Indonesian business scam is a scary thing for many business partners in other countries. Even though there have been many preventive efforts, unfortunately there are still many victims of fraud. That is why this review being made, in order to prevent the emergence of new victims who could damage the image of Indonesia’s own business.
If you get a business offer that is said to be too good to be true, don’t be happy just yet, instead, immediately turn on the alert alarm to make sure this business offer is not a fraud trap.
The most common scam committed is in the import export sector. You need to protect yourself from this import export scam. Use this important DIY review:
#1 Make sure this Indonesian business has a valid licensing standard. Standard license to do business includes company registration, business license and export license (for exporters).
#2 Make sure the Indonesian business has tax registration. Business actors with good intentions will comply with these standard business requirements.
#3 Make sure the contact number provided is not a cellphone number. Foreign business partners do not understand that the contact number for the Indonesian business office provided is a mobile number (scammers will give you mobile phone number). It is an easy signal that something is wrong with your potential Indonesian business partner. If the transaction has been made, the cellphone number can be thrown away and replaced with a new one, you will just be forgotten. Serious businesses will of course have land line contact numbers starting with the country code and area code in Indonesia. Just check the number here and you will find it easy.
That is How to Check Indonesian Business Scam or Not
Above are three simple approaches you can try fast to protect yourself from being scammed by Indonesian business partner. If you have try everything mentioned above, find valid result and yet doubt about your future business partner in Indonesia, and last thing you can do is to check through Indonesia’s representative abroad. Check Indonesia’s representatives contact here.