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Online shop, Alibaba supplier or crypto offer: a 5-point check
Vanguard Verify checks bulk commodity deals (sugar, oil, cement, grain, fuel, metals). For other offers, these five points catch most fakes.
- Does the company really exist? Look it up in the official company register of its country, and check how old its website domain is. A brand-new site selling far below market is a warning sign.
- Pay only through a protected route. A card payment you can dispute, the platform's own buyer protection or a regulated escrow service. Never a bank transfer to a private person, gift cards or crypto to a stranger.
- Too cheap, too fast? A price far below every other seller and pressure to pay today are the two most common baits.
- Contact them yourself. Use the phone number and email on the company's own official website, never the ones in the message you received.
- Crypto offers: no one can guarantee returns. Check that the firm is licensed by your country's financial regulator, and never send crypto to "unlock" or "release" money.
Not sure about an offer? Check a company free — or email it to [email protected].