Do not let yourself fool. How to recognize a firm-by-day

The concept of “one-day firm” is familiar to almost everyone businessman firms. This disappointing statistics dates back to the 90s of the last century and has not lost its relevance today.

Despite the fact that for the past many years, the state and law enforcement agencies have been active in the fight against such firms, less than them from this becomes. Registration of firms of this kind is carried out with only one purpose – to obtain illegal profits, evading taxes and cashing in “black cash”.

“Firm-by-night” exist in any business sector. Moving is not an exception, but rather the contrary, because of the specific activities, it is in this industry is very widespread fraud, and one-day firms. In order to best protect themselves from scams actions you need to know and use the relatively simple rules.

There are situations where the carrier “failed”, “broken” in general did not load at the appointed time. Then turn on “panic” mode to urgently and on any terms to find a replacement, so as not to bring the customer. It is in such situations often occur and fraud problems. Seeing the rush and interest on the part of the “potential customer” fraudsters successfully use it.

So how do you identify, detect fraud carriers Scam? First of all, no hurry! Perception and knowledge of what to look for when making a deal, will help to avoid unforeseen situations.

Initial signs that you should pay attention:

1. No permanent legal address or registration for “multiple” address, ie, when several firms registered in one office;
2. Lack of office and permanent staff;
3. There is a landline phone, a representative communicates only by mobile phone;
4. Company Registration is carried out on the nominal founder, the person is a director on paper only, and has no relation to the company (need to ask for the passport data);
5. Do not provide reports do not pay taxes;
6. Have a short time of existence;
7. Do not notice and does not require correction in accounting documents;

The most common scheme of work in the field of freight scam is the creation of so-called chain of intermediaries, which in the end is almost impossible to trace. Using these schemes, fraudsters may work for a month, where bona fide carriers and customers are unaware that they have pulled into a scam.

Documents that must be requested from the carrier:

1. The certificate of state registration;
2. The certificate and tax registration;
3. A copy of the INN;
4. Extract of Enterprise;
5. The annual balance sheet (may be a trade secret);
6. A copy of the passport of the General Director;

You can check the carriers across the public Internet. There are many forums on this topic. Do not neglect such a seemingly trivial ways – that this step can protect you from the “unpleasant encounter” with the swindlers.

Antonenko MI