The trials of 2020 presented a different perspective to all of us, depending on which walk of life we had chosen to earn our bread and butter from, let’s say, a decade ago.For many more, decades long hard work went to waste within months, with lifetimes of careers and businesses going to waste rapidly. There
Read moreBattling Covid19 PPE Fraud
And the battle continues….
In the period of October to December 2020, many of the most hard working and genuine PPE sellers around the world including 3M distributors or resellers, (who I occasionally advise and assist with due diligence) went through a crisis of faith.It gets more complicated as the story goes.
Read moreUS Ban on PPE exports extended to June 2021
Our Law firm is issuing a continuing warning to those people who are claiming that they have billions and millions of 3M Respirators available for Sale via 3M USA.If you receive such an offer, please report it to the FBI or 3M or your local law enforcement agencies.This is because people are bringing in 3M
Read moreUpdate 26th of December 2020: Official Announcement of Duplicated 3M Barcode LOTS Numbers for Respirators 3M1860, 3M1860S and 3M 1870
The comments below on Behalf of our legal Team pertain to the 3M Letter/Communication on Duplicated Respirator LOTS/Counterfeit products on the 18th of December 2020.This Letter can be accessed via the 3M Website here. In a step, which will be viewed by many genuine sellers, lawyers and market actors in the 3M Supply Chain as
Read moreFraud Archives :Dissecting the Anatomy of Fraudulent PPE marketing
*If you have been scammed by a similar offer in the Case Study Below or dodged a bullet by deciding not to be scammed, send us an email, we would love to see people are actually reading sensible legal advice online.In fact, claim your free consultation with us for due diligence on any one offer
Read moreA Legal review of political bias, xenophobia and corruption Post COVID19 (A 2020 Round Up)
Let’s just say, that I have never been a fan of ‘consulting’ and ‘sourcing’ companies and well, find their whole business model skeptical. However the year 2020 finally pushed me into something I was always fond of, yet dreading to venture into, namely legal advice and scrutiny on product sourcing, which has become an sector
Read morePPE Horror Stories : The Bottomless Pit called a ‘3M Seller’s Escrow’
Happy Belated Halloween Folks! I am a month late here but what I continue to narrate in this series will scare you and maybe you will finally learn some social responsibility and start reporting Facebook posts with dodgy posts with the Billion Dillion LOT OTG claims. Ok I suppose this article was due in October
Read moreThat Robin on the Steeple…is singing to the people.
The Robin on the steeple Is singing to the People a Tissue, a Tissue We all Fall down “Ring a Ring o’ Roses” or “Ring a Ring o’ Rosie” is an English nursery rhyme which has often been used to refer to the great plague, black death or even the Spanish Flu. And then….along came
Read moreIdentifying the Wolf in ‘PPE’ clothing : The case of Money Laundering disguised as PPE sales and purchases
In the past many weeks, I may have written a dozen emails, replying out of pure good faith, to naive newbie PPE agents to avoid becoming the ‘drug mules’ of PPE opportunists. There is a marked increase in sham transaction mongers placing queries with the rapidly budding PPE brokers which are obviously an invitation signal
Read moreHow to Spot a Fake 3M Respirator and check authenticity via the 3M Website
Fake 3M N95 and other Respirators are a threat to Medical workers and Frontline Workers Please raise awareness on this topic.When you buy 3M respirators from an Authorised 3M distributor you are cutting down the risk 100% of receiving fake or damaged products. In order to check if your Respirator is Genuine please click the
Read moreWhy are Powdered Nitrile Gloves Banned in the USA For Medical Examination Purposes?
There is a very good reason that powdered Nitrile Gloves should not be allowed to touch exposed tissue especially in healthcare settings. On December 19, 2016, the FDA published a final rule banning powdered gloves based on the unreasonable and substantial risk of illness or injury to individuals exposed to the powdered gloves. The
Read moreThe sad demise of ethical advertising : The case of COVID19
“A lie can travel around the world and back again while the truth is lacing up its boots.”—(not) Mark Twain. Monetization policies on COVID-19 content for Youtube, Reddit , Facebook and many other social media Apps have been touted by their owning companies for a long time to help them rid of their ethical
Read moreFTC (Federal Trade Commission) makes laudable changes against false advertising during COVID19
Scammers will use photoshop and snake oil marketing lingo to sell dust as Gold and degrade Gold to dust. Such is the power of the the Advertising gurus of the West, and well everywhere.Right on as the COVID19 struck, Vitamin C, Nutritional cocktails, colloidal silver and God knows what else, started being promoted by ambitious
Read moreJosh and Mak International joins hands with Van Der Berg and Associates in South Africa
Our firm’s activities in fighting PPE fraud and finding ways of funding legitimate small businesses serving the PPE and medical supplies sector have spanned a period of 6 months as of now. This was by no means an easy journey, as along the way have a number of bad experiences with unethical supply parties,
Read moreDeconstructing the Fool’s Paradise: How illegal and dangerous ‘Anti-Covid19’ masks are being peddled and why our regulatory response will continue to be insufficient and ineffective against false advertising
The doomsday scenario projected by the mismanagement of the COVID19 pandemic has allowed the rampant abuse of people’s goodwill and fears by brokers and agents who have not only taken this opportunity to launch advance payment fraud but also to sell people less than satisfactory goods for unbelievably high prices.A primary risk of buying from
Read moreBattling Fraud in PPE (personal protective equipment) Procurement : The case of 3M Masks and Beyond
*We respect the 3M trademark and have no intention of using the 3M Mark on our website to show a contractual link or business affiliation wth the 3M Company itself.We are however a part of many ongoing 3M procurement transactions for the COVID19 pandemic as a legal team hence these updates are of great
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