Eleganza Pharmaceuticals - EleganzaBethel Groupe ripoff, dishonest business practice, fraudulent billing, fake orders, fake transfer information Cotonou Benin
EleganzaBethel has interest in your company and then promises to expand your business. They order a large quantity of your product, promising transfer of funds.
They request a Proforma Invoice and then inform you the product has to be registered (medical product) in which they require you to submit the registration funds. This is due to the fact that they have banked their funds for you for the transfer and cannot access it. The amount is usually US$2500 which they request that you forward by Western union or Moneygram.
Once they have received the funds, they will let you know that certain bribe money is required for the officials to register the product and a further US$500 is required. They also "guarantee" that they will refund the money id the registration has not been effected. When the second payment has been made, they disappear.
When you are hesitant to transfer the funds to them, they reduce the amount and Mr. Faith Regis Williams undertakes to personally pay the difference as they are sincere and do not want to lose the business and they "guarantee" the funds. They also supply you with reference numbers of the transfer authority of the Ministry of Finance and the Bank where they have "deposited" the funds, awaiting to be transferred to your account.
A ripoff for small businesses who are trying to expand their business through exports! BEWARE!!
PAAL
Pretoria
South Africa
4 Updates & Rebuttals
Herman
Pretoria,Africa,
South Africa
EleganzaBethel Groupe Ltd - Update
#5Author of original report
Wed, June 22, 2005
Since posting the report, Mr. Faith Regis Williams has contacted us again and has indicated that he had been in hospital, therefor he could not answer any e-mail's or communicate. He has further indicated that he wishes to continue with the business and is sincere in his actions. In order to finalise the order he now needs samples to register the product as it is a mineral/health supplement and various laboratory tests have to be made in Benin before registration can take place.
Some questions were put to them concerning the registration and we are presently awaiting their reply.
Should this company fullfill its obligations as stated by them previously, a update will be posted in this regard with a recommendation to other people to do business with them. Should they not fullfill their obligations, it will also be stated as such.
Herman
Pretoria,Africa,
South Africa
The contact person for EleganzaBethel Pharmaceuticals is Mr. Faith Regis Williams.
#5Author of original report
Fri, June 17, 2005
After they have received the funds, they were contacted on the number provided but were informed to send an e-mail to which they would respond. An e-mail was sent but no response was received.
Herman
Pretoria,Africa,
South Africa
The contact person for EleganzaBethel Pharmaceuticals is Mr. Faith Regis Williams.
#5Author of original report
Fri, June 17, 2005
After they have received the funds, they were contacted on the number provided but were informed to send an e-mail to which they would respond. An e-mail was sent but no response was received.
Herman
Pretoria,Africa,
South Africa
The contact person for EleganzaBethel Pharmaceuticals is Mr. Faith Regis Williams.
#5Author of original report
Fri, June 17, 2005
After they have received the funds, they were contacted on the number provided but were informed to send an e-mail to which they would respond. An e-mail was sent but no response was received.