Hello ryanmicha,
You were correct not to trust any of these sites. They are all highly
suspicious and most likely fraudulent. Many of them say that they will
take credit cards on one part of the site, and then on another page
they say they will only take them for local orders, and T/T or Western
Union transfers for international orders. A legitimate business would
not accept one kind of payment for local orders and a different kind
for international orders. A legitimate business would also accept
credit cards as payment for all orders-- if you don't receive the
product, you can dispute the charge on your credit card and the vendor
won't be paid. These sites know this and so they only accept direct
bank transfers so that they keep your money after possibly not sending
you your product. NEVER buy something from a site that only takes
Western Union or bank transfers as payment. A quality business would
not have that policy.
http://www.ti-globalindo.com
http://www.dutapratama.com
http://www.mannaada.com
These sites all only accept bank transfers as payment.
http://www.gamasindo.com
--This one takes credit cards for local buyers, but only takes
international wire transfers from international buyers
http://www.rengtron.com
--this site says to give them your contact information and THEY will
contact YOU about how to order and pay. That is not how a legitimate
business works.
http://www.theotron.com
--This site happens to have the exact same policy in the exact same
wording as above... and the same pages on their website. Either the
same "company" is behind both or one of them stole their whole site
from the other.
http://www.sigmagraha.com
This site has pictures of credit cards such as American Express and
Visa, and even a "Verified by Visa" logo, but says it only takes bank
transfers for payment. Why would it try to trick its users into
thinking that it takes credit cards?
All in all, it would be best for you to not get any type of
electronics (or watches) from any site in Indonesia-- as you can see,
if these are the top hits on Google, they are all frauds. Companies
like this operate in Indonesia because the laws there make it
difficult for anyone whose money has been stolen from them in this way
to get it back. Go with a trusted worldwide vendor instead, one that
will accept a credit card as payment so you can ensure receipt of the
goods.
If you need any additional help or clarification, let me know and I'll
be happy to help you out.
--keystroke-ga |
