Malaysia Sugar and cooking oil

[dimondback878]

We are looking if the following company is a scam/fraud. We want to contact them. They reside in Malaysia. These are the two companies, please check if they are fraud or scammers. Thank you and reply promptly.

ASIA GROUP OF COMPANY SB
Lot 2196, Batu 20,
Jalan Raja Abdullah
Jeram, Sandakan
Sabah, 45800
Malaysia
Tel: 60 10 3412261
Fax: 60 32 1784244​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​
E-mail: asiagroupsb@hotmail.com

FENO ​​​​​​​CHECMICAL BHD
1/64D off Jalan Putra 50350 - Kuala Lumpur.Malaysia
Tel: +601116339856 ​ ​ ​ .Fax:+601116339856
E Mail:fenochemicalsbhd@gmail.com

[dimondback878]

Hello everyone I have contacted this company and they are ready to export sugar and cooking oil. I have some doubt that this may be a scam or fake company here to steal money. Please let me know if this is real or a fraud.


E:mail: mingvegetableoil@yahoo.com
Contact Person: Mr Kuan Ming
Tel: +60163893105
Fax: +60163893105
Skype: mingvegetableoil
Company name: Kee Resources(002039199-T)
Company address: 24, lane 19/1 sultan jun Jalan Tuaran 96300, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia.

Waiting for replies. Thanks

[Dodobird]

Originally Posted by dimondback878

We are looking if the following company is a scam/fraud. We want to contact them. They reside in Malaysia. These are the two companies, please check if they are fraud or scammers. Thank you and reply promptly.

Dimondback878,

You seem to be mistaking us for a due diligence company, which we are not. Fraudwatchers is a website dedicated to fighting online frauds and is operated and run entirely by unpaid volunteers. We do not have the expertize to conduct due diligence services for anyone, but can only help to point out the red flags indicating possible fraud, as well as the free tools that we also use to conduct our searches.

Furthermore, in your future requests, it would be much appreciated if you showed some respect for the staff and not post the same request 2 times.

In today's day and age, it is commercial suicide to think that one can simply surf the net and choose a business to deal with. Any serious business will begin by conducting a thorough search of the entity we are interested in. Due diligence services may cost money, but when taken into consideration that they will make you avoid being scammed and losing even more, these fees are well worth it.

Here is what I can tell you about the companies you posted;

Originally Posted by dimondback878

ASIA GROUP OF COMPANY SB
Lot 2196, Batu 20,
Jalan Raja Abdullah
Jeram, Sandakan
Sabah, 45800
Malaysia
Tel: 60 10 3412261
Fax: 60 32 1784244​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​
E-mail: asiagroupsb@hotmail.com

The use of a free webmail such as hotmail.com and a mobile phone for contact (see this tool) are the first red flags for this company.

Apart from very recent ads placed on B2B sites and a website, there is no mention of this company on the web.

http://www.asiagroupsb.com/
ASIA GROUP OF COMPANY
Lot 2196, Batu 20,
Jalan Raja Abdullah
Jeram, Sandakan
Sabah, 45800
Malaysia
Tel: 60 10 3412261
Fax: 60 32 1784244
E-mail: asiagroupsb@hotmail.com

Note that the same contact details appear on this other recently created website;

http://www.topasiapaper.com/
ASIA GROUP OF COMPANY
Lot 2196, Batu 20,
Jalan Raja Abdullah
Jeram, Sandakan
Sabah, 45800
Malaysia
Tel: 60 10 3412261
Fax: 60 32 1784244
E-mail: asiagroupsb@hotmail.com

The Whois registration of both show that the actual owner of the website is hidden and that both sites are very recent;

http://whois.domaintools.com/asiagroupsb.com

Registrant:
ZyNet Ltd
[350:201398:michael09]
Minerva House
Pynes Hill
Exeter, Devon EX2 5JL
GB

Domain name: ASIAGROUPSB.COM

Administrative Contact:
Joe, Mike
[350:201398:michael09]
Minerva House
Pynes Hill
Exeter, Devon EX2 5JL
GB
+44.1392209500

Registrar of Record: TUCOWS, INC.
Record last updated on 08-Dec-2010.
Record expires on 08-Dec-2011.
Record created on 08-Dec-2010.

http://whois.domaintools.com/topasiapaper.com

Registrant:
ZyNet Ltd
[350:201398:michael09]
Minerva House
Pynes Hill
Exeter, Devon EX2 5JL
GB

Domain name: TOPASIAPAPER.COM

Administrative Contact:
Joe, Mike
[350:201398:michael09]
Minerva House
Pynes Hill
Exeter, Devon EX2 5JL
GB
+44.1392209500

Registrar of Record: TUCOWS, INC.
Record last updated on 27-Jan-2011.
Record expires on 27-Jan-2012.
Record created on 27-Jan-2011.

Note that both sites are registered for one year only, another red flag.

Originally Posted by dimondback878

FENO ​​​​​​​CHECMICAL BHD
1/64D off Jalan Putra 50350 - Kuala Lumpur.Malaysia
Tel: +601116339856 ​ ​ ​ .Fax:+601116339856
E Mail:fenochemicalsbhd@gmail.com

Once again, you may note the use of a mobile phone and free webmail address. First red flag.

Here, I have found an alibaba ad for Feno Chemical with the same contact information except for the phone, which is changed;
http://www.alibaba.com/member/my9011...ntactinfo.html

Contact Information
Contact Person: Mr. JAILINE ABUBAKA
Company Name: FENO CHEMICAL
Street Address: / 64D off Jalan Putra 50350 Kuala-Kuala Lumpur
Province/State: Kuala Lumpur
Country/Region: Malaysia
Zip: 50350
Telephone: 60-111-632549

A search of this phone number will show that this company has multiple names, such as Feno Scrap and Feno Agro as well. This is another red flag;
http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&q=...l197l381l0.2l2

Another simple search will show the name Fenogreen being used with the same contact details, but yet another mobile phone;
http://www.21food.com/showroom/79822...CTION-HBN.html

Company Name : FENOGREEEN PRODUCTION HBN
Address : / 64D off Jalan Putra 50350 Kuala-Kuala Lumpur
- 1 Malaysia
Tel : 60- 111- 24345679
Fax : 60- 111- 24345679
Contact Person : Ms. JAILINE ABUBAKA

Quite frankly, with what little I have seen in this search, I personally would not trust doing business with this company. But if I were to push the search just a step further, I could verify their registration with the Companies Commission of Malaysia, which can be done directly online for a small fee.