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Is this seller real?

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Dubai South · Licence 14282 · No account needed

● Dubai South · Licence 14282

Anyone can google a company. We prove the deal.

Before you sign, open the LC or pay a fee, we check the seller, the bank instrument, the tank and the cargo, and give you an independent report you can name in your LC.

Check a company — free Can you spot a fake offer? Take the 1-minute quiz ›

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Have the whole offer? Check the whole deal free — seller, e-mail, website, vessel, price and tank ›

We go thereSite visits at origin by a field officer.
Bank-to-bankA verification pack your bank sends to the issuing bank.
Pattern registerOur own register of red-flag patterns from the offers we check.
Name it in your LCAn independent report you can name in field 46A. Free clause kit ›

Independent: Vanguard Verify never verifies a deal in which any Vanguard entity is a buyer, seller or broker. Independence policy ›

Our promise: You don't pay until we confirm we can take your case. We confirm within 1 working day. Tell us what documents you have — we tell you what we can verify, before you pay.

We check bulk commodity deals (sugar, oil, cement, grain, fuel, metals). Checking an online shop, an Alibaba supplier or a crypto offer? → free 5-point guide. New to this? → What is an SBLC / MT760 / FCO (2 min).

How it works

Three steps

01Free check in secondsSee all warnings with your e-mail.Run a free check ›02Deal Check USD 8.88, result in minutesBoth sides: registry and LEI, domain age, sanctions, bank and SWIFT format, document forensics and red-flag terms, plus the Introduction Record.Choose this ›03Broker plans from USD 28.88/month for regular dealsStarter, Pro or Max: 4, 12 or 30 Deal Checks a month. Yearly = 10 months' price.Choose this ›

See a sample report (PDF)Marked SPECIMEN · INVENTED DEAL. No form, no email needed.

Who we are

Our founder — formerly Barclays Corporate Banking, London, and American Express, Milan.

Vanguard Verify is run by Vanguard Trade Capital Goods Wholesalers DWC-LLC, licensed in Dubai South (Registration No. 13236 · Licence No. 14282).

We never ask anyone for fees to release a deal. You pay only for the check you order.

Launched October 2026.

Check us: Dubai South licence 14282 — how to look it up →

How we check › · Fakes caught › · For compliance teams › · Try it on a known fake ›

Barclays and American Express are named only as past employers. They are not connected to Vanguard Verify.

Real cases

Three short cases

Edible oil · Africa → USA

Two deposits. Zero containers.

A buyer paid a 30% deposit for 5 containers of sunflower oil, then another 30% for 6 more, after a "factory visit" kept being delayed. Nothing was shipped.

What would have stopped it: Proof of product through an inspector the buyer appoints, before any money moves.

Sugar & fuel allocations · Offshore

Perfect paperwork. No product.

A "trading house" with flawless documents claimed refinery allocations. Behind it: an offshore shell, a recent name change and a bank account in a third country. There was never any allocation.

What would have stopped it: Owners traced in the registry, and the allocation confirmed directly with the refinery.

Bank instrument · Buyer side

The SBLC that no bank ever issued.

A buyer presented an SBLC as proof that payment was guaranteed. Logo, SWIFT format, signatures — and forged.

What would have stopped it: Every bank instrument confirmed by your own bank, bank to bank.

Based on real cases seen by our founder. Names, places and details changed. Read the cases ›

FAQ

Questions

What does the free basic check do?

Free basic check: 2 a day per person, with your e-mail. It reads the offer, SBLC, FCO or other document for scam wording, impossible numbers, edits and known fakes, and tells you what to check next.

What is the Deal Check?

USD 8.88 per deal, automated, result in minutes. It checks both sides: company registry and LEI, domain and e-mail age, sanctions, bank and SWIFT format, document forensics on up to 5 documents and red-flag terms, plus the Introduction Record for the deal.

What do the broker plans include?

Starter USD 28.88/month: 4 Deal Checks a month. Pro USD 49.88/month (most popular): 12 Deal Checks. Max USD 88.88/month: 30 Deal Checks. Unlimited basic checks on all; yearly = 10 months' price.

What happens to my documents?

The free check reads your document on our secure server and does not keep it. For a Deal Check you upload documents to us; they are kept confidential, never used for trading, and deleted after 90 days.

Do you contact my buyer or seller?

No. We never contact your buyer or seller unless you order a site visit. Site visit: Quoted per deal before we start.

Why do you check my documents before I pay?

So you never pay for a case we cannot take.

What is your refund rule?

Analyst Deal Check: if we do not deliver your report within 2 working days after your documents are complete, or if we decline your case after payment, we refund you in full. Missing documents are not a reason for a refund: those items are marked "Not verified — document not provided". Plans: full refund if you cancel within 7 days of your first payment and have not used a paid check.

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