Cameroon Business Scams

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21 August 2011, 10:14
aladdinadila
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Question what is the legal status of this company
Dear Sir,

Hello

I would like to find out the legal status of this company in Cameroon, they have offered me Peanuts in very cheap quotation.

Dr Vann Hamandez.
C.E.O GX Group Co Ltd
TEL: 237 70515237
Mobile: 237 94122728
Skype: dr.vann.hamandez
Yahoo messengers: vhamandez@yahoo.com
msn: dr.vann.hamandez@hotmail.com
Email: gxgroupcoltd@gmail.com

Thank you ...


#33
Old 21 August 2011, 11:05
mysteryquest
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@ aladdinadila They are scammers running an import/export scam. Please read: Africa Import/Export Scam
No real company uses a free email address, especially one selected to match their supposed company name. They are also using pre-paid mobile phone numbers. Please read: Identifying Obvious Scam Websites

Again, if you had simply Googled the phone number of this company you would have seen that they are supposedly selling all kinds of different products which they obviously do not possess. Look at this ad here: http://tradezz.com/corp_1352153_generixgroupco.ltd.htm

Company Introduction

generixgroupco.ltd ,established in 2001 . We is an exporter of Cameroon Offset Paper products. With independent export rights, our products have been exported to North America South America Eastern Europe Africa Northern Europe Southern Europe, etc. we can provide high quality products because the quality is the basic of a product. We sincerely invite you to contact us!

Company Information

Business Type : Manufacturer, Trading Company, Distributor/Wholesaler
Year Established : 2001
No. of Total Staff : 101 - 500 People
Products/Services : a4 paper,newsprint papers,glosy paper,kraft paper,etc
Main Markets : North America South America Eastern Europe Africa Northern Europe Southern Europe

Business Card

Company Address : 45 magalaga road
Postal Code : 237
Company Phone : 237-70515237
Contact Person : Mr. generix groupco.ltd
Contact Person : 237-70515237

So they don't just sell peanuts, they sell paper too? And the don't have a website though they have been in business since 2001 and sell all over the worlds and have at least 100 staff people? Doesn't make much sense does it? I suggest you do not attempt to do business with any company in Cameroon as you will simply get scammed. You also need to start using the services of Google.
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#34
Old 1 November 2011, 11:03
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Hello,
I contacted from the company Michel enterprise group Cameroon. They are interested to buy from my company ,the memory card .. They want to pay through the account and seek pre-invoice .. they sent me the complete information and trade registration number .
and they also sent me a copy of trade registration. Could you help me to check this company.

This is name and data of company from Cameroon:

Mr Michel Eric
Michel Group Enterprises Cameroon
N° 150 Red De Akwa North
Post 6227 New Bell
Littoral province
Douala Rep Of Cameroon
Tel +237-74507344
Fax +237-34267915
Business Certification No CG/0829

Thanks and regards,
Boris


#35
Old 1 November 2011, 14:07
mysteryquest
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Michel Group Enterprises Cameroon are scammers. In fact, 99.9% of the "companies" that contact you from Cameroon will be scammers. Do not communicate any further with them. Note that they have no website. Please read: Identifying Obvious Scam Websites
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http://www.scam-telephone-numbers.tk
http://www.scam-email-addresses.tk
http://www.fakechecks.org
http://www.petscams.tk
http://www.fake-lottery-scams.tk
http://www.russian-oil-scam.tk
http://www.west-africa-import-export-scam.tk


#36
Old 16 December 2011, 07:43
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Can you check if this company is genuine
ETS AKAMGA GROUP SARL
19-20 Rud De Akwa Nourth.
Littoral Province
Post 6227 New Bell
Douala Rep Of Cameroon
Tel 0023733187972
Fax 002374589653
Best regards
JACK AKAMGA
+237-33-18-79-72

This company claims to be the agent for :
FOREIGN CONTRACT PROCUREMENT COMMISSION
GOVT. SECRETARIAT HEADQUARTERS, UNITY PALACE
Govt, House 3rd floor front
TEL/ +237 227 003 17
FAX/ +237 221-004-018
DOUALA LITTORAL REGION
HON CAMALU TENDE MBA

Rgds
Robert


Old 16 December 2011, 10:08
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They are scammers. Any company that you have contact with over the internet that is from Cameroon will be a scam. They have no website. They are using pre-paid mobile phones. They are running an import export scam. Please read: Africa Import/Export Scam
and Identifying Obvious Scam Websites
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http://www.scam-job-emails.tk
http://www.never-wire-money-to-strangers.tk
http://www.china-scams.tk
http://www.scam-telephone-numbers.tk
http://www.scam-email-addresses.tk
http://www.fakechecks.org
http://www.petscams.tk
http://www.fake-lottery-scams.tk
http://www.russian-oil-scam.tk
http://www.west-africa-import-export-scam.tk

#38
Old 12 April 2012, 08:26
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Need help to chcek on the legal status of this company
Greetings sir,

We are keen to know if this company is legit?

ECOFARMER EXPORT Co., Ltd
Suite 329, 3rd Floor, Down Beach, victoria city,
Limbe, Cameroon.
ecofarmerexports@gmail.com
robertruns88@gmail.com
Phone: 0023722657206
Fax: 0023722657248

Yes, its a "Gmail"

The company claims to be the supplier of scrap metal. We have received their quotation with company logo (Letterhead) and company stamp.

Please advise.

Best regards,
Nex


#39
Old 12 April 2012, 08:41
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If you found them on the internet especially on a B2B network and they are from Cameroon, they are scammers. Don't waste your time or risk your money with any "offer" coming from Cameroon. Its as simple as that. Reading through this thread would quickly show you that. Additionally, no real company uses a free email address especially one chosen to match their supposed company name. Read Identifying Obvious Scammers and Their Websites
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Please read the following articles to avoid being scammed:
http://www.scammers-and-scam-websites.tk
http://www.scam-job-emails.tk
http://www.never-wire-money-to-strangers.tk
http://www.china-scams.tk
http://www.scam-telephone-numbers.tk
http://www.scam-email-addresses.tk
http://www.fakechecks.org
http://www.petscams.tk
http://www.fake-lottery-scams.tk
http://www.russian-oil-scam.tk
http://www.west-africa-import-export-scam.tk

#40
Old 13 April 2012, 01:51
Sanne
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scams from cameroon
after we got almost hit by a 'goldmember' via alibaba I started to look into all these listings. You are right: there is not a single legitimate one. I even found one in the UK. Really cute chat: when I asked them for business credentials and so on he replied: you are really bad, you know.

Alibaba and the likes should not allow any un-verified suppliers on their site, period!
Sanne

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Old 13 April 2012, 03:35

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Every single Alibaba Gold membership from Cameroon that we found have been scams:

Cameroonian criminals have infiltrated most major countries from which they now scam: http://www.419scammersexposed.com/datab ... d=3&page=3

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2 May 2012, 08:16
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Fake Lawyers

Sama Chambers
Barristers and Solicitors of the Supreme Court of Cameroon
P.O. BOX 625
Douala, Littoral Region
Tel: (+237) 7064-5002
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24 July 2012, 08:49
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Company Check
Hello all peoples.. We are going to deal with 1 farm house in Cameroon, they require 45% cash before sending consignment and 55% after delivery. can any1 check background of this company i will be grateful, i am posting his website address please check. thanks

http://www.whitevolutionfarm.zoomshare.com/

24 July 2012, 09:13
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Hello all peoples.. We are going to deal with 1 farm house in Cameroon, they require 45% cash before sending consignment and 55% after delivery. can any1 check background of this company i will be grateful, i am posting his website address please check. thanks
http://www.whitevolutionfarm.zoomshare.com/

It's an obvious scam. The website is a free hosted/sub-domain no real company would use. Please read: Identifying Obvious Scammers and Their Websites We have yet to see a legitimate offer from anybody Cameroon. You are advised to not deal with the country period. Any request for any kind of advance fee is always a scam!


15 August 2012, 09:19
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Best hairs SCAM SCAM SCAM
Hello all aspiring virgin hair sellers. About 2 weeks ago I contacted a company, Best hairs, about possibly purchasing virgin hair for my company. They sent me this message :

Hello
100% Malaysian,​​ Indian ,Cambodian ,Peruvian, Brazilian​​ virgin hair 1 pack contains 100g does not shed, tangle and has no synthetic​​ fiber ,we have Yaki Straight, Natural Straight, Silky Straight, Kinky Straight, Small ​ Curls, 25 Curl, Kinky Curl, Jerry Curl, Afro Curl, Loose Curl, Body Wave, Deep Wave, Water Wave, Wet and Wavy. single and double drawn
our hairs are collected from various origin , Cambodian hair from Cambodia etc

we have machine and hand weft, no acid wash here is our website it is under reconstruction but you can view pictures

http://www.wix.com/elleshop12/elleshop#%21


14-16inches $35/pack
18-20inches $45/pack
22-24inches $50/pack
26-30inches $55/pack
32-36inches $65/pack
Payment
here in Malaysia paypal is not yet effective ,some times payment does not even go through but they confirm so is a very poor system so for small payments we do western union​​ ( you can pay online using your credit card go to westernunion.com) or​ Bank to Bank transfer

below of some of our tracking numbers from shipments​ days ago​ as you can see ​​ they did received their parcel and this are orders from 5 to 10 kg upward http://www.dhl.com
1621078222
1621078233
1621078244
1621078211
​​ Tel:​​ ​​ +60149248171
​​ Address: Bukit Melawati Kuala
​​ Selangor, 43390 Malaysia
​​ best.hairs@yahoo.com

too good to be true right? So I placed a sample order to test the quality of the hair. After placing the order and sending funds, via western union, they told me that DHL was "supposedly" offline so they couldn't send the hair that day, but would send the hair the next day.Here is what he/she sent:

Hello
sorry for the delay , we have been at dhl in our area but their systems were down ,so they told us to come tomorrow early morning please as soon as we do that we will send your tracking

Thanks for understanding

I waited patiently. The next day it was some other excuse saying send more money then we send hair. Here is what he said specifically:

Hello
sorry about the delay we have been trying to send the parcel but the customs will not allow it they say our insurance scheme has change , that as a company we are to ship not less that 1 kg of hair , because our insurance does not covers so you will need to add 6packs to the initial 4 packs so that it makes 1 kg that way our insurance will covers for and the customs will allow us to ship out your parcel
Thanks

I asked for a refund. This was some type of set up I could tell. Thank God I did not order more than I could stand losing, but please let this be a lesson to new and old in the virgin hair industry.
I've imcluded more information about the company that they may send you in regards to sending money. i'm sure by now they have changed the name of the company but not their pick up persons.

here is the western union payment address

FIRST NAME......................... GUAYLE
SECOND NAME........................SPENCER
CITY.......................KUALA LUMPUR
COUNTRY.................MALAYSIA
ZIP CODE.............55100
TEST QUESTION............................FOR
ANSWER...........................................FRIEND

when you done email the MTCn and the senders name we will then set up the delivery and provide your tracking code
payment is to be made via western union (note the spelling of the receiver name)

Here is another name he may use:
ere is the western union payment address

FIRST NAME..........................SERGE PIERRE
SECOND NAME........................OKALA
CITY.......................KUALA LUMPUR
COUNTRY.................MALAYSIA
ZIP CODE.............55100
TEST QUESTION............................FOR
ANSWER...........................................FRIEND

when you done email the MTCn and the senders name
we will then set up the delivery and provide your tracking code
payment is to be made via western union (note the spelling of the
receiver name)

SCAM SCAM SCAM PLEASE AVOID AT ALL COSTS!


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Old 15 August 2012, 09:53
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Thanks for your post. Any request for money to be sent via Western Union is always an indication of a scam. Please read: Western Union/MoneyGram Indicate Scam!!!
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11 July 2013, 03:30
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Cameroon Scams
Hi all, I have been talking to a Company that has made no effort to hide that they are from Cameroon...long story short I am expecting some goods to arrive and the company I have been dealing with has used Trans con Movers as the shipping option. I have been given a tracking number and have been able to track my parcel but have now recieved a email from Trans Con Movers saying that the package i have ordered will not be allowed into australia with out insurance this is the email I have received from the company and the company has a website and it doesnt appear to be a free email address so can anyone please help me on this one if it is a scam? I can post more emails from them if you want them


Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2013 00:48:08 -0700
From: info@transconmover.com
To: suspect
Subject: RE: INSURANCE

Dear sir
You can pay directly to us by bank to bank transfer,or by western Union or By money Gram
Your consignment is net weighted 600gm. So you have to pay 1usd x 600 g. This amount 95% = 570 will be handed back to you if the goods arrive savely and 5% = 30 usd will go to the insurance company
Please note that ONLY 570 usd will be refunded,not all amount 600 usd
As soon as you inform us the means by which you prefer to make the payment,we shall send you the payment information,Note that if you make the payment within 5 hours from this time,you will receive your consignment on the scheduled ETA

regards
Yannick


Cameroon Scams
here is the shipping companies website

http://www.transconmover.com/ <-- Dead

Cameroon Scams
lagalhighsblends.incense@gmail.com is the company i was dealing with and

http://www.transconmovers.com is the freighting company they used. <-- Dead

it was very well done like i said they gave me a tracking number and everything and it really looked like you were tracking your parcel.


#49
Old 11 July 2013, 03:36
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**SCAM - http://www.transconmover.com
Hello Lucky420,

Transconmover is a scam just like all the others. Their website was created in April of this year, which is becoming typical of scammers wanting to lend credibility to their frauds. The company of course, doesn't exist.

http://whois.domaintools.com/transconmover.com
Domain Name: TRANSCONMOVERS.COM <--- Dead
Registrar: GODADDY.COM, LLC
Whois Server: whois.godaddy.com
Referral URL: http://registrar.godaddy.com
Name Server: NS27.DOMAINCONTROL.COM
Name Server: NS28.DOMAINCONTROL.COM
Status: clientDeleteProhibited
Status: clientRenewProhibited
Status: clientTransferProhibited
Status: clientUpdateProhibited
Registry Registrant ID:
Registrant Name: Dave Carver
Registrant Street: 24 alpine lane
Registrant City: West Milford
Registrant State/Province: New Jersey
Registrant Postal Code: 07480
Registrant Country: United States
Registrant Phone: 973-617-6265
Registrant Email: davidfcarver@hotmail.com
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25 October 2013, 07:27
nickinafrica

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Vehicle Tender
Can anyone confirm if this company is Legit or a SCAM, they are wanting us to get involved with a IAPD Tender.

Lanrose Multimedian (Pty) Sarl
B/P 77 Business Site Littoral
douala -
Cameroon
Contacto: Mrs.Latarsha Williams Ceo/Director
Teléfono: +23772778097
Móvil:
Fax: +23772778098
Correo electrónico: latarmultpty@live.fr


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Old 25 October 2013, 07:33

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Originally Posted by nickinafrica View Post
Can anyone confirm if this company is Legit or a SCAM, they are wanting us to get involved with a IAPD Tender.

Lanrose Multimedian (Pty) Sarl
B/P 77 Business Site Littoral
douala -
Cameroon
Contacto: Mrs.Latarsha Williams Ceo/Director
Teléfono: +23772778097
Móvil:
Fax: +23772778098
Correo electrónico: latarmultpty@live.fr

Simply googling 23772778097 reveals it's a scam, as are ALL offers from Cameroon.

Please read the following regarding these Africa Import-Export scams

[HillBilly]

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Old 6 September 2013, 10:12
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WWW.BLACKSLINK.COM - Agric Cameroon / Scam Dead
Fake organization / advance fee fraud

Domain Name: BLACKSLINK.COM Dead
Registrar: LAUNCHPAD.COM, INC.
Whois Server: whois.launchpad.com
Referral URL: http://www.launchpad.com
Name Server: NS3601.HOSTGATOR.COM
Name Server: NS3602.HOSTGATOR.COM
Status: clientTransferProhibited
Updated Date: 15-jan-2013
Creation Date: 15-jan-2013
Expiration Date: 15-jan-2014
Registrant: PrivacyProtect

http://blackslink.com Dead

Agricultural Common Initiative Group (Agric Cameroon)
Food Market,
Bamenda, North-West Region, Box:84
Bamenda, Cameroon
Phone: +237 75863328 / 23775863328
http://www.blackslink.com

Dead

Down the page, the acronym changes...

AcigCam (Agricultural Common Initiative Group Cameroon)

What they call their "annual report" http://blackslink.com/cameroon-agricultural-report/annual-reports-1 is in fact a DowJones report that was plagiarized from here, and on which they changed the author's name: https://www.adr.com/Markets/GlobalNewsStory?docID=1-DN20130630000555-211MQHNJVNVNIHA26NBPLLMI1U


The photo under the title "Board Leaders of AGRIC CAMEROON" has nothing to do with Cameroon, it was in fact copied from here: http://blog.cimmyt.org/?tag=nigeria

Clone on yolasite...

http://acigcam.yolasite.com/corn-sales.php Dead

AcigCam
Douala-Bamenda Road The Apostolic Church Junction
Bamenda, North-West Region, Box:84
(+273) 75863328
.......
Corn/ maize
Grain Type
-Yellow and White maize
Quantity of Grain for Supply:
For local Market
-50 kilograms and above
For International Market
-50 tons and above
Palm Oil Sales
Vegetable Oil Sales

The shopping cart here http://blackslink.com/cocoa-and-coffee-store leads to Paypal account: petersanie@yahoo.com

[Radian]

While I agree that all of these are very likely scams, I do not agree with the premise that every business in Cameroon that uses a free email address, doesn't have a website and uses a prepaid mobile phone is a scam.

I have lived in Cameroon for 8 years. Most people and many, many legitimate businesses in Cameroon ONLY have a mobile phone - and it is almost always prepaid. Most businesses (even legitimate ones) do NOT have a website, or, if they did, it no longer functions. Even if you look at the Cameroon government's website, you will find things that are years out of date and pages that are no longer updated. Also, many, many Cameroon businesses only have a Yahoo email address.

You may think, living in the first world, that everyone has a web presence because it's so cheap, but many Cameroonian businesses do not have internet in the office purely because they would not use it often enough to justify it.

If you are only going to deal with Cameroonian companies that have their own email address, website and a landline, then you are likely to be supporting a company that is established, with strong government connections or French-owned. That sounds great, until you consider the level of corruption in the country and the way the well-connected and the French have the habit of milking the people dry with their corrupt practices.

So, while I would agree that the offers referred to on this page are not legit, I don't think your reasoning (no landline, no website & only a free email) is sound in a West African (particularly Francophone Africa) context.

[Wayne]

Let's not forget the fact that these so called businesses have spammed out their format, often to email accounts specifically set up by baiters for the sole purpose of being a place to harvest them. That or the fact that people have reported them because they were scammed by the bogus company. If they're posted here, then they're posted here for good reason. So while your comments have merit, they're also based on only seeing half the story. Believe me, if we weren't 100% sure the fake companies mentioned were scammers, we wouldn't have them posted here.