China Gaode Trade Technology Co.,Ltd

Buyer’s Nationality:
United Kingdom

Seller:
China gaode trade technology Co.,Ltd

Seller Website:
http://gaodetrade-tech.com/

Seller Address:
168, Building C, XinHu Road, ShenZhen, GuangDong, 518000, China

Initial contact with the supplier:
Direct Buy Website

Type of product(s) being purchased:
Computer hardware

Value of the Purchase Order when the incident occurred:
Under 1,000 USD

Destination market of order in question:
Western Europe

Type of Complaint(s):
scams & other unethical activities

Stage of relationship with the supplier at the time of the incident:
Sampling/Testing

User Experience:
First contact further communications (until the payment went through) were very positive, sounded and looked legitimate and were coming up with reasonable answers and explanations for all questions.

After the payment went through the contact became unreachable – so in many respects the usual behavior for bogus/scam “companies”.

Following are all details that I had so nobody else will be caught by the same people:

Company: China gaode trade technology Co.,Ltd – trading license 4419001909197

Owner: SHOUDONG SHI – National ID: 622628198308232514
CFO: XUJIAN MENG – National ID: 412725198706028268
Sales rep: DONGDONG HUANG – National ID: 511321198906140014

the Salesman: geoffrey larry
the Email: geoffrey@gaodetrade-tech.com
the Skype: geoffreylarry
the Website: gaodetrade-tech.com
the Phone: +86 0755-33141793

User Recommendations:
Chinese (as probably all offshore) suppliers/companies need a LOT of checking before one can trust them.