ATTENTION!
Beware of commercial fraud, scamming and fake tenders in Malaysia!
Following recent incidents, we see it as our duty to issue the following warnings:
- Beware of scamming (wrongful indication inheritances, offer of romance scams etc.)! Almost 100% of them are fake!
- Beware of tenders and alleged procurements of the Malaysian government that are not issued through the Ministry’s official website! Governmental websites and email accounts are usually ending on “gov.my”!
- Be cautious if you are contacted by “tender committees” and “agencies” that offer their support for your participation in public procurement. They usually ask for high fees to be paid in foreign currency and to private accounts in order to secure your participation in the tender process! You can be almost 100% sure that they are fake!
- Avoid any kind of prepayments – such payments are not usual practice and should not be accepted! You may end up having paid and do not get anything in return!
- Please steer clear of payments via Western Union, Money Gram etc. – no tracking of your payment will be possible!
- Always be suspicious if you see alleged company emails that are using domains such as: Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail, Outlook, Accountant.com etc.
- Please be extra careful when you receive invoices of Malaysian authorities that are issued in foreign currency, e.g. USD or EUR!
- Do not accept invoices without company registration number!
Precautionary measures:
- Always request for a trade register excerpt from the Malaysian Companies Register, SSM.
- Check the other party’s company registration number before going into business relationship with a business partner!
- Always verify telephone numbers / websites / addresses / authorities etc. before you transfer any money!
If in doubt, please contact us! We help you mitigate your risks!
Contact: corporateservices@malaysia.ahk.de
