Zhuang Qingfang, Malataelect, Malatalect, Beijing Magic Electronics

Buyer’s Nationality:
China

Seller:
Claire Du, Zhuang Qingfang, Malataelect, Malatalect, Beijing Magic Electronics

Seller Website:
http://malatelect.com/

Seller Address:
Block 1109B, Huaye International Center, East Fourth Ring Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing City, 100000, China

Initial contact with the supplier:
Online Supplier Directory

Type of product(s) being purchased:
Electronics

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:
Initial Order

User Experience:
After negotiating the terms of the order(s) with Claire Du via Skype and receiving the pro forma invoices on 09/05/2016, we made a bank transfer for $642 to the company bank account 6217906400009151896 on 10/05/2015. The seller then wanted us to change the beneficiary name from the business Beijing Magic Electronics Co. Ltd. to the personal name Zhuang Qingfang on 17/05/2016. After paying an additional bank fee for the alteration via swift message, the seller confirmed the payment received on 19/05/2016 but said we would have to pay an additional $365 in unexpected export charges. As far as I know there are no export charges for electronics in China, so we said we wouldn’t pay the extra charges, haven’t heard from them since.