Risk cases identified by Knowaco's analysts
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Recent cases have shown that some exporters establish multiple companies with different names yet engage in the same business. These companies are owned and operated by the same team behind the scenes. We refer to this phenomenon as 'Shell Exporters". "Why do exporters not operate under a
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As we have always advocated, an additional step of background search can help us identify negative records that have a significant impact. Recently, while assisting a client with a name search, we discovered that the related company has significant issues that might affect its delivery capability, including shareholder disputes and
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As a service provider in company search services in China, our clients frequently ask us the following questions * "I want to know whether the business of this company in China is legitimate?", * "Is this company listed in any blacklist?", and * "Just need to know if
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Recently, our analysts assisted one of our clients in performing a background check on an electronics wholesale e-commerce site. The observations suggest the company operating this site might use a fake business license. Worse, its business license was already revoked in May 2022. The company shows its business certificate, tax
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In our last post, we explained why verifying a business license is not enough to avoid scams. Today our analysts noticed a real case in the news about the risk of fake business registration information. According to some domestic media in China, a few days ago, a private company named
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In our recent work assisting one of our clients in performing a public domain search on a potential supplier, the Knowaco team noted that the target company was using a falsified branding image on its websites. The questionable picture shows the target company's office building and front door.