We have discovered that a company by the name of Swancare Metal Trading is involved in cheating the Copper Scrap, Copper Millberry Scrap and other metal scrap products buyers around the world.
There are Copper Scrap contracts floating in the market and around many countries in the world. We would like to warn everyone to beware of these fraudsters.
The address which they use is :-
Seller : SWANCARE METAL TRADING
ADDRESS: 1772 UNIT 304 L MANSION, DIAN STREET, PALANAN, MAKATI CITY, PHILIPPINES
TEL # +63 2 5129619 FAX # +63 2 6331983
The address is false and there is no company by this name on the above address and the telephone / fax numbers are non-existant.
What you see above is the Stockpile Ceritificate of Inspection that was given to one of the buyers as a supporting proof for the commodity. We investigated with our team in Manila that the address mentioned by Cargosys in the certificate belongs to some other company and the telephone number mentioned is non-existant.
Cargosys has mentioned that the commodity is inspected at the Swancare Metal Trading warehouse, apparently the entire address is fake.
( Kindly note that we have received an updated information that currently the same scammers are using MILESCRAP METAL TRADING as business name with address Level 40, PB com Tower,6795 Ayala Avenue,Courner V A , Rufina street, Makati City, Philippines. )
Our team in Manila found out that there was a company by the name of NIRVANA METAL TRADING which has used same addresses to cheat some Copper Scrap buyers. Last few months the Scammers have used ZEPHYR METAL TRADING as company name with the same addresses to cheat people.
We found one buyer who was cheated by these scammer and the details of their complaint as follows :-
SCAMMER:
COMPANY: ZEPHYR METAL TRADING)
PRESIDENT: MR. ROMEO DIAZ FLORES) – Filipino
GENERAL MANAGER: MR. ALLAN TAN – Overseas Chinese
VICE PRESIDENT: MR. RICKY – Overseas Chinese
SECRETARY: MISS TRISIA – Filipino
WE SIGNED THE CONTRACT WITH ZYPHYR METAL TRADING CO. PHILIPPINES (ADDRESS: 1772 UNIT 304 L MANSION, DIAN STREET, PALANAN, MAKATI CITY, METRO MANILA, PHILIPPINES; PRESIDENT: MR. ALLAN TAN) TO BUY 100 MTS (5X20’) SCRAPS COOPER FOR TAIWAN MARKET, TOTAL AMOUNT US$ 816.097.50 PAID THRU T/T REMITTANCE ON DATE MARCH 9 TH & 23 TH 2011 BY TAIWAN COOPERATIVE BANK TO SELLER’S SECURITY BANK CORPORATION ACCOUNT 0461-037100-200 USS150,000 & RIZAL COMMERCIAL BANKING CORPORATION ACCOUNT 8296010813 US$666,097.50; AND IT WAS FOUNF THAT THE 5 CONTAINERS WERE LOADED WITH INDUSTRIAL WASTE (BUILDING CONCRETEAT DEBRIS) WHEN THE 5 CONTAINERS ARRIVED AT KEELUNG PORT TAIWAN. AT THE SAME TIME, WE ALSO SIGNED ANOTHER CONTRACT WITH ZYPHYR METAL TRADING CO. TO BUY 350 MTS (16X20’) SCRAPS COPPER TO CHINA MARKET TOO, ALL PAYMENT US$ 2,422,903.00 PAID THRU T/T REMITTANCE ON DATE MARCH 1ST-24TH, 2011 BY HSBC BANK HONGKONG TO SELLERS SECURITY BANK CORPORATION ACCOUNT 0461-037100-200 ALREADY, THE 16 CONTAINERS ARRIVED GUANGZHOU CHINA ALL ALSO LOADED WITH INDUSTRIAL WASTE (BULIDING CONCRETEAT DEBRIS) INSTEAD OF SCRAPS COPPER, ZEPHYR METAL TRADING USE SAME METHOD TO CHEAT CHINA AGAIN, IT WILL NOT BE TREATED AS A SIMPLE INTERNATIONAL TRADE FRAUDULENCY ONLY, IT MAY BE UPGRADED TO MAJOR INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL EVENT BETWEEN CHINA AND PHILIPPINES.
ANY PEOPLE KNOW THE ABOVE SCAMMER PLEASE INFORM NBI OR INTERPOL IMMEDIATELY
NBI Telephone (632) 5243283
China Embassy in Manila (632) 848-2409
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Anyone currently having such contracts on Copper Scrap or Copper Millbery or any such metals kindly be extra careful. Do not proceed such invisible sellers who claim to have such commodities. Incase if you wish to have more information or if you need to pass on some information about these scammers which will be helpful for others, it would be great.
These companies are registered on the following websites, check the links below.
http://www.tradeboss.com/default.cgi/action/viewcompanies/companyid/611901/
http://www.importers.com/Importer_Exporter/ID.385684/Swancare_metal.html
http://panjiva.com/Swan-Care-Metal-Trading/5105362
Please note the below mentioned link is being used by Swancare Metal Trading to claim that they have done a genuine deal with sellers in USA. Which is also fake information which they are sharing with propective buyers around the world.
http://www.importgenius.com/importers/hendrix-salvage-corporation
Swancare Metal Trading is currrently registered at many B2B websites with following details :-
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Incase if you have any questions or clarifications regarding this posting , you may please post your comment and we shall respond back to you soon.
Thanks
Admin
Buyer made the cardinal fault and has provided upfront payment against simple papers and without security
It takes US$ cents comparing with the purchasing price to place own inspectors witnessing the loading and inspection.
Payment without back-up security ( Seller first= PB 2-3% vs DRLC`= Buyer activates PB and not Seller activates Buyer´s LC with his PB ) – as in my published direction – is too risky in any case.
Simple asking to put this in contract and you never hear again from them.
Another way is to simple ask for a previous performance report – verifiable of course – and you also will never hear again from them.
Sure these people did same with us ..
These people did same with us and now they are running new company named by Milescrap Metal Trading address level 40, PB com Tower,6795 Ayala Avenue, Courner V.A. Rufino Street, Makati City, Philippines.
And one person named by Hassan Ali or Muktim Bashir we dont know exactly his name .. is working as local agent and cheating lot many china/India/Korea Buyers.
Dear Mr. Manish,
Thanks for your update as this will help the people not to get cheated by the scammers using SWANCARE METAL TRADING, ZEPHR METAL TRADING AND MILESCRAP METAL TRADING.
Regards
Admin
I have a picture of Mr Mukim Or Hassim ali.
Dear Limer,
We would appreciate if you could email us the pictures to publish on our blog.
Thanks
Admin
Dear Mr. Ajero,
I am an insurance investigator dealing with apparently the same loss from Philippines to Vietnam, arrving with paper waste and garbage. Can you provide me with the face of this Mukim or Hassim Ali?
Where can i post the pics of Hassan Ali?
Pls find my Twitter account Limer Ajero regarding Metal Copper Scams, I will post the pics of Hassan Ali or Mr Mukim Bashir and others victims of this fraud.
http://niccolo-metalcopperscam.blogspot.com/
I too was cheated by the same man by a different company called Monel trading. He has cheated us with the help of brokers in India? I am trying to recover my money…did you recover yours? Plz help me with any information you may have?
Ritika,
Please let me know who were the people in India you were dealing with. I would like to know more details about the details of the deal with Monel Trading so that we can post some information about them here and also try to recover your money by informing interpol.
Thanks
Admin
Dear Ritika,
We treated with Monel Trading too. Please tell me who was your contact, if you have email or phone. what are you doing to get back your money?
thanks
Do ur work properly no use to blame others learn how to make business.
Dear Ritika,
Pls call me on: +447581063722. I know how to get this people.(Monel Trading Ltd)
Regards,
Shamir Sheth
hey! you guys must check more on 2005 scammed happen in India for 300 over containers with full of rubbish, muds and stone from the Philippines origin,, It was enormous scammed.. The said company was now operated in diff names but same owner.
Manila Police and NBI is not helping any importer and they will never catch these people, and they know all the facts but not removing these insects why????????????????????
Ask From Philippine government…
Hamara send me ur email and contact number we also cheated by Monel trading …Plz leave ur cell number and ur email .
i urge u all pls make force from your embassy offices in your country and ask them to make pressure on Philippine embassy in your countries to catch these people if u people afraid then tell me and send all contacts i will pursue.
embassy said this is not our business , when you deal you learn how to deal , you go to chamber of commerce they said this .
pls upload picture of mukkim bashir who is chetaing people like anything…
If anyone has any picture then please send it to us and we shall upload it. Thanks
Manila Police and NBI is not helping any importer and they will never catch these people, and they know all the facts but not removing these insects why????????????????????
I’m a lawyer in the Philippines. I have a Japanese client who was a victim too. I have some pictures and facts, addresses of the people and places involved.
Dear Navarrolil,
Kindly send me the details so that I can publish on this blog. Your support is appreciated.
Thanks
Admin
Rolando
I am a Filipino born and raised in Malaysia. I am an International Trader in copper scrap and I am mandated by Chinese Principal to sell their copper scrap, I have encountered and received offers from these companies when our Japanese buyer/s will not buy from China. These companies even use Indonesian and Indian brokers. They even posted in LinkedIn. Yes the address in Rufino Towers, Ayala was posted. They declined my request to conduct ocular inspection on the stocks, I did not waste my time entertaining them. Blocked them in skype. YES for any offers, go for PB, use SGS and conduct ocular inspection like our Italian buyers are going to do inspect the goods and conclude the deal in China. THERE ARE NO copper scrap in the Philippines.
sir, i am police office of Delhi Police Crime Branch and conducting an investigation of fraud of Monel Trading Co. if happy, please post the pics of Hassan Ali or Mr Mukim Bashir and others victims of this fraud. it might help me to catch the culprit in India who duped the innocent businessmen at my emal id rakeshdadwal_2007@rediffmail.com
Dear Mr. Rakesh,
We do not have the pictures right now, but if we get some pictures we shall email it to you.
Thanks
Admin
Dear Admin,
Thanks for your information.
I am interested to find out genuine sellers, that are not fraud. Most of what i have encountered are frauds and they disappear if i ask for factory visits.
In fact, China people are ready for factory visits but they fill trash at the time of loading. Do you have any genuine supplier ?
Regards,
Anubhav Jain
jain.anubhav19@gmail.com
Dear Mr. Jain,
Right now none, but will keep you posted.
Thanks
Admin