechi ,kalu immediately for us to transfer the funds to the designated account number
Please verify immediately if the above information is alright
Because after your confirmation we will complete transfer immediately.
We are waiting for the western union information of the requested fee.
Yours
Mr.Alber Duidonne
(Divisional bank manager)
Direct line +237343791