The rapid growth of global trade, the increase in the variety and number of transactions, together with the international fraudsters we call “Fraudsters”, has led to an increased interest in Turkey. The purpose of these activities, which are called “fraud” in the field of foreign trade, is to defraud buyers, sellers, banks or other intermediary institutions.
Scammers use their target people’s lack of technical knowledge and weaknesses to achieve their goals. Inadequate technical knowledge can be given as an example of incomplete or incorrect information in the delivery and payment methods used in foreign trade transactions, especially in the International Commercial Rules, while on the other hand, greed, greed and selfishness can be given as examples of weaknesses.
While it was easier to usurp goods and property belonging to individuals or countries in ancient times, it became more difficult and decreased in later periods with small groups living as a state. Later, with the increase in trade, especially with the increase of trade between distant cities and countries; There were less defensive caravans and ships. With the use of values representing money and goods in trade, the target; this time it happened. While physical force was used to usurp goods and property in the past, this time physical force, that is, forgery and fraud, has been used to seize money and documents representing money or to defraud people by taking advantage of them, and for this, new and various techniques have been constantly developed by using technology.
Areas with money and products represented by money have always been areas of attraction for fraudsters and scammers. Parties that do not know each other in the trade activity, foreign laws, rules, ports, ships, employees, customs, paper documents, electronic systems, computers, messages, etc. There are many elements. Each of these are temptations and places of work for fraudsters or scammers. Fraudsters or scammers try to use these domains and infiltrate whenever they have the opportunity. Fraudsters and scammers constantly improve, renew, update and adapt the techniques they use.
It is not easy for well-intentioned traders to be protected from them. In order to be protected, they must be familiar and aware of the techniques and methods used by fraudsters and scammers, and know very well the techniques, rules, risk points, weaknesses and vulnerabilities of their business. For this, they need to benefit from the experience of experts, reliable sources written on this subject, real books, accurate presentations, seminars and conferences.
