I got a contract to supply certain products to a certain buyer.
I did a search for the goods I needed and found a supplier online.
I requested a quote. I also requested an invoice after I was happy
with the quote.
Just to be sure I was dealing with a legit company, I did a
search on their registration number and VAT numbers that appeared
on the invoice. I found the numbers to belong to another company,
unrelated to what the supplier does. ALARM BELL!
So, I decided to verify their bank account details. I deposit an
R100 rand on an FNB ATM. The slip confirmed that the account number
belonged to an individual and not a company. ALARM BELL!
I called the supplier again and asked them to give me a bank
confirmation letter with their details and bank account number. The
supplier sent two confirmations, minutes apart from each other.
ALARM BELL!
