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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" media="screen" href="/~d/styles/rss2full.xsl"?><?xml-stylesheet type="text/css" media="screen" href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~d/styles/itemcontent.css"?><rss xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:creativeCommons="http://backend.userland.com/creativeCommonsRssModule" xmlns:feedburner="http://rssnamespace.org/feedburner/ext/1.0" version="2.0"><channel><title>Safely Sourcing China</title><link>http://www.safelysourcingchina.com</link><atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/SafelySourcingChina" /><description>Understand that when you trade with China, as with any distant land, you’re taking a risk. Potentially a large one, depending on the amount of money you’re paying for your goods. So, it only makes sense to get all the information you can on the subject.</description><language>en</language><lastBuildDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 12:05:13 PST</lastBuildDate><generator>WordPress http://wordpress.org/</generator><feedburner:info uri="safelysourcingchina" /><atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/" /><media:copyright>Copyright Safely Sourcing China All Rights Reserved</media:copyright><media:thumbnail url="http://www.safelysourcingchina.com/site_logo.png" /><media:keywords>china,product,sourcing,china,products,sourcing,partner,chinese,product,sourcing,partner,chinese,product,source,chinese,products,sourcing,partner,chinese,product,sourcing,partner,chinese,product,sourcing,chinese,product,sourcer,china,sourcing,agent</media:keywords><media:category scheme="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd">Business/Business News</media:category><itunes:owner><itunes:email>D. Ken Stone</itunes:email><itunes:name>D. Ken Stone</itunes:name></itunes:owner><itunes:author>D. Ken Stone</itunes:author><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="http://www.safelysourcingchina.com/site_logo.png" /><itunes:keywords>china,product,sourcing,china,products,sourcing,partner,chinese,product,sourcing,partner,chinese,product,source,chinese,products,sourcing,partner,chinese,product,sourcing,partner,chinese,product,sourcing,chinese,product,sourcer,china,sourcing,agent</itunes:keywords><itunes:subtitle>Safely Sourcing China</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>How to source China safely for products, and avoid the pitfalls of being scammed.</itunes:summary><itunes:category text="Business"><itunes:category text="Business News" /></itunes:category><creativeCommons:license>http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/2.0/</creativeCommons:license><feedburner:emailServiceId>SafelySourcingChina</feedburner:emailServiceId><feedburner:feedburnerHostname>http://feedburner.google.com</feedburner:feedburnerHostname><item><title>Looking To Source USB Memory Sticks From China?</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SafelySourcingChina/~3/N2IWWR-dv88/</link><category>Product Suggestions</category><category>agent</category><category>Asia</category><category>b2b</category><category>Biometrics</category><category>Buses</category><category>business</category><category>china</category><category>china product sourcing</category><category>china trade</category><category>due diligence</category><category>fingerprint</category><category>Hardware</category><category>import export</category><category>international trade</category><category>odm</category><category>oem</category><category>safe trade</category><category>safely sourcing china</category><category>Security</category><category>trade</category><category>trade safely</category><category>Universal Serial Bus</category><category>USB</category><category>USB flash drive</category><category>wholesale</category><category>Your China Trading Partner</category><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">D. Ken Stone (D. Ken Stone)</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 12:05:13 PST</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.safelysourcingchina.com/?p=1184</guid><content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[<h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff0000;">Not All USB Memory Sticks Are The Same</span><span style="color: #000000;">.</span></h2>
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<div id="attachment_1185" class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 160px"><a href="http://www.safelysourcingchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/babe-logo-Mono-color.jpg#utm_source=feed&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=feed"><img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-1185" title="Would You Like Your Own Logo On Your USB?" src="http://www.safelysourcingchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/babe-logo-Mono-color-150x150.jpg" alt="Would You Like Your Own Logo On Your USB?" width="150" height="150" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Would You Like Your Own Logo On Your USB?</p></div>
<p>There are more than one kind of <a class="zem_slink freebase/guid/9202a8c04000641f800000000003ed6d" title="Universal Serial Bus" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Serial_Bus">USB</a> on the market, as perhaps you&#8217;ve noticed, they come in all shapes, colours, and sizes, and some of them even have extra functions.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Your <a class="zem_slink" title="China" rel="geolocation" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=35.0,105.0&amp;spn=10.0,10.0&amp;q=35.0,105.0%20%28China%29&amp;t=h">China</a> Trading Partner</strong> can bring you into contact with a wide range of suppliers of USB Memory Stcicks, able to meet all your price and quality criteria, whilst ensuring you’re trading with a safe company.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Whether you’re looking for <strong>256MB</strong>, <strong>512MB</strong>, <strong><a class="zem_slink freebase/guid/9202a8c04000641f800000000001a5a0" title="Gigabyte" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gigabyte">1GB</a></strong>, <strong>2GB</strong>, <strong>4GB</strong>, <strong>8GB</strong>, or <strong>16GB</strong>, we can find you what you need amongst our list of suppliers here in China.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">
<p style="text-align: justify;">Additionally, if you want a corporate <a class="zem_slink freebase/guid/9202a8c04000641f8000000000066f87" title="Logo" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logo">logo</a> on your USB sticks we can help you with that too.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">You can have single colour, as in the image to the right, or multi-colour, the choice is yours.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">You may discover that having your own logo on your USBs is a lot cheaper than you at first thought.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">
<p style="text-align: justify;">
<div id="attachment_1186" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 160px"><a href="http://www.safelysourcingchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/al.jpg#utm_source=feed&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=feed"><img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-1186" title="How about aluminium or steel cased USBs?" src="http://www.safelysourcingchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/al-150x150.jpg" alt="How about aluminium or steel cased USBs?" width="150" height="150" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">How about aluminium or steel cased USBs?</p></div>
<p>How about aluminium or steel cased USBs for that extra look of class and style?</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">What about <a class="zem_slink freebase/guid/9202a8c04000641f80000000001b4344" title="Biometrics" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biometrics">biometric</a> fingerprinting technology in your USB sticks?</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">
<p>Would your clients such as lawyers, accountants, hospitals, insurance companies, and government departments find the extra security of <a class="zem_slink freebase/guid/9202a8c04000641f8000000000094560" title="Fingerprint" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fingerprint">fingerprint</a> scanning technology built into their <a class="zem_slink freebase/guid/9202a8c04000641f800000000021e3fa" title="USB flash drive" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB_flash_drive">USB memory stick</a> of value?</p>
<p><span style="text-align: justify;">Biometric fingerprint  																	USB systems are extremely  																	quick and accurate, and can hold several thumb prints, so that in the event of an emergency, another person with predefined permission may access the data on the stick.</span></p>
<p><span style="text-align: justify;"> </span></p>
<div id="attachment_1187" class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 160px"><a href="http://www.safelysourcingchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/bio1.jpg#utm_source=feed&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=feed"><img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-1187" title="What about biometric fingerprinting technology in your USB sticks?" src="http://www.safelysourcingchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/bio1-150x150.jpg" alt="What about biometric fingerprinting technology in your USB sticks?" width="150" height="150" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">What about biometric fingerprinting technology in your USB sticks?</p></div>
<p>In this day and age, security is of vital importance. Have we not often heard of times when sensitive data has been lost, and suddenly turns up in the press, after an ordinary USB stick has been found on the train where it was first lost. Your company and your clients could be saved from a lot of embarrassment if they utilised such excellent technology.</p>
<p>Again<strong> Your China Trading Partner</strong> can provide you with all you want in that area too.</p>
<p>If you’re interested in knowing more then just drop us an <a class="wpGallery" title="Email Your China Trading Nartner Now" href="http://yourchinatradingpartner.com/Contact-Your-China-Trading-Partner.php" target="_blank">email</a> to discuss your needs.</p>
<p><em><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>Trade Safely!</strong></span></em></p>
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</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SafelySourcingChina/~4/N2IWWR-dv88" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded><description>&lt;h2 style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #ff0000;"&gt;Not All USB Memory Sticks Are The Same&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: #000000;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;
&lt;p&gt;There are more than one kind of &lt;a class="zem_slink freebase/guid/9202a8c04000641f800000000003ed6d" title="Universal Serial Bus" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Serial_Bus"&gt;USB&lt;/a&gt; on the market, as perhaps you&amp;#8217;ve noticed, they come in all shapes, colours, and sizes, and some of them even have extra functions.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Your &lt;a class="zem_slink" title="China" rel="geolocation" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=35.0,105.0&amp;amp;spn=10.0,10.0&amp;amp;q=35.0,105.0%20%28China%29&amp;amp;t=h"&gt;China&lt;/a&gt; Trading Partner&lt;/strong&gt; can bring you into contact with a wide range of suppliers of USB Memory Stcicks, able to meet all your price and quality criteria, whilst ensuring you’re trading with a safe company.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;Whether you’re looking for &lt;strong&gt;256MB&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;512MB&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a class="zem_slink freebase/guid/9202a8c04000641f800000000001a5a0" title="Gigabyte" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gigabyte"&gt;1GB&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;2GB&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;4GB&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;8GB&lt;/strong&gt;, or &lt;strong&gt;16GB&lt;/strong&gt;, we can find you what you need amongst our list of suppliers here in China.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;Additionally, if you want a corporate &lt;a class="zem_slink freebase/guid/9202a8c04000641f8000000000066f87" title="Logo" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logo"&gt;logo&lt;/a&gt; on your USB sticks we can help you with that too.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;You can have single colour, as in the image to the right, or multi-colour, the choice is yours.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;You may discover that having your own logo on your USBs is a lot cheaper than you at first thought.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;
&lt;p&gt;How about aluminium or steel cased USBs for that extra look of class and style?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;What about &lt;a class="zem_slink freebase/guid/9202a8c04000641f80000000001b4344" title="Biometrics" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biometrics"&gt;biometric&lt;/a&gt; fingerprinting technology in your USB sticks?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Would your clients such as lawyers, accountants, hospitals, insurance companies, and government departments find the extra security of &lt;a class="zem_slink freebase/guid/9202a8c04000641f8000000000094560" title="Fingerprint" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fingerprint"&gt;fingerprint&lt;/a&gt; scanning technology built into their &lt;a class="zem_slink freebase/guid/9202a8c04000641f800000000021e3fa" title="USB flash drive" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB_flash_drive"&gt;USB memory stick&lt;/a&gt; of value?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="text-align: justify;"&gt;Biometric fingerprint  																	USB systems are extremely  																	quick and accurate, and can hold several thumb prints, so that in the event of an emergency, another person with predefined permission may access the data on the stick.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="text-align: justify;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In this day and age, security is of vital importance. Have we not often heard of times when sensitive data has been lost, and suddenly turns up in the press, after an ordinary USB stick has been found on the train where it was first lost. Your company and your clients could be saved from a lot of embarrassment if they utilised such excellent technology.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Again&lt;strong&gt; Your China Trading Partner&lt;/strong&gt; can provide you with all you want in that area too.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;If you’re interested in knowing more then just drop us an &lt;a class="wpGallery" title="Email Your China Trading Nartner Now" href="http://yourchinatradingpartner.com/Contact-Your-China-Trading-Partner.php" target="_blank"&gt;email&lt;/a&gt; to discuss your needs.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color: #ff0000;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Trade Safely!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p id="bte_opp"&gt;&lt;small&gt;Originally posted 2009-08-24 15:59:18. Republished by  &lt;a href="http://www.blogtrafficexchange.com/old-post-promoter"&gt;Blog Post Promoter&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  Some Related Websites    Mission Impossible Comes In a Flash Drive Remember way back when, to the days where the USB flash drives took over the marketplace as the best way to store information on the go? It eliminated the need for a floppy drive, made the invention of the ZIP [...]</description><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">2</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://www.safelysourcingchina.com/2010/03/looking-to-source-usb-memory-sticks-from-china/#utm_source=feed&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=feed</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>Why I Don’t Source Brands For Parallel Or Grey Export From China.</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SafelySourcingChina/~3/FqkXMcPYEAM/</link><category>General Information</category><category>Scams And Scammers</category><category>apple</category><category>Asia</category><category>business</category><category>china</category><category>fake goods</category><category>fakes</category><category>grey imports</category><category>import export</category><category>iphone</category><category>mafia</category><category>Manufacturing</category><category>Microsoft</category><category>parallel imports</category><category>russian mafia</category><category>xbox</category><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">D. Ken Stone (D. Ken Stone)</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 23:43:47 PST</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.safelysourcingchina.com/?p=1253</guid><content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[<div class="zemanta-img" style="margin: 1em; display: block;">
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<h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>Just why won&#8217;t I source iPhones, XBoxes, and the like, from China?</strong></span></h2>
<p><strong>Well, I’m going to keep this brief, and to the point, and use </strong><strong>Microsoft™</strong> <strong>and Apple™ as examples, since they&#8217;re really very commonly sought after brands</strong><strong>.</strong></p>
<p>The Russian and other Caucasian mafias are very organised, and have a lot of funding behind them.</p>
<p>Consequently, having a technician take a piece of equipment, such as an <strong>Xbox</strong> or <strong><a class="zem_slink freebase/en/iphone" title="iPhone" rel="homepage" href="http://www.apple.com/iphone">iPhone</a></strong>, apart, and making technical drawings of the product, isn’t really a matter which presents them with any great difficulty.</p>
<p>Having business cards made claiming they represent <strong>Microsoft™</strong> or <strong>Apple™</strong>, presents them with equally as little difficulty.</p>
<p>Printing headed paper for letters, and bonded paper for business production and distribution <strong>RIGHTS </strong>licences, for the purpose of confirming that a company is being granted the <strong>RIGHTS</strong>,<strong> </strong>to manufacture and distribute, the <strong>Xboxes</strong> and <strong>iPhones</strong> they manufacture, under that licence, is no problem either.</p>
<p>Sending some men, and a beautiful female interpreter, to China to convince Chinese factory owners that they are genuinely being granted licences to manufacture and distribute “<strong><em>genuine Microsoft™ or Apple™</em></strong>” products, presents just as little difficulty.</p>
<p>Of course, when once they arrive in China, and some small, medium to large electronics company, in central China, in the middle of nowhere, is paid a visit by the mighty <strong>Microsoft™</strong> or <strong>Apple™</strong> corporations’ representatives &#8211; then they are, of course, deeply humbled and just can’t believe their luck; whilst afterwards,  it takes them at least a fortnight to stop smiling at themselves, and they will <strong><em>never </em></strong>tire of boasting of their new connection with the mighty <strong>Microsoft™</strong> or <strong>Apple™</strong> corporations.</p>
<p>After wining and dining their esteemed and honoured guests, they then find themselves being presented with the license to manufacture and distribute on behalf of these great names. <strong><em></em></strong></p>
<p><strong><em>It&#8217;s like being granted a license to print money!</em></strong></p>
<p>Within months their goods are being bought and sold in China, and then sent abroad to small buyers, purchasing through the internet, looking to make a buck by buying cheaply from China.</p>
<p>Of course, the reality is that a genuine <strong>REGIONAL MANUFACTURER</strong> or <strong>DISTRIBUTOR</strong>, would never dare risk losing their license by selling outside of their geographically acknowledge sales region.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, the Chinese manager producing the goods, hasn’t the slightest idea that he’s producing fakes. He thinks it’s all real. After all, the people who came, where all <em><strong>foreign</strong></em>, <strong><em>white</em></strong>, <strong><em>big</em></strong>, <strong><em>wore expensive clothes</em></strong>, <strong><em>shoes</em></strong>, and <strong><em>watches</em></strong>, and <strong><em>stayed in the most expensive suites in the most expensive hotel in town</em></strong>.</p>
<p>They even had <strong><em>business cards</em></strong>, <strong><em>letterheads</em></strong>,<strong><em> secret plans</em></strong> and <strong><em>technical drawings</em></strong>, and <strong><em>bonded licence paper</em></strong>, and <strong><em>a company seal</em></strong>.</p>
<p><strong><em>What is there to doubt? How could the factory owner possibly doubt them?</em></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">And I bet this goes on in other countries such as India, Pakistan, and elsewhere.</span><em><br />
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<p>I suppose you can now see why I won’t touch named brands in China for the purposes of export.</p>
<p>It simply isn’t worth the risk <strong><em>to me</em></strong>, <strong><em>my reputation</em></strong>,<strong><em> to you</em></strong>, or <strong><em>your clients</em></strong>.</p>
<p>If you want the genuine goods, then speak to the <strong>OFFICIAL Microsoft™</strong> or <strong>Apple™</strong> <strong>DISTRIBUTOR </strong><em>(or whatever brand)</em><strong> </strong>for your particular geographic region. A quick visit to their websites should provide you with that information.</p>
<p><strong><em>Do yourself and your clients a favour.</em></strong></p>
<p><strong><em> Why do you think you’re going to get them cheaper here?</em></strong></p>
<p><span style="color: #ff0000;"><em><strong>Safe Trading!</strong></em></span></p>
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&lt;h2 style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #ff0000;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Just why won&amp;#8217;t I source iPhones, XBoxes, and the like, from China?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Well, I’m going to keep this brief, and to the point, and use &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Microsoft™&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;and Apple™ as examples, since they&amp;#8217;re really very commonly sought after brands&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Russian and other Caucasian mafias are very organised, and have a lot of funding behind them.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Consequently, having a technician take a piece of equipment, such as an &lt;strong&gt;Xbox&lt;/strong&gt; or &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a class="zem_slink freebase/en/iphone" title="iPhone" rel="homepage" href="http://www.apple.com/iphone"&gt;iPhone&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, apart, and making technical drawings of the product, isn’t really a matter which presents them with any great difficulty.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Having business cards made claiming they represent &lt;strong&gt;Microsoft™&lt;/strong&gt; or &lt;strong&gt;Apple™&lt;/strong&gt;, presents them with equally as little difficulty.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Printing headed paper for letters, and bonded paper for business production and distribution &lt;strong&gt;RIGHTS &lt;/strong&gt;licences, for the purpose of confirming that a company is being granted the &lt;strong&gt;RIGHTS&lt;/strong&gt;,&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;to manufacture and distribute, the &lt;strong&gt;Xboxes&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;iPhones&lt;/strong&gt; they manufacture, under that licence, is no problem either.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Sending some men, and a beautiful female interpreter, to China to convince Chinese factory owners that they are genuinely being granted licences to manufacture and distribute “&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;genuine Microsoft™ or Apple™&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;” products, presents just as little difficulty.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Of course, when once they arrive in China, and some small, medium to large electronics company, in central China, in the middle of nowhere, is paid a visit by the mighty &lt;strong&gt;Microsoft™&lt;/strong&gt; or &lt;strong&gt;Apple™&lt;/strong&gt; corporations’ representatives &amp;#8211; then they are, of course, deeply humbled and just can’t believe their luck; whilst afterwards,  it takes them at least a fortnight to stop smiling at themselves, and they will &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;never &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;tire of boasting of their new connection with the mighty &lt;strong&gt;Microsoft™&lt;/strong&gt; or &lt;strong&gt;Apple™&lt;/strong&gt; corporations.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;After wining and dining their esteemed and honoured guests, they then find themselves being presented with the license to manufacture and distribute on behalf of these great names. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;It&amp;#8217;s like being granted a license to print money!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Within months their goods are being bought and sold in China, and then sent abroad to small buyers, purchasing through the internet, looking to make a buck by buying cheaply from China.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Of course, the reality is that a genuine &lt;strong&gt;REGIONAL MANUFACTURER&lt;/strong&gt; or &lt;strong&gt;DISTRIBUTOR&lt;/strong&gt;, would never dare risk losing their license by selling outside of their geographically acknowledge sales region.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Meanwhile, the Chinese manager producing the goods, hasn’t the slightest idea that he’s producing fakes. He thinks it’s all real. After all, the people who came, where all &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;foreign&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;white&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;big&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;wore expensive clothes&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;shoes&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, and &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;watches&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, and &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;stayed in the most expensive suites in the most expensive hotel in town&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;They even had &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;business cards&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;letterheads&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;,&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt; secret plans&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;technical drawings&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, and &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;bonded licence paper&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, and &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;a company seal&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;What is there to doubt? How could the factory owner possibly doubt them?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;And I bet this goes on in other countries such as India, Pakistan, and elsewhere.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I suppose you can now see why I won’t touch named brands in China for the purposes of export.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;It simply isn’t worth the risk &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;to me&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;my reputation&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;,&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt; to you&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, or &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;your clients&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;If you want the genuine goods, then speak to the &lt;strong&gt;OFFICIAL Microsoft™&lt;/strong&gt; or &lt;strong&gt;Apple™&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;DISTRIBUTOR &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;(or whatever brand)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;for your particular geographic region. A quick visit to their websites should provide you with that information.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Do yourself and your clients a favour.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt; Why do you think you’re going to get them cheaper here?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: #ff0000;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Safe Trading!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p id="bte_opp"&gt;&lt;small&gt;Originally posted 2009-31-12 13:27. Republished by  &lt;a href="http://www.blogtrafficexchange.com/old-post-promoter"&gt;Blog Post Promoter&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  Some Related Websites    Brief History of Dobros The name "Dobro" refers to a specific style of resonator guitar, but is now a trade name that is owned by the Gibson Guitar Corporation. The "Dobros" name has a very long and very involved history that is closely interwoven with the resonator [...]</description><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://www.safelysourcingchina.com/2010/03/why-i-don%e2%80%99t-source-brands-for-parallel-or-grey-export-from-china/#utm_source=feed&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=feed</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>A German Company Discovers The True Meaning Of “Ripped-Off”</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SafelySourcingChina/~3/_aB1MShniDc/</link><category>General Information</category><category>Scams And Scammers</category><category>advertising</category><category>apple</category><category>Asia</category><category>business</category><category>Business Media China</category><category>china</category><category>chinese</category><category>Chinese language</category><category>company within a company</category><category>England</category><category>Financial Times</category><category>fraud</category><category>German language</category><category>scam</category><category>scammed</category><category>scammer</category><category>scammers</category><category>trade safely</category><category>Your China Trading Partner</category><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">D. Ken Stone (D. Ken Stone)</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 11:27:10 PST</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.safelysourcingchina.com/?p=865</guid><content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[<h2 style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>A Shockingly Interesting And Extremely Cautionary Tale From <span class="zem_slink">China</span><span style="color: #000000;">.</span></strong></span></strong></h2>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Jamil Anderlini, in the <strong><a class="zem_slink freebase/guid/9202a8c04000641f800000000010222b" title="Financial Times" rel="homepage" href="http://www.ft.com/">Financial Times</a></strong>, published on July 27 2009, presented an article entitled &#8220;<span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>A <a class="zem_slink freebase/guid/9202a8c04000641f80000000002a06b1" title="Cautionary tale" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cautionary_tale">cautionary tale</a> from China</strong></span>&#8220;.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Well, as you know I live and breathe in China, and so felt more than a little compelled to read the article.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">What I first noticed, after having read it, was how quiet the Chinese media had kept it &#8211; no surprises there I guess.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">My next thought was, how dumb the victim, one Mr. Klaus Hilligardt, had been by entrusting his personal life, money, and home, and more particularly his business into the hands of his chosen Chinese managers; not a particularly wise move, as you will discover as the story unfolds.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The victim had his whole company stolen from under his very nose. I mean the guy didn’t even have absence from China as an excuse, as he was resident here for virtually all of the time preceding the eventual disappearance of his company.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>Victims aren’t made – they’re born!</strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">And this is a point I keep trying to make to those of you who read me here, and to those of you who email me in the hope that I can get your money back, and which you just kind-of gave away to someone on the other side of the planet. <span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong><em>OOPS!</em></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Basically, the Chinese management team of this company, which runs all the major advertising hoardings in China, predominantly on the underground, and national rail lines, set up there own ghost company, which included a logo not unlike the actual company they worked for; the senior Chinese manager, then sold the rights to the new company to take all their clients, and establish themselves as the new market leaders, using money from the victim’s own company to do so, whilst still being paid a salary from the victim’s company – <span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong><em>I MEAN, SHAME JUST HAS NOWHERE TO HIDE IT’S FACE IN SHAME!</em></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong><em> </em></strong></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">This is <strong><em>assault</em></strong>, <strong><em>battery</em></strong>, <em><strong>rape</strong></em>, and <strong><em>then being peed and shat on for extra measure, before being poked in the eye with a pointy stick, just when you thought it was all over.</em></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">In the end, the <a class="zem_slink freebase/guid/9202a8c04000641f8000000000019119" title="German language" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_language">German</a> managers from the parent company flew over to China, and ran a raid with the police, on the offices, into which the Chinese management had barricaded themselves, before arresting them and hauling them of for intense questioning.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Now, why am I telling you about this? Just because it happened in China? No! I’m telling you because the victim had several years of experience in <a class="zem_slink freebase/guid/9202a8c04000641f8000000000d03b3f" title="Asian people" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_people">Asian</a> countries, but failed to learn the <a class="zem_slink freebase/guid/9202a8c04000641f800000000000dc52" title="Chinese language" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_language">language</a>, or the culture, and allowed himself to be walked up the garden path and given a damned good seeing to under the shady apple tree behind the garden shed.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">My point?</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Very simple. <strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">You need me.</span></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">China has been my home for the past 8 years, and has been a better home to me than my native <a class="zem_slink freebase/guid/9202a8c04000641f8000000000014381" title="England" rel="geolocation" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=51.5,-0.116666666667&amp;spn=10.0,10.0&amp;q=51.5,-0.116666666667%20%28England%29&amp;t=h">England</a>, in many ways, and I am very grateful to her for that.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong><em>But still, this is the Wild-East folks, and you greenhorns gotta watch out for Los Banditos Chino, because they can be pretty mean  Hombres to deal with.</em></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>Safe Trading!</strong></span></p>
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&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;Jamil Anderlini, in the &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a class="zem_slink freebase/guid/9202a8c04000641f800000000010222b" title="Financial Times" rel="homepage" href="http://www.ft.com/"&gt;Financial Times&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, published on July 27 2009, presented an article entitled &amp;#8220;&lt;span style="color: #ff0000;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A &lt;a class="zem_slink freebase/guid/9202a8c04000641f80000000002a06b1" title="Cautionary tale" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cautionary_tale"&gt;cautionary tale&lt;/a&gt; from China&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&amp;#8220;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;Well, as you know I live and breathe in China, and so felt more than a little compelled to read the article.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;What I first noticed, after having read it, was how quiet the Chinese media had kept it &amp;#8211; no surprises there I guess.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;My next thought was, how dumb the victim, one Mr. Klaus Hilligardt, had been by entrusting his personal life, money, and home, and more particularly his business into the hands of his chosen Chinese managers; not a particularly wise move, as you will discover as the story unfolds.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;The victim had his whole company stolen from under his very nose. I mean the guy didn’t even have absence from China as an excuse, as he was resident here for virtually all of the time preceding the eventual disappearance of his company.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #ff0000;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Victims aren’t made – they’re born!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;And this is a point I keep trying to make to those of you who read me here, and to those of you who email me in the hope that I can get your money back, and which you just kind-of gave away to someone on the other side of the planet. &lt;span style="color: #ff0000;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;OOPS!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;Basically, the Chinese management team of this company, which runs all the major advertising hoardings in China, predominantly on the underground, and national rail lines, set up there own ghost company, which included a logo not unlike the actual company they worked for; the senior Chinese manager, then sold the rights to the new company to take all their clients, and establish themselves as the new market leaders, using money from the victim’s own company to do so, whilst still being paid a salary from the victim’s company – &lt;span style="color: #ff0000;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;I MEAN, SHAME JUST HAS NOWHERE TO HIDE IT’S FACE IN SHAME!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #ff0000;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt; &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt; &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;This is &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;assault&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;battery&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;rape&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;, and &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;then being peed and shat on for extra measure, before being poked in the eye with a pointy stick, just when you thought it was all over.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;In the end, the &lt;a class="zem_slink freebase/guid/9202a8c04000641f8000000000019119" title="German language" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_language"&gt;German&lt;/a&gt; managers from the parent company flew over to China, and ran a raid with the police, on the offices, into which the Chinese management had barricaded themselves, before arresting them and hauling them of for intense questioning.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;Now, why am I telling you about this? Just because it happened in China? No! I’m telling you because the victim had several years of experience in &lt;a class="zem_slink freebase/guid/9202a8c04000641f8000000000d03b3f" title="Asian people" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_people"&gt;Asian&lt;/a&gt; countries, but failed to learn the &lt;a class="zem_slink freebase/guid/9202a8c04000641f800000000000dc52" title="Chinese language" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_language"&gt;language&lt;/a&gt;, or the culture, and allowed himself to be walked up the garden path and given a damned good seeing to under the shady apple tree behind the garden shed.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;My point?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;Very simple. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #ff0000;"&gt;You need me.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;China has been my home for the past 8 years, and has been a better home to me than my native &lt;a class="zem_slink freebase/guid/9202a8c04000641f8000000000014381" title="England" rel="geolocation" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=51.5,-0.116666666667&amp;amp;spn=10.0,10.0&amp;amp;q=51.5,-0.116666666667%20%28England%29&amp;amp;t=h"&gt;England&lt;/a&gt;, in many ways, and I am very grateful to her for that.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;But still, this is the Wild-East folks, and you greenhorns gotta watch out for Los Banditos Chino, because they can be pretty mean  Hombres to deal with.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #ff0000;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Safe Trading!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p id="bte_opp"&gt;&lt;small&gt;Originally posted 2009-08-13 06:12:20. Republished by  &lt;a href="http://www.blogtrafficexchange.com/old-post-promoter"&gt;Blog Post Promoter&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  Some Related Websites    Are Antivirus Companies good or bad? Are antivirus companies good or bad?  This is one of those catch 22 questions.  Here is one interesting perspective that most people don't look at.  If I were the antivirus company and I wanted to make sure that I was always [...]</description><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">3</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://www.safelysourcingchina.com/2010/03/a-german-company-discovers-the-true-meaning-of-ripped-off/#utm_source=feed&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=feed</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>SafelySourcingChina.Com Is Launched</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SafelySourcingChina/~3/ITYKQNX82e8/</link><category>Being In Beijing</category><category>Company News</category><category>b2b</category><category>blog</category><category>business</category><category>china</category><category>china product sourcing</category><category>due diligence</category><category>feedburner</category><category>HTML</category><category>import export</category><category>international trade</category><category>life</category><category>On the Web</category><category>rapidfeeds.com</category><category>rss</category><category>safe trade</category><category>safely sourcing china</category><category>scam</category><category>scammed</category><category>scammer</category><category>scammers</category><category>Search engine optimization</category><category>trade safely</category><category>Weblogs</category><category>wordpress</category><category>Your China Trading Partner</category><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">D. Ken Stone (D. Ken Stone)</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 23:13:07 PST</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://yourchinatradingpartner.com/blog/?p=718</guid><content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[<h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>The More Things Change, The More They Stay The Same &#8211; When Is A Blog Not A Blog?</strong></span></h2>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Well, I decided that although I like the look of the blog here at <a title="This Blog" href="../../blog#utm_source=feed&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=feed" target="_blank">yourchinatradingpartner.com/blog</a>, and that WordPress has a great deal to say for itself, as a very manageable blogging tool; I just felt it was a wee bit slow.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">I mean, you come to the <a title="Your China Trading Partner Home Page" href="../../#utm_source=feed&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=feed" target="_blank">YourChinaTradingPartner.Com</a> page, and you get a very nice fast load. However, when you drop down a directory into the blog, I found it to very often take a monumentally long time to load the page, and it was driving me nuts.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">So, to solve the problem, and generate a lot of new work for myself, I built an <strong>HTML </strong>version of the blog, and slapped it on its&#8217; own host at <a title="New HTML Safely Sourcing China Blog" href="http://www.safelysourcingchina.com/#utm_source=feed&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=feed" target="_blank">www.SafelySourcingChina.com</a>.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Of course, this has presented me, the novice, with certain issues, such as how to make an <strong>RSS </strong>feed of my new <strong>HTML </strong>version of the blog.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">However, after a little searching I managed to find a way of doing it which suits me down to the ground. Indeed, once I&#8217;d organised my <strong>RSS</strong>, I then went and tried feeding it to <strong>FeedBurner</strong>, and it went through far more smoothly than the horror story that was my feeds, here on the blog, just a week ago, when i had to hire someone to sort it out for me.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>CLICK! </strong>and I was done. I couldn&#8217;t believe how easy it was.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">I&#8217;ll continue to post here, but I&#8217;ll also post the material on the new blog too, for those who prefer a speedier, if less glossy, access portal to my stuff.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">If anyone&#8217;s interested in how to set up an <strong>RSS </strong>feed for their blog, then I suggest you simply go where I went, and all will be made clear.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Here&#8217;s the link: <a title="Rapid Feeds For Quick RSS SetUp" href="http://rapidfeeds.com/" target="_blank">rapidfeeds.com</a></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">By the way, I just tried putting the annimated feed link bar in here from <strong>FeedBurner</strong>, but <strong>WordPress </strong>just wouldn&#8217;t have it, and I&#8217;ve had to rewrite, and delete this article 4 times to try and dump the scramble of code left here.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">I like the <strong>UTILITY </strong>of <strong>WordPress</strong>, but I prefer the ease and speed of <strong>HTML</strong>. For me, <strong>WordPress </strong>has presented me with a number of issues, a few of which are still unresolved.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">That&#8217;s it for now, folks.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>UPDATE</strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">I managed to get an HTML blog sorted quite nicely, but found updating feeds to be a bit of a drag, and so finally decided to move the <strong>WordPress </strong>version of the blog here, as you can now see, and have probably noted.</p>
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</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SafelySourcingChina/~4/ITYKQNX82e8" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded><description>&lt;h2 style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #ff0000;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The More Things Change, The More They Stay The Same &amp;#8211; When Is A Blog Not A Blog?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;Well, I decided that although I like the look of the blog here at &lt;a title="This Blog" href="../../blog#utm_source=feed&amp;amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;amp;utm_campaign=feed" target="_blank"&gt;yourchinatradingpartner.com/blog&lt;/a&gt;, and that WordPress has a great deal to say for itself, as a very manageable blogging tool; I just felt it was a wee bit slow.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;I mean, you come to the &lt;a title="Your China Trading Partner Home Page" href="../../#utm_source=feed&amp;amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;amp;utm_campaign=feed" target="_blank"&gt;YourChinaTradingPartner.Com&lt;/a&gt; page, and you get a very nice fast load. However, when you drop down a directory into the blog, I found it to very often take a monumentally long time to load the page, and it was driving me nuts.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;So, to solve the problem, and generate a lot of new work for myself, I built an &lt;strong&gt;HTML &lt;/strong&gt;version of the blog, and slapped it on its&amp;#8217; own host at &lt;a title="New HTML Safely Sourcing China Blog" href="http://www.safelysourcingchina.com/#utm_source=feed&amp;amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;amp;utm_campaign=feed" target="_blank"&gt;www.SafelySourcingChina.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;Of course, this has presented me, the novice, with certain issues, such as how to make an &lt;strong&gt;RSS &lt;/strong&gt;feed of my new &lt;strong&gt;HTML &lt;/strong&gt;version of the blog.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;However, after a little searching I managed to find a way of doing it which suits me down to the ground. Indeed, once I&amp;#8217;d organised my &lt;strong&gt;RSS&lt;/strong&gt;, I then went and tried feeding it to &lt;strong&gt;FeedBurner&lt;/strong&gt;, and it went through far more smoothly than the horror story that was my feeds, here on the blog, just a week ago, when i had to hire someone to sort it out for me.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;CLICK! &lt;/strong&gt;and I was done. I couldn&amp;#8217;t believe how easy it was.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;I&amp;#8217;ll continue to post here, but I&amp;#8217;ll also post the material on the new blog too, for those who prefer a speedier, if less glossy, access portal to my stuff.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;If anyone&amp;#8217;s interested in how to set up an &lt;strong&gt;RSS &lt;/strong&gt;feed for their blog, then I suggest you simply go where I went, and all will be made clear.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;Here&amp;#8217;s the link: &lt;a title="Rapid Feeds For Quick RSS SetUp" href="http://rapidfeeds.com/" target="_blank"&gt;rapidfeeds.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;By the way, I just tried putting the annimated feed link bar in here from &lt;strong&gt;FeedBurner&lt;/strong&gt;, but &lt;strong&gt;WordPress &lt;/strong&gt;just wouldn&amp;#8217;t have it, and I&amp;#8217;ve had to rewrite, and delete this article 4 times to try and dump the scramble of code left here.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;I like the &lt;strong&gt;UTILITY &lt;/strong&gt;of &lt;strong&gt;WordPress&lt;/strong&gt;, but I prefer the ease and speed of &lt;strong&gt;HTML&lt;/strong&gt;. For me, &lt;strong&gt;WordPress &lt;/strong&gt;has presented me with a number of issues, a few of which are still unresolved.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;That&amp;#8217;s it for now, folks.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #ff0000;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;UPDATE&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p id="bte_opp"&gt;&lt;small&gt;Originally posted 2009-08-13 03:03:06. Republished by  &lt;a href="http://www.blogtrafficexchange.com/old-post-promoter"&gt;Blog Post Promoter&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  Some Related Websites    ProProsper Releases Prosper.com Listing RSS Feeds Today ProProsper released 3 RSS feeds: Prosper.com underappreciated listings, Prosper.com 1Â sigma listings, Prosper.com 2 sigma listings, Prosper.com 3 sigma listings, and Prosper.com homeowner listings. Under appreciated listings are AA-E credit grades with an interest rate greater than weighted average with the [...]</description><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://www.safelysourcingchina.com/2010/03/safelysourcingchina-com-is-launched/#utm_source=feed&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=feed</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>Some B2B Facts About China</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SafelySourcingChina/~3/7bnXhz29m_Q/</link><category>General Information</category><category>Asia</category><category>b2b</category><category>B2B International</category><category>china</category><category>Economic development</category><category>Economy of the People's Republic of China</category><category>Foreign direct investment</category><category>Foreign exchange reserves</category><category>Hong Kong</category><category>international trade</category><category>United States</category><category>University of Glasgow</category><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">D. Ken Stone (D. Ken Stone)</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 11:04:29 PST</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.safelysourcingchina.com/?p=1008</guid><content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">I recently came across this extract in a white paper written by <strong>Dr. Daniel Park, Associate Consultant &#8211; International Projects at B2B International</strong>, entitled &#8220;<strong>How to Research &amp; Evaluate Outsourcing Opportunities in China</strong>&#8220;, and which I thought nicely encapsulated some useful and interesting facts about China, and its&#8217; economic development. I recommend you go and read the complete article for yourselves. Please, see the link at the foot of this posting for directions to the article itself.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Now, the article was written in 2007, but much of the data holds true today, and it&#8217;s worth noting that many of these data have now exceeded the 2007 levels. Moreover, the fact that China had massive USD reserves has been something of a saviour since the global credit crisis, as China has been able to bail out many who were beset by financial difficulties due to the crisis.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Here are the main points Dr. Park made, although the article is far more extensive than this short extract:</strong></p>
<ul style="text-align: justify;">
<li>China is the world’s fastest-growing major economy &#8211;      around 9% per year sustained over the past few years.</li>
<li>China is the world’s third-largest trading economy &#8211;      US$ 1000 billion per year in foreign trade value.</li>
<li>The technological level of the <a class="zem_slink freebase/guid/9202a8c04000641f800000000002e178" title="Economy of the People's Republic of China" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China">Chinese economy</a> is      rising rapidly &#8211; Chinese growth is <strong>NOT</strong> based exclusively on      utilization of cheap labour.</li>
<li>China’s <a class="zem_slink freebase/guid/9202a8c04000641f80000000003f3850" title="Foreign exchange reserves" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_exchange_reserves">foreign exchange reserves</a> exceed US$ 500      billion.</li>
<li>China is fully accustomed to trading in world      currencies &#8211; this is one reason why its dollar (and other hard currency)      reserves are healthy.</li>
<li>China is a member of the World Trade Organization.</li>
<li>China’s population of 1.3 billion is becoming      increasingly affluent.</li>
<li>China has put a man in space; is a significant nuclear      power; and some parts of its manufacturing industry compare favourably      with the best in the world.</li>
<li>China is the biggest spender on research and      development after the United States and Japan.</li>
<li>New <a class="zem_slink freebase/guid/9202a8c04000641f80000000002a1e8a" title="Foreign direct investment" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_direct_investment">foreign direct investment</a> is running at about US$      50 billion per year and is growing.</li>
<li>Chinese expenditure on overseas <a class="zem_slink freebase/guid/9202a8c04000641f8000000000029ba8" title="Mergers and acquisitions" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mergers_and_acquisitions">mergers and      acquisitions</a> topped US$ 2 billion in 2003 and looks set to reach US$ 4      billion in 2007.</li>
<li>China is taking steps to end the fixed relationship      with the dollar and to allow exchange rates and interest rates to become      market-determined.</li>
</ul>
<p>Daniel Park, March 2007</p>
<div><span>Copyright © J D Park  2007 </span></div>
<h4><em>About the author</em></h4>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Dr. Daniel Park</strong> qualified in economics at the <a class="zem_slink freebase/guid/9202a8c04000641f800000000004ebde" title="University of Glasgow" rel="homepage" href="http://www.gla.ac.uk">University of Glasgow</a>.  He has been associated with B2B International Ltd since its foundation, and has acted as adviser and consultant in many of the company’s international projects.  Since his first visit to South-East Asia in 1978 he has made over 60 business visits to <a class="zem_slink freebase/guid/9202a8c04000641f800000000001bcc4" title="Hong Kong" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong">Hong Kong</a>/China.  Between 2004 and 2006 he served as a non-executive director of a major Hong Kong manufacturing company with facilities in China, employing some five thousand people and operating at 6-sigma standards for world markets.</p>
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</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SafelySourcingChina/~4/7bnXhz29m_Q" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded><description>&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;I recently came across this extract in a white paper written by &lt;strong&gt;Dr. Daniel Park, Associate Consultant &amp;#8211; International Projects at B2B International&lt;/strong&gt;, entitled &amp;#8220;&lt;strong&gt;How to Research &amp;amp; Evaluate Outsourcing Opportunities in China&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;#8220;, and which I thought nicely encapsulated some useful and interesting facts about China, and its&amp;#8217; economic development. I recommend you go and read the complete article for yourselves. Please, see the link at the foot of this posting for directions to the article itself.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;Now, the article was written in 2007, but much of the data holds true today, and it&amp;#8217;s worth noting that many of these data have now exceeded the 2007 levels. Moreover, the fact that China had massive USD reserves has been something of a saviour since the global credit crisis, as China has been able to bail out many who were beset by financial difficulties due to the crisis.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Here are the main points Dr. Park made, although the article is far more extensive than this short extract:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul style="text-align: justify;"&gt;
&lt;li&gt;China is the world’s fastest-growing major economy &amp;#8211;      around 9% per year sustained over the past few years.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;China is the world’s third-largest trading economy &amp;#8211;      US$ 1000 billion per year in foreign trade value.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;The technological level of the &lt;a class="zem_slink freebase/guid/9202a8c04000641f800000000002e178" title="Economy of the People's Republic of China" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China"&gt;Chinese economy&lt;/a&gt; is      rising rapidly &amp;#8211; Chinese growth is &lt;strong&gt;NOT&lt;/strong&gt; based exclusively on      utilization of cheap labour.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;China’s &lt;a class="zem_slink freebase/guid/9202a8c04000641f80000000003f3850" title="Foreign exchange reserves" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_exchange_reserves"&gt;foreign exchange reserves&lt;/a&gt; exceed US$ 500      billion.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;China is fully accustomed to trading in world      currencies &amp;#8211; this is one reason why its dollar (and other hard currency)      reserves are healthy.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;China is a member of the World Trade Organization.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;China’s population of 1.3 billion is becoming      increasingly affluent.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;China has put a man in space; is a significant nuclear      power; and some parts of its manufacturing industry compare favourably      with the best in the world.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;China is the biggest spender on research and      development after the United States and Japan.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;New &lt;a class="zem_slink freebase/guid/9202a8c04000641f80000000002a1e8a" title="Foreign direct investment" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_direct_investment"&gt;foreign direct investment&lt;/a&gt; is running at about US$      50 billion per year and is growing.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Chinese expenditure on overseas &lt;a class="zem_slink freebase/guid/9202a8c04000641f8000000000029ba8" title="Mergers and acquisitions" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mergers_and_acquisitions"&gt;mergers and      acquisitions&lt;/a&gt; topped US$ 2 billion in 2003 and looks set to reach US$ 4      billion in 2007.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;China is taking steps to end the fixed relationship      with the dollar and to allow exchange rates and interest rates to become      market-determined.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Daniel Park, March 2007&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;span&gt;Copyright © J D Park  2007 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;&lt;em&gt;About the author&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Dr. Daniel Park&lt;/strong&gt; qualified in economics at the &lt;a class="zem_slink freebase/guid/9202a8c04000641f800000000004ebde" title="University of Glasgow" rel="homepage" href="http://www.gla.ac.uk"&gt;University of Glasgow&lt;/a&gt;.  He has been associated with B2B International Ltd since its foundation, and has acted as adviser and consultant in many of the company’s international projects.  Since his first visit to South-East Asia in 1978 he has made over 60 business visits to &lt;a class="zem_slink freebase/guid/9202a8c04000641f800000000001bcc4" title="Hong Kong" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong"&gt;Hong Kong&lt;/a&gt;/China.  Between 2004 and 2006 he served as a non-executive director of a major Hong Kong manufacturing company with facilities in China, employing some five thousand people and operating at 6-sigma standards for world markets.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a class="wpGallery" title="B2B International" href="http://www.b2binternational.com/library/whitepapers/whitepapers21.php" target="_blank"&gt;www.b2binternational.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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<p style="text-align: justify;">Here’s something new on the Esources scam trail. I happened to be reviewing the key words used by visitors coming to the blog this evening, and saw a particular string, which I followed, and which brought me to an excellent resource known as <a class="wpGallery" title="FraudWatchInternational" href="http://www.fraudwatchinternational.com/" target="_blank">FraudWatchInternational.com</a>, and under the section: <span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>Home &gt; Fraud Education &gt; Fake Jobs (Money Mules)</strong></span>, I found a note on our old friend Stefano Carboni’s company, Esources.co.uk, entitled: <span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>Esources Limtited UK &#8211; Fake Job (Money Mule Scam)</strong></span>.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">What’s a “<span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>Money Mule</strong></span>”? I hear you asking.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Well, our splendid friends at <strong>WikiPedia</strong> provide us with a simple and concise explanation, or definition, of the term, as follows:</p>
<h3 style="text-align: justify;"><a class="wpGallery" title="WikiPedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Money_mule" target="_blank">From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a><span style="color: #000000;">.</span></h3>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ff0000;">A <strong>money mule</strong> is a person who transfers money and reships high value goods that have been fraudulently obtained in one country, usually via the internet, to another country, usually where the perpetrator of the <a class="zem_slink freebase/guid/9202a8c04000641f800000000007060d" title="Fraud" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fraud">fraud</a> lives. The term money mule is formed by analogy with drug mules.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ff0000;">The need for money mules arises because while a criminal in a developing country can obtain the credit card numbers, bank account numbers, passwords and other financial details of a victim living in the first world via the internet through techniques such as malware and phishing, turning those details into money usable in the criminal&#8217;s own country can be difficult. Many businesses will refuse to transfer money or ship goods to certain countries where there is a high likelihood that the transaction is fraudulent. The criminal therefore recruits a money mule in the victim&#8217;s country who will receive money transfers and merchandise and resend them to the criminal in return for a commission.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">I then came across the following site: <a class="wpGallery" title="bankSafeOnline.org.uk" href="http://www.banksafeonline.org.uk/moneymule_explained.html" target="_blank">http://www.banksafeonline.org.uk/moneymule_explained.html</a>, where they present a lovely interactive graphic of how the scam works, and a very plain English overview of the scam in action, and include such warnings as:</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">“Remember that even if you have nothing to do with the actual extraction of funds from another person&#8217;s account, by allowing your account to be used to receive and transfer such funds, you will be acting illegally.”</span></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Therefore, one might actually conclude that Mr. Carboni isn’t satisfied with swindling people out of their payments through his scam-site, esources.co.uk, but is actively attempting to engage people into placing themselves in a criminally damaging position, in the pursuance of satisfying his need to feed his greed, and his swindling addiction. I mentioned in an <a class="wpGallery" title="Mr. Stefano Carboni And Wholesaledeals.co.uk" href="http://yourchinatradingpartner.com/blog/?p=299" target="_blank">earlier article</a> that similar letters from his company were lodged on file at <a href="http://www.data-wales.co.uk/">www.data-wales.co.uk</a> under the Representative Fake Cheque Scam.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><a class="wpGallery" title="bankSafeOnline.org.uk" href="http://www.banksafeonline.org.uk/" target="_blank">www.banksafeonline.org.uk</a> go on to explain the steps involved:</p>
<ol>
<li style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="color: #ff0000;">Fraudsters contact prospective victims with &#8220;job vacancy&#8221; adverts via spam emails, letters, newspaper job adverts, Internet chat rooms or job search web sites. Jobs are usually advertised as a &#8220;financial manager&#8221; and suggest that no special knowledge is required.</span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ff0000;">The fraudsters convince the victim to come and work for their fake &#8220;company&#8221;. Some fraudsters even ask mules to sign official-looking contracts of employment.</span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ff0000;">Once recruited, money mules will receive funds into their accounts. These funds will have been stolen by the fraudsters from another account that has been compromised.</span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ff0000;">Mules are then asked to take these funds out of their account and to forward them overseas (minus a commission payment) typically using a <a class="zem_slink freebase/guid/9202a8c04000641f80000000003b0bdd" title="Wire transfer" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wire_transfer">wire transfer</a> service. Acting as a mule is an illegal activity. When caught, money mules often have their bank accounts suspended, containing *all* of their money.</span></li>
</ol>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Of course, having your bank account, and the assets therein frozen, will be the least of your worries; one would assume you’d be more worried about the possible prison time you may have to serve.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Certainly in Australia, the <a class="wpGallery" title="Bankers.ASN.au" href="http://www.bankers.asn.au/DONT-BE-A-MULE-%E2%80%93-SAY-NO-TO-TRANSFERRING-MONEY-FOR-CRIMINALS/default.aspx" target="_blank">Australian Federal Police</a>, as cited on the <a class="wpGallery" title="Bankers.ASN.au" href="http://www.bankers.asn.au/DONT-BE-A-MULE-%E2%80%93-SAY-NO-TO-TRANSFERRING-MONEY-FOR-CRIMINALS/default.aspx" target="_blank">Australian Bankers Association</a> website, state clearly that the penalty for being a Money Mule is up to a maximum of <span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>20 years in prison</strong></span>; whilst in the <a href="http://www.usdoj.gov/criminal/cybercrime/matthewsPlea.pdf" target="_blank">US</a>, according to the <strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">US Department of Justice</span></strong>, you could be facing a possible <strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">30 years in prison</span></strong>, a fine of up to <span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>$1,000,000</strong></span>, and <strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">up to five years of supervised release</span></strong>.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">At the present moment, I am unable to furnish a penalty for the UK, but can state that it obviously is illegal, and that you will have your account, and assets frozen, you will be liable to repay the monies you earned, and perhaps more, to the actual victims, you will serve some time in prison, and you will carry both a criminal record, and shredded credit rating for the rest of your life.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">So, this is no laughing matter, and Mr. Carboni seems to be entangled in this, along with his “<span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>company</strong></span>” Esources.co.uk, and quite possibly his alternative site Wholesaledeals.co.uk, by virtue of being under the ownership of the same individual.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Here is the extract from <a class="wpGallery" title="FraudWatchInternational" href="http://www.fraudwatchinternational.com/fake-jobs/esourcesuk/" target="_blank">FraudWatchInternational</a>, and the link to the page direct, and I’ll leave you to make your own opinions, and to draw further conclusions, as to the legality of the man and the “<span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>companies</strong></span>” he represents. Please, also take note that in the email, right at the beginning, the author states that Esources is a <span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>Ltd.</strong></span> company, but in actuality it is not registered as such in the UK.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>“The following is an example email for this fake job, otherwise known as a money mule scam. Please forward all fake job emails to <a class="wpGallery" title="Email Them If You Know Anything About This" href="mailto:scams@fraudwatchinternational.com#utm_source=feed&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=feed" target="_blank">scams@fraudwatchinternational.com</a></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Dear Sir/Ma<span style="color: #000000;">.</span></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Esources Limtited UK (<a class="wpGallery" title="Esources.co.uk" href="http://www.esources.co.uk/" target="_blank">http://www.esources.co.uk</a>) is in search of a book-keeper/company representative in the U.S.A/CANADA. This project has been developed in a way not to affect your present job nor bring you any form of stress but in order to help take care of those extra costs while you work for us. Esources is a small company thats deals in whole sales of T-Shirts, Cardigans,Ladies Tops,Kids wear &amp; Silver Jewellery . We offer exceptional customer service and quality at discounted prices!. Everything in our catalogue is priced in UK/US funds. You can check to see from our web-site.</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Recently It came to my knowledge that there are a lot of lapses in<br />
handling funds coming from our clients in the USA which come in forms of Cashiers checks,Company checks and Money Orders which are not readily cashable outside the United States. So we need someone in the U.S.A to work as our representative and assist us in processing the payments from our various clients which come in on a weekly,monthly and annual basis.This is why we decided to employ a representative over in theU.S.A to help us receive our payments at your contact address you shall be providing us,in order to process our payment from our clients.</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>All you need to do is receive these payments from our clients in the U.S.A get it cashed at your banking institution. You are entittled to(10% of each payment) that you process. After payment must have been cashed and deducted your working fee. You will send the remaining fund to us. Our payments will be issued out in your name as we will inform our clients to do. Therefore the following details would be needed: I would require you to send me an email with the following details:</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>1)Your Full Name:<br />
2)Contact Address,City,State &amp; Zipcode:<br />
3)Home &amp; Cell Phone number:<br />
4)Age:<br />
5)Occupation:<br />
6)Sex(Male/Female):</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Reply to: <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a class="wpGallery" title="Email Them" href="mailto:jeannettehintz@aol.com#utm_source=feed&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=feed" target="_blank">jeannettehintz@aol.com</a></span></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>We would forward these informations to one of our clients and they will start making payments to you as the company&#8217;s representative in the states . Once we have all your details in our records.We would notify you as soon we confirm that one of ourcleints is mailing payment across to you.</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>I await your urgent response.<br />
Warmest Regards.<br />
Jeannette Hintz<span style="color: #000000;">.</span><br />
Head Of Human Resources<span style="color: #000000;">.</span><br />
eSources.co.uk”<span style="color: #000000;">.</span></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Finally, look at that lovely line in the email, &#8220;<strong><span style="color: #ff0000;"><em>We offer exceptional customer service and quality at discounted prices!</em></span></strong><strong>&#8221; </strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>What a load of rubbish! Obviously Mr. Carboni&#8217;s idea of &#8220;</strong><strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">&#8230;exceptional customer service&#8230;</span></strong>&#8220;, doesn&#8217;t run as far as actually having an operating telephone, where customers can contact him, or his representatives; wherever he is, and wherever his &#8220;<span style="color: #ff0000;">company</span>&#8221; is, as all we have are mailing addresses, and a website! There is no physical presence, and no means of direct contact, other than email.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>A parting thought:</strong> Might you be in danger of identity theft, if you&#8217;re paying for membership to either of Mr. Carboni&#8217;s websites. After all, you&#8217;re giving him a huge amount of personal information, not to mention your  credit card details. Just think about it for a moment.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><em><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>Safe Trading!</strong></span></em></p>
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&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;Here’s something new on the Esources scam trail. I happened to be reviewing the key words used by visitors coming to the blog this evening, and saw a particular string, which I followed, and which brought me to an excellent resource known as &lt;a class="wpGallery" title="FraudWatchInternational" href="http://www.fraudwatchinternational.com/" target="_blank"&gt;FraudWatchInternational.com&lt;/a&gt;, and under the section: &lt;span style="color: #ff0000;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Home &amp;gt; Fraud Education &amp;gt; Fake Jobs (Money Mules)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;, I found a note on our old friend Stefano Carboni’s company, Esources.co.uk, entitled: &lt;span style="color: #ff0000;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Esources Limtited UK &amp;#8211; Fake Job (Money Mule Scam)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;What’s a “&lt;span style="color: #ff0000;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Money Mule&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;”? I hear you asking.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;Well, our splendid friends at &lt;strong&gt;WikiPedia&lt;/strong&gt; provide us with a simple and concise explanation, or definition, of the term, as follows:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3 style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;a class="wpGallery" title="WikiPedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Money_mule" target="_blank"&gt;From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="color: #000000;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #ff0000;"&gt;A &lt;strong&gt;money mule&lt;/strong&gt; is a person who transfers money and reships high value goods that have been fraudulently obtained in one country, usually via the internet, to another country, usually where the perpetrator of the &lt;a class="zem_slink freebase/guid/9202a8c04000641f800000000007060d" title="Fraud" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fraud"&gt;fraud&lt;/a&gt; lives. The term money mule is formed by analogy with drug mules.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #ff0000;"&gt;The need for money mules arises because while a criminal in a developing country can obtain the credit card numbers, bank account numbers, passwords and other financial details of a victim living in the first world via the internet through techniques such as malware and phishing, turning those details into money usable in the criminal&amp;#8217;s own country can be difficult. Many businesses will refuse to transfer money or ship goods to certain countries where there is a high likelihood that the transaction is fraudulent. The criminal therefore recruits a money mule in the victim&amp;#8217;s country who will receive money transfers and merchandise and resend them to the criminal in return for a commission.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;I then came across the following site: &lt;a class="wpGallery" title="bankSafeOnline.org.uk" href="http://www.banksafeonline.org.uk/moneymule_explained.html" target="_blank"&gt;http://www.banksafeonline.org.uk/moneymule_explained.html&lt;/a&gt;, where they present a lovely interactive graphic of how the scam works, and a very plain English overview of the scam in action, and include such warnings as:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #ff0000;"&gt;“Remember that even if you have nothing to do with the actual extraction of funds from another person&amp;#8217;s account, by allowing your account to be used to receive and transfer such funds, you will be acting illegally.”&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;Therefore, one might actually conclude that Mr. Carboni isn’t satisfied with swindling people out of their payments through his scam-site, esources.co.uk, but is actively attempting to engage people into placing themselves in a criminally damaging position, in the pursuance of satisfying his need to feed his greed, and his swindling addiction. I mentioned in an &lt;a class="wpGallery" title="Mr. Stefano Carboni And Wholesaledeals.co.uk" href="http://yourchinatradingpartner.com/blog/?p=299" target="_blank"&gt;earlier article&lt;/a&gt; that similar letters from his company were lodged on file at &lt;a href="http://www.data-wales.co.uk/"&gt;www.data-wales.co.uk&lt;/a&gt; under the Representative Fake Cheque Scam.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;a class="wpGallery" title="bankSafeOnline.org.uk" href="http://www.banksafeonline.org.uk/" target="_blank"&gt;www.banksafeonline.org.uk&lt;/a&gt; go on to explain the steps involved:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ol&gt;
&lt;li style="text-align: justify;"&gt; &lt;span style="color: #ff0000;"&gt;Fraudsters contact prospective victims with &amp;#8220;job vacancy&amp;#8221; adverts via spam emails, letters, newspaper job adverts, Internet chat rooms or job search web sites. Jobs are usually advertised as a &amp;#8220;financial manager&amp;#8221; and suggest that no special knowledge is required.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #ff0000;"&gt;The fraudsters convince the victim to come and work for their fake &amp;#8220;company&amp;#8221;. Some fraudsters even ask mules to sign official-looking contracts of employment.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #ff0000;"&gt;Once recruited, money mules will receive funds into their accounts. These funds will have been stolen by the fraudsters from another account that has been compromised.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #ff0000;"&gt;Mules are then asked to take these funds out of their account and to forward them overseas (minus a commission payment) typically using a &lt;a class="zem_slink freebase/guid/9202a8c04000641f80000000003b0bdd" title="Wire transfer" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wire_transfer"&gt;wire transfer&lt;/a&gt; service. Acting as a mule is an illegal activity. When caught, money mules often have their bank accounts suspended, containing *all* of their money.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;Of course, having your bank account, and the assets therein frozen, will be the least of your worries; one would assume you’d be more worried about the possible prison time you may have to serve.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;Certainly in Australia, the &lt;a class="wpGallery" title="Bankers.ASN.au" href="http://www.bankers.asn.au/DONT-BE-A-MULE-%E2%80%93-SAY-NO-TO-TRANSFERRING-MONEY-FOR-CRIMINALS/default.aspx" target="_blank"&gt;Australian Federal Police&lt;/a&gt;, as cited on the &lt;a class="wpGallery" title="Bankers.ASN.au" href="http://www.bankers.asn.au/DONT-BE-A-MULE-%E2%80%93-SAY-NO-TO-TRANSFERRING-MONEY-FOR-CRIMINALS/default.aspx" target="_blank"&gt;Australian Bankers Association&lt;/a&gt; website, state clearly that the penalty for being a Money Mule is up to a maximum of &lt;span style="color: #ff0000;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;20 years in prison&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;; whilst in the &lt;a href="http://www.usdoj.gov/criminal/cybercrime/matthewsPlea.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;US&lt;/a&gt;, according to the &lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #ff0000;"&gt;US Department of Justice&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, you could be facing a possible &lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #ff0000;"&gt;30 years in prison&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, a fine of up to &lt;span style="color: #ff0000;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;$1,000,000&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;, and &lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #ff0000;"&gt;up to five years of supervised release&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;At the present moment, I am unable to furnish a penalty for the UK, but can state that it obviously is illegal, and that you will have your account, and assets frozen, you will be liable to repay the monies you earned, and perhaps more, to the actual victims, you will serve some time in prison, and you will carry both a criminal record, and shredded credit rating for the rest of your life.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;So, this is no laughing matter, and Mr. Carboni seems to be entangled in this, along with his “&lt;span style="color: #ff0000;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;company&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;” Esources.co.uk, and quite possibly his alternative site Wholesaledeals.co.uk, by virtue of being under the ownership of the same individual.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;Here is the extract from &lt;a class="wpGallery" title="FraudWatchInternational" href="http://www.fraudwatchinternational.com/fake-jobs/esourcesuk/" target="_blank"&gt;FraudWatchInternational&lt;/a&gt;, and the link to the page direct, and I’ll leave you to make your own opinions, and to draw further conclusions, as to the legality of the man and the “&lt;span style="color: #ff0000;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;companies&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;” he represents. Please, also take note that in the email, right at the beginning, the author states that Esources is a &lt;span style="color: #ff0000;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ltd.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; company, but in actuality it is not registered as such in the UK.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;“The following is an example email for this fake job, otherwise known as a money mule scam. Please forward all fake job emails to &lt;a class="wpGallery" title="Email Them If You Know Anything About This" href="mailto:scams@fraudwatchinternational.com#utm_source=feed&amp;amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;amp;utm_campaign=feed" target="_blank"&gt;scams@fraudwatchinternational.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Dear Sir/Ma&lt;span style="color: #000000;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Esources Limtited UK (&lt;a class="wpGallery" title="Esources.co.uk" href="http://www.esources.co.uk/" target="_blank"&gt;http://www.esources.co.uk&lt;/a&gt;) is in search of a book-keeper/company representative in the U.S.A/CANADA. This project has been developed in a way not to affect your present job nor bring you any form of stress but in order to help take care of those extra costs while you work for us. Esources is a small company thats deals in whole sales of T-Shirts, Cardigans,Ladies Tops,Kids wear &amp;amp; Silver Jewellery . We offer exceptional customer service and quality at discounted prices!. Everything in our catalogue is priced in UK/US funds. You can check to see from our web-site.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Recently It came to my knowledge that there are a lot of lapses in&lt;br /&gt;
handling funds coming from our clients in the USA which come in forms of Cashiers checks,Company checks and Money Orders which are not readily cashable outside the United States. So we need someone in the U.S.A to work as our representative and assist us in processing the payments from our various clients which come in on a weekly,monthly and annual basis.This is why we decided to employ a representative over in theU.S.A to help us receive our payments at your contact address you shall be providing us,in order to process our payment from our clients.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;All you need to do is receive these payments from our clients in the U.S.A get it cashed at your banking institution. You are entittled to(10% of each payment) that you process. After payment must have been cashed and deducted your working fee. You will send the remaining fund to us. Our payments will be issued out in your name as we will inform our clients to do. Therefore the following details would be needed: I would require you to send me an email with the following details:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1)Your Full Name:&lt;br /&gt;
2)Contact Address,City,State &amp;amp; Zipcode:&lt;br /&gt;
3)Home &amp;amp; Cell Phone number:&lt;br /&gt;
4)Age:&lt;br /&gt;
5)Occupation:&lt;br /&gt;
6)Sex(Male/Female):&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reply to: &lt;span style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;&lt;a class="wpGallery" title="Email Them" href="mailto:jeannettehintz@aol.com#utm_source=feed&amp;amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;amp;utm_campaign=feed" target="_blank"&gt;jeannettehintz@aol.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;We would forward these informations to one of our clients and they will start making payments to you as the company&amp;#8217;s representative in the states . Once we have all your details in our records.We would notify you as soon we confirm that one of ourcleints is mailing payment across to you.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I await your urgent response.&lt;br /&gt;
Warmest Regards.&lt;br /&gt;
Jeannette Hintz&lt;span style="color: #000000;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Head Of Human Resources&lt;span style="color: #000000;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
eSources.co.uk”&lt;span style="color: #000000;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;Finally, look at that lovely line in the email, &amp;#8220;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #ff0000;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;We offer exceptional customer service and quality at discounted prices!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;#8221; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What a load of rubbish! Obviously Mr. Carboni&amp;#8217;s idea of &amp;#8220;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #ff0000;"&gt;&amp;#8230;exceptional customer service&amp;#8230;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;#8220;, doesn&amp;#8217;t run as far as actually having an operating telephone, where customers can contact him, or his representatives; wherever he is, and wherever his &amp;#8220;&lt;span style="color: #ff0000;"&gt;company&lt;/span&gt;&amp;#8221; is, as all we have are mailing addresses, and a website! There is no physical presence, and no means of direct contact, other than email.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #ff0000;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A parting thought:&lt;/strong&gt; Might you be in danger of identity theft, if you&amp;#8217;re paying for membership to either of Mr. Carboni&amp;#8217;s websites. After all, you&amp;#8217;re giving him a huge amount of personal information, not to mention your  credit card details. Just think about it for a moment.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color: #ff0000;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Safe Trading!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p id="bte_opp"&gt;&lt;small&gt;Originally posted 2009-08-13 01:40:20. Republished by  &lt;a href="http://www.blogtrafficexchange.com/old-post-promoter"&gt;Blog Post Promoter&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  Some Related Websites    Time to Rebalance Your 401K or 403b Now is a good time to look at your retirement plan and reposition or rebalance your plan based on your goals.Â  Rebalancing is simply moving dollars from one group of assets to another.Â  For example, say your goal is to [...]</description><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">2</thr:total><enclosure url="http://www.usdoj.gov/criminal/cybercrime/matthewsPlea.pdf" length="26457" type="application/pdf" /><media:content url="http://www.usdoj.gov/criminal/cybercrime/matthewsPlea.pdf" fileSize="26457" type="application/pdf" /><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:subtitle>Is Esources.co.uk Being Used As A Means Of Collecting Credit Card, And Personal Details Necessary For Identity Theft? Here’s something new on the Esources scam trail. I happened to be reviewing the key words used by visitors coming to the blog this evenin</itunes:subtitle><itunes:author>D. Ken Stone</itunes:author><itunes:summary>Is Esources.co.uk Being Used As A Means Of Collecting Credit Card, And Personal Details Necessary For Identity Theft? Here’s something new on the Esources scam trail. I happened to be reviewing the key words used by visitors coming to the blog this evening, and saw a particular string, which I followed, and which brought me to an excellent resource known as FraudWatchInternational.com, and under the section: Home &amp;gt; Fraud Education &amp;gt; Fake Jobs (Money Mules), I found a note on our old friend Stefano Carboni’s company, Esources.co.uk, entitled: Esources Limtited UK &amp;#8211; Fake Job (Money Mule Scam). What’s a “Money Mule”? I hear you asking. Well, our splendid friends at WikiPedia provide us with a simple and concise explanation, or definition, of the term, as follows: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. A money mule is a person who transfers money and reships high value goods that have been fraudulently obtained in one country, usually via the internet, to another country, usually where the perpetrator of the fraud lives. The term money mule is formed by analogy with drug mules. The need for money mules arises because while a criminal in a developing country can obtain the credit card numbers, bank account numbers, passwords and other financial details of a victim living in the first world via the internet through techniques such as malware and phishing, turning those details into money usable in the criminal&amp;#8217;s own country can be difficult. Many businesses will refuse to transfer money or ship goods to certain countries where there is a high likelihood that the transaction is fraudulent. The criminal therefore recruits a money mule in the victim&amp;#8217;s country who will receive money transfers and merchandise and resend them to the criminal in return for a commission. I then came across the following site: http://www.banksafeonline.org.uk/moneymule_explained.html, where they present a lovely interactive graphic of how the scam works, and a very plain English overview of the scam in action, and include such warnings as: “Remember that even if you have nothing to do with the actual extraction of funds from another person&amp;#8217;s account, by allowing your account to be used to receive and transfer such funds, you will be acting illegally.” Therefore, one might actually conclude that Mr. Carboni isn’t satisfied with swindling people out of their payments through his scam-site, esources.co.uk, but is actively attempting to engage people into placing themselves in a criminally damaging position, in the pursuance of satisfying his need to feed his greed, and his swindling addiction. I mentioned in an earlier article that similar letters from his company were lodged on file at www.data-wales.co.uk under the Representative Fake Cheque Scam. www.banksafeonline.org.uk go on to explain the steps involved: Fraudsters contact prospective victims with &amp;#8220;job vacancy&amp;#8221; adverts via spam emails, letters, newspaper job adverts, Internet chat rooms or job search web sites. Jobs are usually advertised as a &amp;#8220;financial manager&amp;#8221; and suggest that no special knowledge is required. The fraudsters convince the victim to come and work for their fake &amp;#8220;company&amp;#8221;. Some fraudsters even ask mules to sign official-looking contracts of employment. Once recruited, money mules will receive funds into their accounts. These funds will have been stolen by the fraudsters from another account that has been compromised. Mules are then asked to take these funds out of their account and to forward them overseas (minus a commission payment) typically using a wire transfer service. Acting as a mule is an illegal activity. When caught, money mules often have their bank accounts suspended, containing *all* of their money. Of course, having your bank account, and the assets therein frozen, will be the least of your worries; one would assume you’d be more worried about the possible prison time you may have to serve. 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<p style="text-align: justify;">Indeed, they even outstrip companies such as <a class="zem_slink freebase/guid/9202a8c04000641f800000000075beb5" title="Alibaba Group" rel="homepage" href="http://www.alibaba.com/">Alibaba</a> with the comprehensive and ‘<strong>all-in-one-place</strong>’ format of their links – literally at your fingertips.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Indeed, there are many pages offering information on the internet regarding product sourcing, due diligence, background checking, and lodging formal complaints with governmental or voluntary agencies. However, few sites offer such a broad and comprehensive range of informational links to relevant and pertinent Chinese authorities and <a class="zem_slink freebase/guid/9202a8c04000641f80000000008f1b17" title="Government of the People's Republic of China" rel="homepage" href="http://english.gov.cn/">government</a> sanctioned trade and commerce sites, where you can find connections to genuine Chinese businesses who have registered themselves with governmental authorities. This in and of itself doesn’t necessarily make these businesses one-hundred percent genuine or risk-free. However, it certainly does minimise the risk of being scammed.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Sectional headings on the links page at <a class="wpGallery" title="Visit Your China Trading Partner" href="http://www.yourchinatradingpartner.com" target="_blank">www.yourchinatradingpartner.com</a> include – China Business Resources: the links in this section cover a variety of journals and blogs appertaining to trading with China and are replete with useful information, inside tips, news, data, and current trends.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">In the China Government Business resources section there are a string of excellent links to <strong>The Ministry of Commerce to the <a class="zem_slink freebase/guid/9202a8c04000641f8000000000c01763" title="People's Republic of China" rel="geolocation" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=39.9166666667,116.383333333&amp;spn=10.0,10.0&amp;q=39.9166666667,116.383333333%20%28People%27s%20Republic%20of%20China%29&amp;t=h">Peoples Republic of China</a></strong> (<strong><em>national</em></strong>) and its’ associated forums and complaints sections. In the Invest in China – Government Website section you can confirm the validity, or determine whether a company is legally registered in China. However, it currently only deals with those companies who have joined voluntarily and/or are foreign/Sino joint ventures.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">In The Local Administration for Industry and Commerce Section you can check local branches of <strong>The Ministry of Commerce to the Peoples Republic of China </strong>to determine the validity of a <a class="zem_slink freebase/guid/9202a8c04000641f800000000004e02d" title="Business" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business">business</a> and whether or not it is a legally registered entity.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Other sections include links to the <strong>Bureau of Fair Trade for Imports and Exports</strong>, <strong>Department of Foreign Investment Administration</strong>, and the <strong>World Importers Net (Ministry of Commerce PRC)</strong>, which is a trade promotion website under <strong><a class="zem_slink freebase/guid/9202a8c04000641f80000000002f37d0" title="Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China" rel="homepage" href="http://www.mofcom.gov.cn/">MOFCOM</a> Public Information Service</strong> (<strong>MPIS</strong>), aiming at promoting international trade by providing both Chinese and overseas companies with trade information. It is an important part of the China national public information service system for international trade and economic cooperation, and is funded by the Chinese government; all services provided are free of charge.</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">Further very useful sites linked to by <strong>YCTP </strong>are the <strong>Department of <a class="zem_slink freebase/guid/9202a8c04000641f800000000001df5f" title="International trade" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_trade">Foreign Trade</a></strong>, <strong>China Customs &amp; Excise</strong>, and <strong>The Mediation Centre of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade</strong>; where if something goes wrong with your transaction, and you have already tried to contact your Chinese business partner to resolve the issue without success, then you can refer your case to arbitration.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Another interesting and useful link is to the <strong>Trademark Office – <a class="zem_slink freebase/guid/9202a8c04000641f8000000006f80ff9" title="State Administration for Industry and Commerce" rel="homepage" href="http://www.saic.gov.cn/">State Administration for Industry and Commerce</a> (<a class="zem_slink freebase/guid/9202a8c04000641f80000000046906da" title="CTMO" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CTMO">CTMO</a>)</strong>; which department performs the registration and administration of <a class="zem_slink freebase/guid/9202a8c04000641f800000000003b00d" title="Trademark" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trademark">trademarks</a> nationwide.</p>
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<div id="attachment_747" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 273px"><a class="wpGallery" title="Visit CIETAC" href="http://www.cietac.org.cn/index_english.shtml" target="_blank"><img class="size-full wp-image-747" title="CIETAC is now one of the busiest arbitration centres in the world." src="http://www.safelysourcingchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/cietac.png" alt="CIETAC is now one of the busiest arbitration centres in the world." width="263" height="245" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">CIETAC is now one of the busiest arbitration centres in the world.</p></div>
<p>Another immensely useful site is <strong>The China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC)</strong> which is the most important and permanent arbitration institution in China. Formerly known as the <strong>Foreign Trade Arbitration Commission</strong>, the <strong>CIETAC </strong>was set up in April 1956 under the <strong>China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT)</strong> to meet the needs of the continuing development of China’s economic and trade relations with foreign countries after the adoption of the “reform and opening-up” policy, the <strong>Foreign Trade Arbitration Commission</strong> was renamed as the <strong>Foreign Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission</strong> in 1980, and then finally settled down as the <strong>China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission</strong> in 1988. Since 2000, the <strong>CIETAC </strong>is also known as the <strong>Arbitration Court of the China Chamber of International Commerce (CCOIC)</strong>.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The <strong>CIETAC </strong>independently and impartially resolves economic and trade disputes by means of arbitration and conciliation (mediation).</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The <strong>CIETAC</strong>’s headquarters is located in Beijing with two sub-commissions in Shanghai and Shenzhen, respectively known as the <strong>CIETAC </strong>Shanghai Sub-Commission and the <strong>CIETAC </strong>South China Sub-Commission. In order to meet the needs of the development of the arbitration practices, the <strong>CIETAC </strong>also successively established 19 liaison offices in different regions and specific business sectors to provide parties with handy arbitration advice.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">After nearly 50 years of continuous endeavour, the <strong>CIETAC </strong>is now one of the busiest arbitration centres in the world. With its arbitration practices and academic activities, the <strong>CIETAC </strong>has also made great contributions to the legislation of the Chinese arbitration law and the development of the arbitration practice in China. Not only does <strong>CIETAC </strong>maintain positive relations and cooperation with all the major arbitration institutions throughout the world, it also upholds a respectable reputation at home and abroad for its independence, impartiality and efficiency.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">YCTP also include an introduction to CHINA – THE LAW; which although not exhaustive does direct readers to <strong>General Principals of the Civil Law</strong> <strong>of the People’s Republic of China</strong>, <strong>Model Arbitration Clause</strong> for Contracts with Chinese Companies, and <strong>The Ministry of Public Security of the P. R. China Information Network &amp; Security</strong>, which deals more specifically with <strong>cyber-fraud</strong>, or <strong>cyber-crime</strong>.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Additional links included are those for government run or sanctioned trade links and resources, such as: <strong>China Commodity Net (CCN)</strong>, which is funded by the Chinese government. <strong>China Commodity Net (CCN)</strong> is one of <strong>MOFCOM</strong>’s <strong>Public Information Service</strong> <strong>(MPIS)</strong> projects. As an important part of China national public information service system for international trade and economic co-operation, <strong>CCN </strong>aims to enhance cooperation and trade between the Chinese and overseas enterprises.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Other trade links include <strong>BizMatching</strong> – A government run and approved (Ministry of Commerce) trade portal, and <strong>China Market</strong>; this is a business portal recommended by the Chinese government.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">In all, <strong><a class="wpGallery" title="Vist The Links Page Of Your China Trading Partner" href="http://www.yourchinatradingpartner.com/Your-China-Trading-Partner-Useful-China-Links.html" target="_blank">Your China Trading Partner</a></strong> provide a fascinating, deeply informative, and educational collection of links, which will prove to be an extremely valuable resource for any company, large or small, or any individual wishing to trade securely and successfully with China.</p>
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&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;When embarking on &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a class="wpGallery" title="Learn About Your China Trading Partner" href="http://www.yourchinatradingpartner.com" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;trading with China&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;, both you and your company need as much top-level information as possible, and it should be equally wide in scope and readily available at the click of a mouse at any time, day or night.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;And that’s where a small family-run product sourcing and due diligence company in Beijing, are seemingly outstripping their larger competitors, by presenting quite possibly one of the most comprehensive sources of &lt;span class="wpGallery"&gt;information&lt;/span&gt; and &lt;a class="wpGallery" title="Visit The Links Page At Your China Trading Partner" href="http://www.yourchinatradingpartner.com/Your-China-Trading-Partner-Useful-China-Links.html" target="_blank"&gt;links&lt;/a&gt; to &lt;strong&gt;Chinese governmental and non-governmental information sites of interest and information&lt;/strong&gt;, with particular emphasis on &lt;a class="wpGallery" title="Vist Our Services At Your China Trading Partner" href="http://www.yourchinatradingpartner.com/Your-China-Trading-Partner-Services.html" target="_blank"&gt;due diligence&lt;/a&gt; and trading safely with China; all readily available in one place, and at the click of the mouse, for foreign businesses, traders, and entrepreneurs on the internet.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;This small company is saving a lot of people a lot of hard footslogging, or better said – key tapping – by opening to the public their own carefully garnered resources to the &lt;a class="zem_slink freebase/guid/9202a8c04000641f800000000002e27e" title="Public domain" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain"&gt;public domain&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;Indeed, they even outstrip companies such as &lt;a class="zem_slink freebase/guid/9202a8c04000641f800000000075beb5" title="Alibaba Group" rel="homepage" href="http://www.alibaba.com/"&gt;Alibaba&lt;/a&gt; with the comprehensive and ‘&lt;strong&gt;all-in-one-place&lt;/strong&gt;’ format of their links – literally at your fingertips.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;Indeed, there are many pages offering information on the internet regarding product sourcing, due diligence, background checking, and lodging formal complaints with governmental or voluntary agencies. However, few sites offer such a broad and comprehensive range of informational links to relevant and pertinent Chinese authorities and &lt;a class="zem_slink freebase/guid/9202a8c04000641f80000000008f1b17" title="Government of the People's Republic of China" rel="homepage" href="http://english.gov.cn/"&gt;government&lt;/a&gt; sanctioned trade and commerce sites, where you can find connections to genuine Chinese businesses who have registered themselves with governmental authorities. This in and of itself doesn’t necessarily make these businesses one-hundred percent genuine or risk-free. However, it certainly does minimise the risk of being scammed.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;Sectional headings on the links page at &lt;a class="wpGallery" title="Visit Your China Trading Partner" href="http://www.yourchinatradingpartner.com" target="_blank"&gt;www.yourchinatradingpartner.com&lt;/a&gt; include – China Business Resources: the links in this section cover a variety of journals and blogs appertaining to trading with China and are replete with useful information, inside tips, news, data, and current trends.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;In the China Government Business resources section there are a string of excellent links to &lt;strong&gt;The Ministry of Commerce to the &lt;a class="zem_slink freebase/guid/9202a8c04000641f8000000000c01763" title="People's Republic of China" rel="geolocation" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=39.9166666667,116.383333333&amp;amp;spn=10.0,10.0&amp;amp;q=39.9166666667,116.383333333%20%28People%27s%20Republic%20of%20China%29&amp;amp;t=h"&gt;Peoples Republic of China&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;national&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;) and its’ associated forums and complaints sections. In the Invest in China – Government Website section you can confirm the validity, or determine whether a company is legally registered in China. However, it currently only deals with those companies who have joined voluntarily and/or are foreign/Sino joint ventures.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;In The Local Administration for Industry and Commerce Section you can check local branches of &lt;strong&gt;The Ministry of Commerce to the Peoples Republic of China &lt;/strong&gt;to determine the validity of a &lt;a class="zem_slink freebase/guid/9202a8c04000641f800000000004e02d" title="Business" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business"&gt;business&lt;/a&gt; and whether or not it is a legally registered entity.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;Other sections include links to the &lt;strong&gt;Bureau of Fair Trade for Imports and Exports&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;Department of Foreign Investment Administration&lt;/strong&gt;, and the &lt;strong&gt;World Importers Net (Ministry of Commerce PRC)&lt;/strong&gt;, which is a trade promotion website under &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a class="zem_slink freebase/guid/9202a8c04000641f80000000002f37d0" title="Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China" rel="homepage" href="http://www.mofcom.gov.cn/"&gt;MOFCOM&lt;/a&gt; Public Information Service&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;strong&gt;MPIS&lt;/strong&gt;), aiming at promoting international trade by providing both Chinese and overseas companies with trade information. It is an important part of the China national public information service system for international trade and economic cooperation, and is funded by the Chinese government; all services provided are free of charge.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;Further very useful sites linked to by &lt;strong&gt;YCTP &lt;/strong&gt;are the &lt;strong&gt;Department of &lt;a class="zem_slink freebase/guid/9202a8c04000641f800000000001df5f" title="International trade" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_trade"&gt;Foreign Trade&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;China Customs &amp;amp; Excise&lt;/strong&gt;, and &lt;strong&gt;The Mediation Centre of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade&lt;/strong&gt;; where if something goes wrong with your transaction, and you have already tried to contact your Chinese business partner to resolve the issue without success, then you can refer your case to arbitration.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;Another interesting and useful link is to the &lt;strong&gt;Trademark Office – &lt;a class="zem_slink freebase/guid/9202a8c04000641f8000000006f80ff9" title="State Administration for Industry and Commerce" rel="homepage" href="http://www.saic.gov.cn/"&gt;State Administration for Industry and Commerce&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a class="zem_slink freebase/guid/9202a8c04000641f80000000046906da" title="CTMO" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CTMO"&gt;CTMO&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/strong&gt;; which department performs the registration and administration of &lt;a class="zem_slink freebase/guid/9202a8c04000641f800000000003b00d" title="Trademark" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trademark"&gt;trademarks&lt;/a&gt; nationwide.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Another immensely useful site is &lt;strong&gt;The China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC)&lt;/strong&gt; which is the most important and permanent arbitration institution in China. Formerly known as the &lt;strong&gt;Foreign Trade Arbitration Commission&lt;/strong&gt;, the &lt;strong&gt;CIETAC &lt;/strong&gt;was set up in April 1956 under the &lt;strong&gt;China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT)&lt;/strong&gt; to meet the needs of the continuing development of China’s economic and trade relations with foreign countries after the adoption of the “reform and opening-up” policy, the &lt;strong&gt;Foreign Trade Arbitration Commission&lt;/strong&gt; was renamed as the &lt;strong&gt;Foreign Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission&lt;/strong&gt; in 1980, and then finally settled down as the &lt;strong&gt;China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission&lt;/strong&gt; in 1988. Since 2000, the &lt;strong&gt;CIETAC &lt;/strong&gt;is also known as the &lt;strong&gt;Arbitration Court of the China Chamber of International Commerce (CCOIC)&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;CIETAC &lt;/strong&gt;independently and impartially resolves economic and trade disputes by means of arbitration and conciliation (mediation).&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;CIETAC&lt;/strong&gt;’s headquarters is located in Beijing with two sub-commissions in Shanghai and Shenzhen, respectively known as the &lt;strong&gt;CIETAC &lt;/strong&gt;Shanghai Sub-Commission and the &lt;strong&gt;CIETAC &lt;/strong&gt;South China Sub-Commission. In order to meet the needs of the development of the arbitration practices, the &lt;strong&gt;CIETAC &lt;/strong&gt;also successively established 19 liaison offices in different regions and specific business sectors to provide parties with handy arbitration advice.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;After nearly 50 years of continuous endeavour, the &lt;strong&gt;CIETAC &lt;/strong&gt;is now one of the busiest arbitration centres in the world. With its arbitration practices and academic activities, the &lt;strong&gt;CIETAC &lt;/strong&gt;has also made great contributions to the legislation of the Chinese arbitration law and the development of the arbitration practice in China. Not only does &lt;strong&gt;CIETAC &lt;/strong&gt;maintain positive relations and cooperation with all the major arbitration institutions throughout the world, it also upholds a respectable reputation at home and abroad for its independence, impartiality and efficiency.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;YCTP also include an introduction to CHINA – THE LAW; which although not exhaustive does direct readers to &lt;strong&gt;General Principals of the Civil Law&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;of the People’s Republic of China&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;Model Arbitration Clause&lt;/strong&gt; for Contracts with Chinese Companies, and &lt;strong&gt;The Ministry of Public Security of the P. R. China Information Network &amp;amp; Security&lt;/strong&gt;, which deals more specifically with &lt;strong&gt;cyber-fraud&lt;/strong&gt;, or &lt;strong&gt;cyber-crime&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;Additional links included are those for government run or sanctioned trade links and resources, such as: &lt;strong&gt;China Commodity Net (CCN)&lt;/strong&gt;, which is funded by the Chinese government. &lt;strong&gt;China Commodity Net (CCN)&lt;/strong&gt; is one of &lt;strong&gt;MOFCOM&lt;/strong&gt;’s &lt;strong&gt;Public Information Service&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;(MPIS)&lt;/strong&gt; projects. As an important part of China national public information service system for international trade and economic co-operation, &lt;strong&gt;CCN &lt;/strong&gt;aims to enhance cooperation and trade between the Chinese and overseas enterprises.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;Other trade links include &lt;strong&gt;BizMatching&lt;/strong&gt; – A government run and approved (Ministry of Commerce) trade portal, and &lt;strong&gt;China Market&lt;/strong&gt;; this is a business portal recommended by the Chinese government.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;In all, &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a class="wpGallery" title="Vist The Links Page Of Your China Trading Partner" href="http://www.yourchinatradingpartner.com/Your-China-Trading-Partner-Useful-China-Links.html" target="_blank"&gt;Your China Trading Partner&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; provide a fascinating, deeply informative, and educational collection of links, which will prove to be an extremely valuable resource for any company, large or small, or any individual wishing to trade securely and successfully with China.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p id="bte_opp"&gt;&lt;small&gt;Originally posted 2009-08-13 04:15:54. Republished by  &lt;a href="http://www.blogtrafficexchange.com/old-post-promoter"&gt;Blog Post Promoter&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  Some Related Websites    Counter Argument to China's Threat To Dumping US Dollars/Treasuries/ A few days ago,China threatened to offload its Billions of US Treasuries in retaliation to any US imposed trade tariffs.One of the newsletters I read regularly is from John Mauldin who doesn't think its likely that China will [...]</description><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">2</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://www.safelysourcingchina.com/2010/03/a-comprehensive-source-of-china-links/#utm_source=feed&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=feed</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>Did You Do it To Yourself? And Are You Still Doing It?</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SafelySourcingChina/~3/mwPTAp_mJrI/</link><category>General Information</category><category>Scams And Scammers</category><category>addict</category><category>addiction</category><category>business</category><category>china</category><category>china product sourcing</category><category>gamble</category><category>gambler</category><category>import export</category><category>international trade</category><category>russian roulette</category><category>scam</category><category>scammed</category><category>scammer</category><category>self-inflicted wound</category><category>trade</category><category>wholesale</category><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">D. Ken Stone (D. Ken Stone)</dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 28 Feb 2010 22:08:26 PST</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://yourchinatradingpartner.com/blog/?p=25</guid><content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[<h2 style="text-align: center;" mce_style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" mce_style="color: #ff0000;"><b>Scammed or Self-Inflicted Wound?</b></span></h2>
<p style="text-align: justify;" mce_style="text-align: justify;">It’s my personal opinion that many people who get themselves scammed in China, or elsewhere for that matter, do so almost willingly.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;" mce_style="text-align: justify;">When I say &#8220;<b><i>willingly</i></b>&#8220;, I don’t actually mean that they say, “<i><b>Hey! Mr. </b><b>Scammer</b><b>, please take my money from me!</b></i>“ Although, when one looks at it from a certain direction, it may appear to be almost a silent agreement to such.</p>
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<p>But, what I really mean, is that it&#8217;s reminiscent of the behaviour of a drug addict; because one knows one shouldn’t, but one nevertheless goes and does it anyway.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;" mce_style="text-align: justify;">People usually <b>KNOW</b> a few things before a scammer closes on them.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;" mce_style="text-align: justify;"><b>1.</b> They <b>know</b> that the deal is too good to be true.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;" mce_style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Which quite frankly, in and of itself, should be ringing every alarm bell in their nervous systems.</i></b></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;" mce_style="text-align: justify;"><b>2.</b> They <b>know</b> that they are ignoring the warnings that their whole life’s experiences are sending them.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;" mce_style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Yes, they just feel the truth of it in the seat of their pants – that something isn’t quite right. But, like the risk takers we humans are, ike the eternal optimists that we are – we persist with it and even ignore our own selves.</i></b></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;" mce_style="text-align: justify;"><b>3.</b> They <b>know</b> they should not send that money.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;" mce_style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>By this point, these people are really like junkies trying to withdraw from drugs. “I know I shouldn’t, but I just can’t help myself. I just need to do it. Just once more. I’m sure I’ll get lucky this time!“</i></b></p>
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<p>We use most of our senses, to avoid being set on fire, to smell the foods we eat, and perhaps the dog poop behind the sofa; we use our ears and eyes to stop us being run over by a car or truck, as we cross the road.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;" mce_style="text-align: justify;">But, then we go and send <b>$ 5,000</b> to some girl called “<b>Minky</b>” on the other side of the planet!</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;" mce_style="text-align: justify;">I mean – <b><i>HEY!</i> </b>That isn’t even a real name,; and I don’t mean a fake or false identity. I mean not real as in the same way that I don’t have <b>&#8220;kizu-maliki-shopytoof&#8221;</b> in my kitchen; primarily because no such thing exists, not unless by sheer fluke I’ve named a real kitchen utensil in some obscure language.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;" mce_style="text-align: justify;">Surely the fact they can’t even get a regular name together must tell you something about the <b>SERIOUSNESS </b>of the people you’re dealing with.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;" mce_style="text-align: justify;">I’m reminded of those people who call those telephone sex lines (<i>whatever they are</i>), and some grotesque woman is sitting there pushing Twinkies, or another brand of sweet and sticky thing, down her throat like a factory production line, weighing in at 437 lbs (at 5 feet 3), and has to walk with the aid of sticks due to her medically gross obesity, is telling you her name is “<b>Yvette</b>“, and that she’s tall, slim, has diplomas in dance and theatre, is wearing a black negligee, likes you much more than anybody else who calls, because you’re almost like a real friend, and that we really should meet one day, but now she’s feeling really wet for you, and would you like to….</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;" mce_style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Ahem! Well, I’m sure you get the picture.</i></b></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;" mce_style="text-align: justify;">These “<b>victims</b>” have a sense that it’s going to happen, but still they press on, gritting their teeth in the hopes of a win.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;" mce_style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Now, that’s what I call optimism!</i></b></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;" mce_style="text-align: justify;">Yes, these people know it’s going to happen. If not actually <b>GOING TO</b>, then certainly <b>VERY LIKELY TO</b>.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;" mce_style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>That&#8217;s what makes the scam almost a self-inflicted wound!</i></b></p>
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<p>Honestly, the inside of these peoples’ heads must look and sound exactly the same as that of a gambler with his last dollar – there he is standing in front of a fruit machine, and trying to decide whether to buy some food to eat, or slip it into the slot.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;" mce_style="text-align: justify;">Of course, the decision was already made before he’d even thought of the question. Because our human sense of risk, or addiction, tends to walk about three paces in front of all other thought processes we’re experiencing.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;" mce_style="text-align: justify;">Our sense of risk rides along like a surf board on the wave of every other thought we have. And it is because of this that our addiction will always finish ahead of everything else we think, do, taste, or feel.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;" mce_style="text-align: justify;">It lives on the top of that wave, and everything else rests in its’ shadow.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;" mce_style="text-align: justify;">We tell alcoholics that the first thing they need to do is understand that they <b>HAVE A PROBLEM</b>, before they can address it.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;" mce_style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>The same is true here.</i></b></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;" mce_style="text-align: justify;">In the same way as those guys calling on those sex lines, often the people who lose out here and elsewhere, are simply deluding themselves. They actually make the job of being a scammer easier.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;" mce_style="text-align: justify;">Just remember this. A scam can only occur when one party wants something for nothing; all the other party is doing is giving you nothing for something.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;" mce_style="text-align: justify;">Try to cut corners and you’ll cut your own throat.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;" mce_style="text-align: justify;">There is no secret way; no special way; no something to which you aren’t privy.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;" mce_style="text-align: justify;">There is simply a right way and wrong way. The first will bring you benefits, and the second will bring you misery.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;" mce_style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>You’ll simply lose the dollars, whilst trying to save the cents.</i></b></p>
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&lt;p style="text-align: justify;" mce_style="text-align: justify;"&gt;It’s my personal opinion that many people who get themselves scammed in China, or elsewhere for that matter, do so almost willingly.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;" mce_style="text-align: justify;"&gt;When I say &amp;#8220;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;willingly&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&amp;#8220;, I don’t actually mean that they say, “&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;Hey! Mr. &lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;Scammer&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;, please take my money from me!&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;“ Although, when one looks at it from a certain direction, it may appear to be almost a silent agreement to such.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;dt class="wp-caption-dt"&gt;&lt;img class="size-medium wp-image-739" title="The Addictive Brain!" src="http://www.safelysourcingchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/addict-198x300.png" mce_src="http://www.safelysourcingchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/addict-198x300.png" alt="The Addictive Brain!" height="300" width="198"&gt;&lt;/dt&gt;
&lt;dd class="wp-caption-dd"&gt;The Addictive Brain!&lt;/dd&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;But, what I really mean, is that it&amp;#8217;s reminiscent of the behaviour of a drug addict; because one knows one shouldn’t, but one nevertheless goes and does it anyway.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;" mce_style="text-align: justify;"&gt;People usually &lt;b&gt;KNOW&lt;/b&gt; a few things before a scammer closes on them.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;" mce_style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1.&lt;/b&gt; They &lt;b&gt;know&lt;/b&gt; that the deal is too good to be true.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;" mce_style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Which quite frankly, in and of itself, should be ringing every alarm bell in their nervous systems.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;" mce_style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2.&lt;/b&gt; They &lt;b&gt;know&lt;/b&gt; that they are ignoring the warnings that their whole life’s experiences are sending them.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;" mce_style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Yes, they just feel the truth of it in the seat of their pants – that something isn’t quite right. But, like the risk takers we humans are, ike the eternal optimists that we are – we persist with it and even ignore our own selves.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;" mce_style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3.&lt;/b&gt; They &lt;b&gt;know&lt;/b&gt; they should not send that money.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;" mce_style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;By this point, these people are really like junkies trying to withdraw from drugs. “I know I shouldn’t, but I just can’t help myself. I just need to do it. Just once more. I’m sure I’ll get lucky this time!“&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;dt class="wp-caption-dt"&gt;&lt;img class="size-full wp-image-773" title="Don't Play Russian Roulette With Your Money!" src="http://www.safelysourcingchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/russian-roulette.png" mce_src="http://www.safelysourcingchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/russian-roulette.png" alt="Don't Play Russian Roulette With Your Money!" height="233" width="184"&gt;&lt;/dt&gt;
&lt;dd class="wp-caption-dd"&gt;Don&amp;#8217;t Play Russian Roulette With Your Money!&lt;/dd&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;We use most of our senses, to avoid being set on fire, to smell the foods we eat, and perhaps the dog poop behind the sofa; we use our ears and eyes to stop us being run over by a car or truck, as we cross the road.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;" mce_style="text-align: justify;"&gt;But, then we go and send &lt;b&gt;$ 5,000&lt;/b&gt; to some girl called “&lt;b&gt;Minky&lt;/b&gt;” on the other side of the planet!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;" mce_style="text-align: justify;"&gt;I mean – &lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;HEY!&lt;/i&gt; &lt;/b&gt;That isn’t even a real name,; and I don’t mean a fake or false identity. I mean not real as in the same way that I don’t have &lt;b&gt;&amp;#8220;kizu-maliki-shopytoof&amp;#8221;&lt;/b&gt; in my kitchen; primarily because no such thing exists, not unless by sheer fluke I’ve named a real kitchen utensil in some obscure language.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;" mce_style="text-align: justify;"&gt;Surely the fact they can’t even get a regular name together must tell you something about the &lt;b&gt;SERIOUSNESS &lt;/b&gt;of the people you’re dealing with.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;" mce_style="text-align: justify;"&gt;I’m reminded of those people who call those telephone sex lines (&lt;i&gt;whatever they are&lt;/i&gt;), and some grotesque woman is sitting there pushing Twinkies, or another brand of sweet and sticky thing, down her throat like a factory production line, weighing in at 437 lbs (at 5 feet 3), and has to walk with the aid of sticks due to her medically gross obesity, is telling you her name is “&lt;b&gt;Yvette&lt;/b&gt;“, and that she’s tall, slim, has diplomas in dance and theatre, is wearing a black negligee, likes you much more than anybody else who calls, because you’re almost like a real friend, and that we really should meet one day, but now she’s feeling really wet for you, and would you like to….&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;" mce_style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Ahem! Well, I’m sure you get the picture.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;" mce_style="text-align: justify;"&gt;These “&lt;b&gt;victims&lt;/b&gt;” have a sense that it’s going to happen, but still they press on, gritting their teeth in the hopes of a win.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;" mce_style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Now, that’s what I call optimism!&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;" mce_style="text-align: justify;"&gt;Yes, these people know it’s going to happen. If not actually &lt;b&gt;GOING TO&lt;/b&gt;, then certainly &lt;b&gt;VERY LIKELY TO&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;" mce_style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;That&amp;#8217;s what makes the scam almost a self-inflicted wound!&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;dt class="wp-caption-dt"&gt;&lt;img class="size-medium wp-image-754" title="We're All Gamblers In One Way Or Another!" src="http://www.safelysourcingchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/fruit-machine-267x300.png" mce_src="http://www.safelysourcingchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/fruit-machine-267x300.png" alt="We're All Gamblers In One Way Or Another!" height="300" width="267"&gt;&lt;/dt&gt;
&lt;dd class="wp-caption-dd"&gt;We&amp;#8217;re All Gamblers In One Way Or Another!&lt;/dd&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Honestly, the inside of these peoples’ heads must look and sound exactly the same as that of a gambler with his last dollar – there he is standing in front of a fruit machine, and trying to decide whether to buy some food to eat, or slip it into the slot.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;" mce_style="text-align: justify;"&gt;Of course, the decision was already made before he’d even thought of the question. Because our human sense of risk, or addiction, tends to walk about three paces in front of all other thought processes we’re experiencing.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;" mce_style="text-align: justify;"&gt;Our sense of risk rides along like a surf board on the wave of every other thought we have. And it is because of this that our addiction will always finish ahead of everything else we think, do, taste, or feel.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;" mce_style="text-align: justify;"&gt;It lives on the top of that wave, and everything else rests in its’ shadow.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;" mce_style="text-align: justify;"&gt;We tell alcoholics that the first thing they need to do is understand that they &lt;b&gt;HAVE A PROBLEM&lt;/b&gt;, before they can address it.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;" mce_style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;The same is true here.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;" mce_style="text-align: justify;"&gt;In the same way as those guys calling on those sex lines, often the people who lose out here and elsewhere, are simply deluding themselves. They actually make the job of being a scammer easier.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;" mce_style="text-align: justify;"&gt;Just remember this. A scam can only occur when one party wants something for nothing; all the other party is doing is giving you nothing for something.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;" mce_style="text-align: justify;"&gt;Try to cut corners and you’ll cut your own throat.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;" mce_style="text-align: justify;"&gt;There is no secret way; no special way; no something to which you aren’t privy.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;" mce_style="text-align: justify;"&gt;There is simply a right way and wrong way. The first will bring you benefits, and the second will bring you misery.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;" mce_style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;You’ll simply lose the dollars, whilst trying to save the cents.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p id="bte_opp"&gt;&lt;small&gt;Originally posted 2009-08-13 00:51:02. Republished by  &lt;a href="http://www.blogtrafficexchange.com/old-post-promoter"&gt;Blog Post Promoter&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  Some Related Websites    Curious About What is Involved in Training for a Triathlon?  For people who are not professional athletes but are still interested in training for a triathlon, the concept of training ahead of time might seem like a lot of impossible work with no guarantee of any [...]</description><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">2</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://www.safelysourcingchina.com/2010/03/did-you-do-it-to-yourself-and-are-you-still-doing-it/#utm_source=feed&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=feed</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>China – The New Electronic Goods Workshop Of The World</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SafelySourcingChina/~3/WHYQhfHpSoo/</link><category>General Information</category><category>OEM And ODM</category><category>agent</category><category>b2b</category><category>business</category><category>china</category><category>china product sourcing</category><category>china trade</category><category>chinese products</category><category>Consumer electronics</category><category>Consumer Goods and Services</category><category>due diligence</category><category>DVD</category><category>electronic goods</category><category>Electronics</category><category>gadgets</category><category>import export</category><category>Industrial Revolution</category><category>international trade</category><category>letter of credit</category><category>odm</category><category>oem</category><category>PayPal</category><category>safe trade</category><category>trade</category><category>trade safely</category><category>wholesale</category><category>Your China Trading Partner</category><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">D. Ken Stone (D. Ken Stone)</dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 28 Feb 2010 09:50:42 PST</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://yourchinatradingpartner.com/blog/?p=722</guid><content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">China has rapidly become known as the  			world&#8217;s largest manufacturer of <a class="zem_slink freebase/guid/9202a8c04000641f800000000014f8ea" title="Consumer electronics" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consumer_electronics">consumer electronics</a>. Currently  			China produces more MP3 and 4 players, digital video cameras,  			digital photographic cameras, DVD and other video players, a vast  			array of electronic gadgets, and an extremely wide array of other high  			tech products, than can be found being produced in any other country  			in the world today.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Indeed, it wouldn’t be going too far to call  			China the “<strong>New Workshop of the World</strong>”, a role once filled by  			the UK during the <a class="zem_slink freebase/guid/9202a8c04000641f800000000001ea48" title="Industrial Revolution" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_Revolution">industrial revolution</a>, and now being successfully  			filled by China in it’s modernisation and technological revolution.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">To that end there should be a question on  			the lips of every business person operating in any field which  			necessitates the need to purchase and sell any of the above listed  			product types.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong><em>What is that question?</em></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>It is this: </strong>How can I  			successfully and 			<a class="wpGallery" title="Source China Products" href="http://www.yourchinatradingpartner.com/" target="_blank"> safely source</a> these 			<a class="wpGallery" title="A Listing Of Chinese Product Groups Available For Sourcing" href="http://www.yourchinatradingpartner.com/Your-China-Trading-Partner-Products.html" target="_blank"> products</a> from China to benefit my business by lower costs, and  			simultaneously increasing my profits?</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">If you haven’t asked yourself this  			question, then you are seriously missing out on a great opportunity.</p>
<h2 style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ff0000;">Never The Leader, Always The Follower</span></h2>
<p style="text-align: justify;">China currently produces products of which  			you are seriously unaware, and which others will lead into Western  			markets in the future, due in large part to their foresight, and  			your failure to participate in the search for new products for your  			market.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">You, along with the vast majority of <strong>SME</strong>s,  			will have the unenviable task of jumping on another bandwagon, and  			playing catch-up.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Get ahead of the competition, and stop  			riding on other peoples’ coat tails.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">What has happened to the world of sales in  			the past 30 years?</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Honestly, it’s like everybody simply waits  			for a new occurrence in the market, and then jumps on it, rides it  			till they’ve ridden it to death, and then sit on their hands and  			wait for the next trend to come along.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong><em>Wimps!</em></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">There seem to be very few gutsy people in  			sales today. However, those there are, those who start the trends,  			are the ones who profit most, whilst the rest of you come and pick  			and fight over the scraps.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong><em>Get a grip people!</em></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Use your brain, and a 			<a class="wpGallery" title="Your China Trading Partner Services" href="http://www.yourchinatradingpartner.com/Your-China-Trading-Partner-Services.html" target="_blank"> sourcing agent</a>, and find yourself the next hottest thing to hit  			the market, before it hits the market!</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><a class="wpGallery" title="Visit Your China Trading Partner" href="http://www.yourchinatradingpartner.com/" target="_blank"> Product sourcing agents</a> in China speak English, and very often  			are native English speakers who’ve been living and working in China  			for a number of years, such as myself, and we can help you find what  			you need. Having us look for you costs nothing. When you choose to  			order you’ll find the same standard of service you’re used to at  			home in Europe or the US.</p>
<h2 style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ff0000;">But What About Shipping?</span></h2>
<p style="text-align: justify;">And? What about it? <strong>UPS</strong> and <strong>DHL</strong> can handle all the logistics of bringing your goods to your door.  			Open a company account with them, give the account number to your  			agent, your agent passes it on to the supplier, the supplier  			contacts the courier, the courier arrives and picks up the goods,  			and you pay the shipping costs.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Of course, if you’re ordering in volume,  			then we can assist you in finding a suitable shipping company (air  			or sea) to handle your goods for you.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">That’s it. Done and dusted!</p>
<h2 style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ff0000;">What about MOQs?</span></h2>
<p style="text-align: justify;">What about them? Yes, there is often a  			minimum order quantity, but many companies have brought down their 			<strong>MOQ</strong>s to levels that are very acceptable for <strong>SME</strong>s;  			particularly in the fields of 			<a class="wpGallery" title="Electronic Goods" href="http://www.yourchinatradingpartner.com/Your-China-Trading-Partner-Products.html" target="_blank"> electronic goods</a> &#8211; many as low as 20 pieces or even less.</p>
<h2 style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ff0000;">What About Payment?</span></h2>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Well, I certainly don’t advocate<span lang="en-gb"> the use of</span> <strong>PayPal</strong> or <strong>Western Union</strong>, as these  			are the tools of the devil (<em>scammers</em>).</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">No, you can use a <strong>Letter of Credit</strong> (<strong>L/C</strong>),  			or a <strong>TT</strong>; the former will be agreed to by any good business of  			sound standing, whilst the latter may be used only after having the  			company visited, and having 			<a class="wpGallery" title="Your China Trading Partner Due Diligence Services" href="http://www.yourchinatradingpartner.com/Your-China-Trading-Partner-Services.html" target="_blank"> due diligence</a> performed on them, to ensure that they’re actually  			who they say they are.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Of course, the obvious point is never to  			pay money into a personal account when dealing with a manufacturing  			business. That’s just silly.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">As your relationship with your agent and  			suppliers develops, you can rest easy and know that you are in the  			hands of people whose business relies heavily on your goodwill and  			peace of mind.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Now, stop sitting on your hands like a  			baby, and get out there and source the market for something new and  			innovative, and which will allow you to start a trend, set a  			fashion, break a market, and lead the way to wider profits and  			renown for yourself and your company.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><em><strong>Trade Safely!</strong></em></span></p>
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</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SafelySourcingChina/~4/WHYQhfHpSoo" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded><description>&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;China has rapidly become known as the  			world&amp;#8217;s largest manufacturer of &lt;a class="zem_slink freebase/guid/9202a8c04000641f800000000014f8ea" title="Consumer electronics" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consumer_electronics"&gt;consumer electronics&lt;/a&gt;. Currently  			China produces more MP3 and 4 players, digital video cameras,  			digital photographic cameras, DVD and other video players, a vast  			array of electronic gadgets, and an extremely wide array of other high  			tech products, than can be found being produced in any other country  			in the world today.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;Indeed, it wouldn’t be going too far to call  			China the “&lt;strong&gt;New Workshop of the World&lt;/strong&gt;”, a role once filled by  			the UK during the &lt;a class="zem_slink freebase/guid/9202a8c04000641f800000000001ea48" title="Industrial Revolution" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_Revolution"&gt;industrial revolution&lt;/a&gt;, and now being successfully  			filled by China in it’s modernisation and technological revolution.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;To that end there should be a question on  			the lips of every business person operating in any field which  			necessitates the need to purchase and sell any of the above listed  			product types.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;What is that question?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;It is this: &lt;/strong&gt;How can I  			successfully and 			&lt;a class="wpGallery" title="Source China Products" href="http://www.yourchinatradingpartner.com/" target="_blank"&gt; safely source&lt;/a&gt; these 			&lt;a class="wpGallery" title="A Listing Of Chinese Product Groups Available For Sourcing" href="http://www.yourchinatradingpartner.com/Your-China-Trading-Partner-Products.html" target="_blank"&gt; products&lt;/a&gt; from China to benefit my business by lower costs, and  			simultaneously increasing my profits?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;If you haven’t asked yourself this  			question, then you are seriously missing out on a great opportunity.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2 style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #ff0000;"&gt;Never The Leader, Always The Follower&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;China currently produces products of which  			you are seriously unaware, and which others will lead into Western  			markets in the future, due in large part to their foresight, and  			your failure to participate in the search for new products for your  			market.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;You, along with the vast majority of &lt;strong&gt;SME&lt;/strong&gt;s,  			will have the unenviable task of jumping on another bandwagon, and  			playing catch-up.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;Get ahead of the competition, and stop  			riding on other peoples’ coat tails.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;What has happened to the world of sales in  			the past 30 years?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;Honestly, it’s like everybody simply waits  			for a new occurrence in the market, and then jumps on it, rides it  			till they’ve ridden it to death, and then sit on their hands and  			wait for the next trend to come along.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Wimps!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;There seem to be very few gutsy people in  			sales today. However, those there are, those who start the trends,  			are the ones who profit most, whilst the rest of you come and pick  			and fight over the scraps.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Get a grip people!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;Use your brain, and a 			&lt;a class="wpGallery" title="Your China Trading Partner Services" href="http://www.yourchinatradingpartner.com/Your-China-Trading-Partner-Services.html" target="_blank"&gt; sourcing agent&lt;/a&gt;, and find yourself the next hottest thing to hit  			the market, before it hits the market!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;a class="wpGallery" title="Visit Your China Trading Partner" href="http://www.yourchinatradingpartner.com/" target="_blank"&gt; Product sourcing agents&lt;/a&gt; in China speak English, and very often  			are native English speakers who’ve been living and working in China  			for a number of years, such as myself, and we can help you find what  			you need. Having us look for you costs nothing. When you choose to  			order you’ll find the same standard of service you’re used to at  			home in Europe or the US.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2 style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #ff0000;"&gt;But What About Shipping?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;And? What about it? &lt;strong&gt;UPS&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;DHL&lt;/strong&gt; can handle all the logistics of bringing your goods to your door.  			Open a company account with them, give the account number to your  			agent, your agent passes it on to the supplier, the supplier  			contacts the courier, the courier arrives and picks up the goods,  			and you pay the shipping costs.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;Of course, if you’re ordering in volume,  			then we can assist you in finding a suitable shipping company (air  			or sea) to handle your goods for you.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;That’s it. Done and dusted!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2 style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #ff0000;"&gt;What about MOQs?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;What about them? Yes, there is often a  			minimum order quantity, but many companies have brought down their 			&lt;strong&gt;MOQ&lt;/strong&gt;s to levels that are very acceptable for &lt;strong&gt;SME&lt;/strong&gt;s;  			particularly in the fields of 			&lt;a class="wpGallery" title="Electronic Goods" href="http://www.yourchinatradingpartner.com/Your-China-Trading-Partner-Products.html" target="_blank"&gt; electronic goods&lt;/a&gt; &amp;#8211; many as low as 20 pieces or even less.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2 style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #ff0000;"&gt;What About Payment?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;Well, I certainly don’t advocate&lt;span lang="en-gb"&gt; the use of&lt;/span&gt; &lt;strong&gt;PayPal&lt;/strong&gt; or &lt;strong&gt;Western Union&lt;/strong&gt;, as these  			are the tools of the devil (&lt;em&gt;scammers&lt;/em&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;No, you can use a &lt;strong&gt;Letter of Credit&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;strong&gt;L/C&lt;/strong&gt;),  			or a &lt;strong&gt;TT&lt;/strong&gt;; the former will be agreed to by any good business of  			sound standing, whilst the latter may be used only after having the  			company visited, and having 			&lt;a class="wpGallery" title="Your China Trading Partner Due Diligence Services" href="http://www.yourchinatradingpartner.com/Your-China-Trading-Partner-Services.html" target="_blank"&gt; due diligence&lt;/a&gt; performed on them, to ensure that they’re actually  			who they say they are.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;Of course, the obvious point is never to  			pay money into a personal account when dealing with a manufacturing  			business. That’s just silly.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;As your relationship with your agent and  			suppliers develops, you can rest easy and know that you are in the  			hands of people whose business relies heavily on your goodwill and  			peace of mind.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;Now, stop sitting on your hands like a  			baby, and get out there and source the market for something new and  			innovative, and which will allow you to start a trend, set a  			fashion, break a market, and lead the way to wider profits and  			renown for yourself and your company.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #ff0000;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Trade Safely!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;
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&lt;li class="zemanta-article-ul-li"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.shoppingblog.com/blog/7220918"&gt;Costco Partners With Gazelle For Electronics Recycling Program&lt;/a&gt; (shoppingblog.com)&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p id="bte_opp"&gt;&lt;small&gt;Originally posted 2009-08-13 02:10:24. Republished by  &lt;a href="http://www.blogtrafficexchange.com/old-post-promoter"&gt;Blog Post Promoter&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  Some Related Websites    Ideas for Internet Marketing Business - Simple Steps to Start Your desire to start your own internet business is a good one and can be very profitable if you choose carefully to fit your lifestyle and personality. Ideas for internet business is all around you and I [...]</description><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">4</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://www.safelysourcingchina.com/2010/03/china-%e2%80%93-the-new-electronic-goods-workshop-of-the-world/#utm_source=feed&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=feed</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>Ever Wanted To Have Your Own Brand?</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SafelySourcingChina/~3/Zh1IJ_MmIUI/</link><category>General Information</category><category>OEM And ODM</category><category>apple</category><category>biometric</category><category>business</category><category>china</category><category>china product sourcing</category><category>dell</category><category>elonex</category><category>facial recognition</category><category>fingerprint</category><category>gateway</category><category>get your own brand</category><category>have your own brand</category><category>import export</category><category>international trade</category><category>inventec</category><category>Laptop</category><category>odm</category><category>oem</category><category>Original design manufacturer</category><category>Original equipment manufacturer</category><category>Personal computer</category><category>quanta</category><category>tongfang s30-i</category><category>tongfangpc</category><category>tsinghua tongfang</category><category>Your China Trading Partner</category><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">D. Ken Stone (D. Ken Stone)</dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 27 Feb 2010 21:20:44 PST</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://yourchinatradingpartner.com/blog/?p=66</guid><content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[<h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>Why Not Have Your Own Brand? </strong></span></h2>
<h2 style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">It May Be Easier and Much Cheaper Than You Think<span style="color: #000000;">.</span></span><br />
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<p style="text-align: justify;"><a class="wpGallery" title="Learn About Dell Computers" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dell" target="_blank"><strong>Dell</strong></a><strong>™</strong>, along with a number of  other <a class="zem_slink freebase/guid/9202a8c04000641f800000000000ad89" title="Brand" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brand">brand names</a>, buy bare-bones systems, which have been manufactured in <a class="zem_slink" title="China" rel="geolocation" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=35.0,105.0&amp;spn=10.0,10.0&amp;q=35.0,105.0%20%28China%29&amp;t=h">China</a>; then they simply tart them up a little, slap their brand label on them, and now you have a <strong><a class="zem_slink freebase/guid/9202a8c04000641f80000000000af52a" title="Dell" rel="homepage" href="http://www.dell.com/">Dell</a></strong> computer.</p>
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<div id="attachment_783" class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 310px"><img class="size-medium wp-image-783" title=" You Could Have Your Brand Name On The TongFang S30-i" src="http://www.safelysourcingchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/TongFang-S30-i-300x295.png" alt=" You Could Have Your Brand Name On The TongFang S30-i" width="300" height="295" /><p class="wp-caption-text"> You Could Have Your Brand Name On The TongFang S30-i</p></div>
<p>In fact, some statistics say that 80% of all the world’s <a class="zem_slink freebase/guid/9202a8c04000641f8000000000159888" title="Laptop" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laptop">laptops</a> and notebooks are manufactured here in China by a handful of <a class="wpGallery" title="Learn about OEM" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Original_equipment_manufacturer" target="_blank"><strong>OEM</strong></a> or <a class="wpGallery" title="Learn About ODM" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Original_Design_Manufacturer" target="_blank"><strong>ODM</strong></a> companies, who simply brand the cases for those large known foreign buyers who sell those brands to us on our high streets.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">One <strong>OEM</strong>, <a class="wpGallery" title="Learn About Quanta" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quanta_Computers" target="_blank"><strong>Quanta</strong></a><strong>™</strong>, for example, has made portables for <strong>Dell™</strong>, <a class="wpGallery" title="Learn About Gateway Computers" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gateway_Computers" target="_blank"><strong>Gateway</strong></a><strong>™</strong> and <a class="wpGallery" title="Learn About Apple Computers" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Inc." target="_blank"><strong>Apple</strong></a><strong>™</strong>, amongst others, as far as I understand it.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Another example would be <a class="wpGallery" title="Learn About Inventec" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inventec" target="_blank"><strong>Inventec</strong></a><strong>™</strong>, probably being the biggest server <strong>ODM</strong>s, and one of the top 4 Notebook makers worldwide. <strong>Inventec</strong> <strong><em>08’ revenue reached 10 billion dollars</em></strong>.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">But most of you probably haven’t ever heard of either <strong>Quanta™</strong> or <strong>Inventec™</strong>, have you?</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">So, why not have your own brand made, using the same suppliers, and at the same quality?</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">There are many smaller <strong>OEM</strong>s or <strong>ODM</strong>s you’ve never heard of and who produce excellent quality goods, as <strong>Quanta™</strong> and <strong>Inventec™</strong> will only take large orders, and much of their capacity is taken up in the production of machines for the big brands.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">We have a very nice contact with a company here in China, and who have produced for <strong><a class="wpGallery" title="Learn About Elonex Computers" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elonex" target="_blank">Elonex</a>™</strong> in the UK; you know, those guys who claim to make the cheapest laptops or notepads on the UK market.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">
<p style="text-align: justify;">
<div id="attachment_774" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 307px"><img class="size-full wp-image-774" title="Superb Computing Power With Lovely Sleek Lines" src="http://www.safelysourcingchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/S30-i_Back.png" alt="Superb Computing Power With Lovely Sleek Lines" width="297" height="297" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Superb Computing Power With Lovely Sleek Lines</p></div>
<p>Not to mention <a class="wpGallery" title="Learn About TsingHua TongFang" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tongfang_Company_Limited" target="_blank"><strong>TsingHua TongFang</strong></a> (<strong>THTF</strong><strong>)</strong>, for which I am their <strong><em>African</em></strong>, <strong><em>European</em></strong>, and <strong><em>North American agent</em></strong>.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Many of the <strong>THTF </strong>products range have specifications and applications which even exceed those of companies such as <strong>Dell™</strong>, and all you need do is buy enough to have your name branded onto them.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The <strong>MOQ</strong> (<strong><em>Minimum Order Quantity</em></strong>) to have your own brand will depend on the <strong>OEM/ODM</strong>; it can be as little as 500 machines, and so may cost you far less to do so than you could imagine.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">We can help you find one of these <strong>OEM</strong> or <strong>ODM</strong> companies to produce the goods you require, at the quality and specifications you require, at less than the cost of many of the big brand names.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong><em>If that’s your bag.</em></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong><em>All of the ove is true for laptops, netbooks, notebooks, <a class="zem_slink freebase/guid/9202a8c04000641f8000000000aa6a3e" title="Ultra-Mobile PC" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultra-Mobile_PC">UMPC</a>, USB memory sticks, and mobile telephones; not to mention every other product you can think of from can openers to clothes.</em></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">
<p style="text-align: justify;">The following is an example of the specifications to which you could have your own brand made.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">
<p>And in this example I’m going to be using a <strong><em>TongFang</em></strong> computer – the <strong>S30 i</strong>, being the latest addition to the <strong>TongFang <a class="zem_slink freebase/guid/9202a8c04000641f8000000000031079" title="Personal computer" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_computer">PC</a></strong> range; although <strong><em>I have access to several other OEM/ODM companies here in China. </em></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The <strong><em>S30-i</em></strong> is a top end model, but I’ll be illustrating it in its’ basic configuration, and will include the <strong><em>price and MOQ after the specifications</em></strong>.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">These machines are superbly crafted, well designed, and manufactured to all the known standards you’d expect in any high quality product of this kind.</p>
<h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong><em>TongFang S30 i</em></strong></span><strong> </strong></h2>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Intel® Processor ULV 723 (1.2GHz, 1MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB, 45nm, 10W)</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Screen Size and Dimension:</strong> 13.3? Wide Screen Glare + Ultra-Thin (3.3mm) WXGA TFT (1280×800)</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Chipset: </strong>Intel GS45+ICH9-M</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Graphics:</strong> Integrated Intel GMA X4500MHD – Shared 256 MB Video Memory</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>RAM: </strong>DDRII 1GB</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>HDD: </strong>160G</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>DVD: </strong>DVD Super Multi (Ultra-Thin: 9.5mm)</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Network: </strong>10/100/1000 Mbps LAN</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>W-Lan: </strong>Intel Mini PCI-E 802.11 AGN</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Card Reader:</strong> (MS/MS pro/SD/MMC) 4 in 1 Card Reader</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Camera: </strong>1.3 Mega Pixel Video Camera</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Battery: </strong>6-cored Intelligent Lithium Battery</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Dimensions: </strong>322 (W) x 239 (D) x 17~25 (H) mm</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Weight: </strong>1.4 Kg (3.087 lbs) (Battery Included)</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong><em> </em></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong><em>The S30 i comes with built-in Biometric Fingerprint and Facial Recognition, and is presented in a Ultra-Slim Magnesium Alloy Case. All as standard.</em></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>MOQ: </strong>2,000 UNITS</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>FOB (ShenZhen) Price Per Unit:</strong> $ 449 USD</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Sample Price:</strong> $ 525 USD</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Packing Dimensions/Gross Weight:</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">L 425 x W 165 x H 350 mm / 4Kg</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Sets per Container Size:</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">920 sets/20&#8242;<br />
2,280 sets/40&#8242;<br />
2,652 sets/40&#8242; HQ</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">
<p style="text-align: justify;">
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<p>Now, that’s a top of the range product, with an excellent street value potential, which could have your company name on it.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Of course, their are cheaper models, and alternative models available from <strong>THTF</strong>, or any of the other <strong>OEM/ODM</strong>s I’m in contact with.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">So, think about it. If you wanted you could have any quality product, not just computers, with <strong>YOUR OWN BRAND</strong> on it.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">You can download the current pricing and <strong>MOQ</strong>s (<strong><em>Minimum Order Quantity</em></strong>) for <strong>THTF </strong>computers <a class="wpGallery" title="Get The Latest Prices And MOQs For THTF Here" href="http://www.yourchinatradingpartner.com/THTF%20Laptops/(2009.6.16)Tsinghua%20Tongfang%20Notebook%20PC%27s%20quotation.xls" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>
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&lt;h2 style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #ff0000;"&gt;It May Be Easier and Much Cheaper Than You Think&lt;span style="color: #000000;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;a class="wpGallery" title="Learn About Dell Computers" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dell" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Dell&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;™&lt;/strong&gt;, along with a number of  other &lt;a class="zem_slink freebase/guid/9202a8c04000641f800000000000ad89" title="Brand" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brand"&gt;brand names&lt;/a&gt;, buy bare-bones systems, which have been manufactured in &lt;a class="zem_slink" title="China" rel="geolocation" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=35.0,105.0&amp;amp;spn=10.0,10.0&amp;amp;q=35.0,105.0%20%28China%29&amp;amp;t=h"&gt;China&lt;/a&gt;; then they simply tart them up a little, slap their brand label on them, and now you have a &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a class="zem_slink freebase/guid/9202a8c04000641f80000000000af52a" title="Dell" rel="homepage" href="http://www.dell.com/"&gt;Dell&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; computer.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In fact, some statistics say that 80% of all the world’s &lt;a class="zem_slink freebase/guid/9202a8c04000641f8000000000159888" title="Laptop" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laptop"&gt;laptops&lt;/a&gt; and notebooks are manufactured here in China by a handful of &lt;a class="wpGallery" title="Learn about OEM" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Original_equipment_manufacturer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;OEM&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a class="wpGallery" title="Learn About ODM" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Original_Design_Manufacturer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ODM&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; companies, who simply brand the cases for those large known foreign buyers who sell those brands to us on our high streets.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;One &lt;strong&gt;OEM&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;a class="wpGallery" title="Learn About Quanta" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quanta_Computers" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Quanta&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;™&lt;/strong&gt;, for example, has made portables for &lt;strong&gt;Dell™&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;a class="wpGallery" title="Learn About Gateway Computers" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gateway_Computers" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Gateway&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;™&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;a class="wpGallery" title="Learn About Apple Computers" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Inc." target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Apple&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;™&lt;/strong&gt;, amongst others, as far as I understand it.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;Another example would be &lt;a class="wpGallery" title="Learn About Inventec" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inventec" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Inventec&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;™&lt;/strong&gt;, probably being the biggest server &lt;strong&gt;ODM&lt;/strong&gt;s, and one of the top 4 Notebook makers worldwide. &lt;strong&gt;Inventec&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;08’ revenue reached 10 billion dollars&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;But most of you probably haven’t ever heard of either &lt;strong&gt;Quanta™&lt;/strong&gt; or &lt;strong&gt;Inventec™&lt;/strong&gt;, have you?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;So, why not have your own brand made, using the same suppliers, and at the same quality?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;There are many smaller &lt;strong&gt;OEM&lt;/strong&gt;s or &lt;strong&gt;ODM&lt;/strong&gt;s you’ve never heard of and who produce excellent quality goods, as &lt;strong&gt;Quanta™&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Inventec™&lt;/strong&gt; will only take large orders, and much of their capacity is taken up in the production of machines for the big brands.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;We have a very nice contact with a company here in China, and who have produced for &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a class="wpGallery" title="Learn About Elonex Computers" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elonex" target="_blank"&gt;Elonex&lt;/a&gt;™&lt;/strong&gt; in the UK; you know, those guys who claim to make the cheapest laptops or notepads on the UK market.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Not to mention &lt;a class="wpGallery" title="Learn About TsingHua TongFang" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tongfang_Company_Limited" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TsingHua TongFang&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;strong&gt;THTF&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;)&lt;/strong&gt;, for which I am their &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;African&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;European&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, and &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;North American agent&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;Many of the &lt;strong&gt;THTF &lt;/strong&gt;products range have specifications and applications which even exceed those of companies such as &lt;strong&gt;Dell™&lt;/strong&gt;, and all you need do is buy enough to have your name branded onto them.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;MOQ&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Minimum Order Quantity&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;) to have your own brand will depend on the &lt;strong&gt;OEM/ODM&lt;/strong&gt;; it can be as little as 500 machines, and so may cost you far less to do so than you could imagine.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;We can help you find one of these &lt;strong&gt;OEM&lt;/strong&gt; or &lt;strong&gt;ODM&lt;/strong&gt; companies to produce the goods you require, at the quality and specifications you require, at less than the cost of many of the big brand names.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;If that’s your bag.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;All of the ove is true for laptops, netbooks, notebooks, &lt;a class="zem_slink freebase/guid/9202a8c04000641f8000000000aa6a3e" title="Ultra-Mobile PC" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultra-Mobile_PC"&gt;UMPC&lt;/a&gt;, USB memory sticks, and mobile telephones; not to mention every other product you can think of from can openers to clothes.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;The following is an example of the specifications to which you could have your own brand made.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;
&lt;p&gt;And in this example I’m going to be using a &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;TongFang&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; computer – the &lt;strong&gt;S30 i&lt;/strong&gt;, being the latest addition to the &lt;strong&gt;TongFang &lt;a class="zem_slink freebase/guid/9202a8c04000641f8000000000031079" title="Personal computer" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_computer"&gt;PC&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; range; although &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;I have access to several other OEM/ODM companies here in China. &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;S30-i&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is a top end model, but I’ll be illustrating it in its’ basic configuration, and will include the &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;price and MOQ after the specifications&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;These machines are superbly crafted, well designed, and manufactured to all the known standards you’d expect in any high quality product of this kind.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2 style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #ff0000;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;TongFang S30 i&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;Intel® Processor ULV 723 (1.2GHz, 1MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB, 45nm, 10W)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Screen Size and Dimension:&lt;/strong&gt; 13.3? Wide Screen Glare + Ultra-Thin (3.3mm) WXGA TFT (1280×800)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Chipset: &lt;/strong&gt;Intel GS45+ICH9-M&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Graphics:&lt;/strong&gt; Integrated Intel GMA X4500MHD – Shared 256 MB Video Memory&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;RAM: &lt;/strong&gt;DDRII 1GB&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;HDD: &lt;/strong&gt;160G&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;DVD: &lt;/strong&gt;DVD Super Multi (Ultra-Thin: 9.5mm)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Network: &lt;/strong&gt;10/100/1000 Mbps LAN&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;W-Lan: &lt;/strong&gt;Intel Mini PCI-E 802.11 AGN&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Card Reader:&lt;/strong&gt; (MS/MS pro/SD/MMC) 4 in 1 Card Reader&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Camera: &lt;/strong&gt;1.3 Mega Pixel Video Camera&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Battery: &lt;/strong&gt;6-cored Intelligent Lithium Battery&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Dimensions: &lt;/strong&gt;322 (W) x 239 (D) x 17~25 (H) mm&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Weight: &lt;/strong&gt;1.4 Kg (3.087 lbs) (Battery Included)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt; &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;The S30 i comes with built-in Biometric Fingerprint and Facial Recognition, and is presented in a Ultra-Slim Magnesium Alloy Case. All as standard.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;MOQ: &lt;/strong&gt;2,000 UNITS&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;FOB (ShenZhen) Price Per Unit:&lt;/strong&gt; $ 449 USD&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sample Price:&lt;/strong&gt; $ 525 USD&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Packing Dimensions/Gross Weight:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;L 425 x W 165 x H 350 mm / 4Kg&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sets per Container Size:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;920 sets/20&amp;#8242;&lt;br /&gt;
2,280 sets/40&amp;#8242;&lt;br /&gt;
2,652 sets/40&amp;#8242; HQ&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Now, that’s a top of the range product, with an excellent street value potential, which could have your company name on it.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;Of course, their are cheaper models, and alternative models available from &lt;strong&gt;THTF&lt;/strong&gt;, or any of the other &lt;strong&gt;OEM/ODM&lt;/strong&gt;s I’m in contact with.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;So, think about it. If you wanted you could have any quality product, not just computers, with &lt;strong&gt;YOUR OWN BRAND&lt;/strong&gt; on it.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;You can download the current pricing and &lt;strong&gt;MOQ&lt;/strong&gt;s (&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Minimum Order Quantity&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;) for &lt;strong&gt;THTF &lt;/strong&gt;computers &lt;a class="wpGallery" title="Get The Latest Prices And MOQs For THTF Here" href="http://www.yourchinatradingpartner.com/THTF%20Laptops/(2009.6.16)Tsinghua%20Tongfang%20Notebook%20PC%27s%20quotation.xls" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p id="bte_opp"&gt;&lt;small&gt;Originally posted 2009-08-13 05:45:16. Republished by  &lt;a href="http://www.blogtrafficexchange.com/old-post-promoter"&gt;Blog Post Promoter&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  Some Related Websites    Reader Giveaway:  Frugal Dad Canvas Tote Bag To Three Lucky Winners It's been a while since I offered a giveaway contest here at Frugal Dad.  I've been playing around with a site called CafePress.com where you can brand your own items, and I have to say [...]</description><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">1</thr:total><enclosure url="http://www.yourchinatradingpartner.com/THTF%20Laptops/(2009.6.16)Tsinghua%20Tongfang%20Notebook%20PC%27s%20quotation.xls" length="2121728" type="application/vnd.ms-excel" /><media:content url="http://www.yourchinatradingpartner.com/THTF%20Laptops/(2009.6.16)Tsinghua%20Tongfang%20Notebook%20PC%27s%20quotation.xls" fileSize="2121728" type="application/vnd.ms-excel" /><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:subtitle>Why Not Have Your Own Brand? It May Be Easier and Much Cheaper Than You Think. Dell™, along with a number of  other brand names, buy bare-bones systems, which have been manufactured in China; then they simply tart them up a little, slap their brand label </itunes:subtitle><itunes:author>D. Ken Stone</itunes:author><itunes:summary>Why Not Have Your Own Brand? It May Be Easier and Much Cheaper Than You Think. Dell™, along with a number of  other brand names, buy bare-bones systems, which have been manufactured in China; then they simply tart them up a little, slap their brand label on them, and now you have a Dell computer. In fact, some statistics say that 80% of all the world’s laptops and notebooks are manufactured here in China by a handful of OEM or ODM companies, who simply brand the cases for those large known foreign buyers who sell those brands to us on our high streets. One OEM, Quanta™, for example, has made portables for Dell™, Gateway™ and Apple™, amongst others, as far as I understand it. Another example would be Inventec™, probably being the biggest server ODMs, and one of the top 4 Notebook makers worldwide. Inventec 08’ revenue reached 10 billion dollars. But most of you probably haven’t ever heard of either Quanta™ or Inventec™, have you? So, why not have your own brand made, using the same suppliers, and at the same quality? There are many smaller OEMs or ODMs you’ve never heard of and who produce excellent quality goods, as Quanta™ and Inventec™ will only take large orders, and much of their capacity is taken up in the production of machines for the big brands. We have a very nice contact with a company here in China, and who have produced for Elonex™ in the UK; you know, those guys who claim to make the cheapest laptops or notepads on the UK market. Not to mention TsingHua TongFang (THTF), for which I am their African, European, and North American agent. Many of the THTF products range have specifications and applications which even exceed those of companies such as Dell™, and all you need do is buy enough to have your name branded onto them. The MOQ (Minimum Order Quantity) to have your own brand will depend on the OEM/ODM; it can be as little as 500 machines, and so may cost you far less to do so than you could imagine. We can help you find one of these OEM or ODM companies to produce the goods you require, at the quality and specifications you require, at less than the cost of many of the big brand names. If that’s your bag. All of the ove is true for laptops, netbooks, notebooks, UMPC, USB memory sticks, and mobile telephones; not to mention every other product you can think of from can openers to clothes. The following is an example of the specifications to which you could have your own brand made. And in this example I’m going to be using a TongFang computer – the S30 i, being the latest addition to the TongFang PC range; although I have access to several other OEM/ODM companies here in China. The S30-i is a top end model, but I’ll be illustrating it in its’ basic configuration, and will include the price and MOQ after the specifications. These machines are superbly crafted, well designed, and manufactured to all the known standards you’d expect in any high quality product of this kind. TongFang S30 i Intel® Processor ULV 723 (1.2GHz, 1MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB, 45nm, 10W) Screen Size and Dimension: 13.3? Wide Screen Glare + Ultra-Thin (3.3mm) WXGA TFT (1280×800) Chipset: Intel GS45+ICH9-M Graphics: Integrated Intel GMA X4500MHD – Shared 256 MB Video Memory RAM: DDRII 1GB HDD: 160G DVD: DVD Super Multi (Ultra-Thin: 9.5mm) Network: 10/100/1000 Mbps LAN W-Lan: Intel Mini PCI-E 802.11 AGN Card Reader: (MS/MS pro/SD/MMC) 4 in 1 Card Reader Camera: 1.3 Mega Pixel Video Camera Battery: 6-cored Intelligent Lithium Battery Dimensions: 322 (W) x 239 (D) x 17~25 (H) mm Weight: 1.4 Kg (3.087 lbs) (Battery Included) The S30 i comes with built-in Biometric Fingerprint and Facial Recognition, and is presented in a Ultra-Slim Magnesium Alloy Case. All as standard. MOQ: 2,000 UNITS FOB (ShenZhen) Price Per Unit: $ 449 USD Sample Price: $ 525 USD Packing Dimensions/Gross Weight: L 425 x W 165 x H 350 mm / 4Kg Sets per Container Size: 920 sets/20&amp;#8242; 2,280 sets/40&amp;#8242; 2,652 sets/40&amp;#8242; HQ Now, that’s a top of the range product, with an ex</itunes:summary><itunes:keywords>china,product,sourcing,china,products,sourcing,partner,chinese,product,sourcing,partner,chinese,product,source,chinese,products,sourcing,partner,chinese,product,sourcing,partner,chinese,product,sourcing,chinese,product,sourcer,china,sourcing,agent</itunes:keywords><feedburner:origLink>http://www.safelysourcingchina.com/2010/02/make-your-own-brand/#utm_source=feed&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=feed</feedburner:origLink></item><copyright>Copyright Safely Sourcing China All Rights Reserved</copyright><media:credit role="author">D. 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