Path: ccsf.homeunix.org!ccsf.homeunix.org!news1.wakwak.com!nf1.xephion.ne.jp!onion.ish.org!gcd.org!vda-gw!news.moat.net!border2.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!cyclone1.gnilink.net!spamkiller2.gnilink.net!gnilink.net!trndny01.POSTED!c3e2d4b0!not-for-mail Reply-To: "Screwed out of $2740" From: "Screwed out of $2740" Newsgroups: japan.asia.china Subject: Zhongshan Haba / Haba-Sway FRAUD EXPORTER Lines: 84 Organization: Screwed out of $2740 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 X-RFC2646: Format=Flowed; Original Message-ID: Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2005 04:24:13 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 70.20.177.116 X-Complaints-To: abuse@verizon.net X-Trace: trndny01 1105503853 70.20.177.116 (Tue, 11 Jan 2005 23:24:13 EST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2005 23:24:13 EST Xref: ccsf.homeunix.org japan.asia.china:582 Zhongshan Haba / Haba-Sway FRAUD EXPORTER I use trade-lead-type website services as a buyer, and have rarely had problems in the past. Our firm was in the market for wall-mount hot-water heaters. Zhongshan Haba Electric Appliance Co., Ltd., replied that they could supply what we needed. Their contact information is as follows; Steven Lee (Shuyun Li) Zhongshan Haba Electric Appliance & Gas Utensils Co., Ltd. Tongle Industrial Zone, Dongfeng, Zhongshan, Guangdong P.R.C Tel: 86 760 3602366 3602369 3602377 3602378 Fax: 86 760 3602367 Mobile: 86 139 24903906 Website Address - www.haba-sway.com Email addresses - habacn@hotmail.com, shuyuen_lee@yahoo.com.cn, haba@haba-sway.com, haba@tom.com We negotiated price, terms, models, and specifications for a sample order, and agreed on same. $2,740.00 USD was paid by us up-front in the form of a wire (receipt available) to this company, with a contracted ship date of 10 days following payment. 10 days after payment, no shipment. 14 days after payment, there is a "problem" with our specifications, what were they again? 25 days after payment, they have to re-design due to our specifications. 35 days after payment, they were still not ready to ship, and they offered a full refund, which we accepted. Since that time, we have been promised a full refund of $2740.00 USD every week, with no funds ever appearing. Then we were promised a refund "by November 1st". Then "In November". Then "by December 1st". On December 16th, they advised us that they made a wire for the full refund. However, it has never shown anywhere in our account, and this company will not trace the payment or provide proof that a wire was ever made. Here we are, January 11th, 2005, and still nothing. Come to find it is a one-man show, with fake pictures of nice buildings on his websites. Complete scam. We have copies of all invoices, wire receipts, emails and MSN IM communications to substantiate these claims. Export Bureau has listed this company in thier fraud companies section, as see here - http://www.exportbureau.com/fraud_report.html?story=14 The following foriegn trade sites have also removed this scam operation from thier sites- www.alibaba.com my.ecplaza.net www.ec21.com www.ebigchina.com www.commerce.com.tw www.exportbureau.com www.ccpage.net www.made-in-china.com www.b2b-bestof.com www.theglobaltradeleads.com We simply wish to make sure no other trusting companies are swindled, as we were, by sending money and receiving nothing in return.