Identity warning signs
Free email addresses, no verifiable website, recently created domains, refusal to provide registration details or inconsistent names.
Copied stock videos, false identities, altered documents and last-minute bank changes are recurring risks in commodity trade.
Free email addresses, no verifiable website, recently created domains, refusal to provide registration details or inconsistent names.
Generic videos, reused photographs, no dated live verification, impossible volumes, refusal of inspection or unclear stock location.
Third-party accounts, beneficiary mismatch, urgency, advance-payment pressure or bank details changed only by email.
Corporate registration, address, domain and authorised contact.
Request live, specific evidence that cannot be satisfied with generic media.
Use a credible independent inspector or site visit where appropriate.
Confirm beneficiary details independently before transferring value.