Is this company real or a scam? Shenzhen Jingfuyang Cosmetic Brush Factory?

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Hi, i apologise for the long post but i urgently need help. Any replies are appreciated. I have a big order for eyeshadow palettes on hand now.

I have been considering Shenzhen Jingfuyang Cosmetic Brush Factory.

I have tried reading up on them for days but i could not find any reviews or fraud scam incidents.

I tried to verify their phone number on this website: http://www.numberingplans.com//?page=analysis&sub=... and it was stated that it is a "geographic number" which means they have a physical land line.

However, what makes me suspicious is the website they provided : www.chinacosmeticfactory.com

When i tried to visit this link from my computer, the page could not be found.

I emailed them asking why is it so and they replied me saying they have not used the website for more than a month and asked me to refer to alibaba instead.

However, my friend who is from the same country as me could visit the given website without any difficulities.

They are a gold member on alibaba, but based on my research i understand that being a gold member means nothing at all.

I enquired about payment details too.

They asked me if i have a paypal account and when i said yes they asked me to make payment to an individual's name.

When i enquired why i am unable to make payment to the company itself, they told me that the company only accepts T/T because when they applied for a paypal account, they used their lady boss's name instead. Following that, they sent me an email with the company's details.

This is the email i received :

To Reminder ：

From Beneficiary : ISMANE COSMETICS CO., LIMITED

Date ：_

Please find below my / company bank account information for remitting funds:

Payment by Telegraphic Transfer

Item Information

Beneficiary Bank

收款銀行 Hang Seng Bank Limited

恒生銀行有限公司

Beneficiary Bank Address

收款銀行地址 83 Des Voeux Road Central, Hong Kong

香港德輔道中 83號

SWIFT Code

SWIFT代號 HASEHKHH

*CHIPS No.

*CHIPS 代號 010522

Beneficiary Name

收款人名稱 ISMANE COSMETICS CO., LIMITED

Beneficiary Account Number

收款人戶口號碼 329423909883

*From USA:

For remittance from USA, you should also provide our CHIPS No. 010522 in addition to your

account information and Hang Seng Bank Limited's SWIFT code.

*由美國匯出匯款 :

若款項由美國匯出，閣下除須要提供戶口資料、恒生銀行有限公司之 SWIFT 代號 (即:HASEHKHH )等資料，還須提供本行的 CHIPS No.010522。

Their company details which they provided to me is: Shenzhen Jingfuyang Cosmetic Brush Factory

Address : nanheIndustrial Zone 1-202 busha road NO 100 buji town

Longgang - Shenzhen – China

Phone : (86) 755 2554 - 6036 // Fax : (86) 755 2540 - 5797

www.chinacosmeticfactory.com

I am pretty stuck as i have a urgent order on hand and i am still having doubts about this company. Could some kind soul please help me. Thank you.

Kittysue · Accepted Answer

I have never heard of them but would ask them for a list of companies in the US who are clients of theirs, then call the Purchasing department of those companies to verify that they do indeed buy from this company and are happy with the service

The biggest red flag is that they tell you their name is Shenzhen Jingfuyang Cosmetic Brush Factory but their website is www.chinacosmeticfactory.com and the bank account they gave you is under the name of ISMANE COSMETICS CO., LIMITED so how many different names does this one company use??

Also after executives at Alibaba were forced to resign for allowing fake companies to be Gold Members, I would personally be very wary of anything that is only on Alibaba http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12521833

If this is a reputable company you should be able to find hundreds of reviews about them online, proof that they exhibit at major cosmetics industry trade shows like Cosmoprof, etc

Is this company real or a scam? Shenzhen Jingfuyang Cosmetic Brush Factory?

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