Purchasing Scams and How to Avoid Them

by Trevor Kitching

Overview

This title was first published in 2001. This volume deals with the problems caused to businesses by "scam merchants" who seek to extract money in return for goods or services of little or no value. The scams described include entries in directories sold in a misleading way, office consumables promoted to unsuspecting junior staff at outrageous prices, international advance fee frauds, "consultants" whose services are worthless, charity donations being misdirected and a range of "borderline" scams such as phone and fax line services charged at premium rates but of questionable value.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781138706125
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	11/11/2019
Series:	Routledge Revivals
Pages:	114
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

After obtaining his degree and PhD, Trevor Kitching carried out materials research and production management roles in the engineering industry. He is now Director at ACS Supply Chain Consultancy.

Table of Contents

Contents: Introduction - the nature of a scam; Getting the purchasing function right; The bogus directory scam; The paper scam - and other consumables; The Nigeria scam; Bogus consultants; Charity scams; Borderline scams; The Internet - the new frontier for scam merchants; Checklist for scam avoidance; Index.

Editorial Reviews

After working in materials research and production management for the engineering industry, Kitching began consulting for procurement- related projects for clients in the public and private sectors. He explains that especially in the early years of their career, people engaged in purchasing can easily be fooled by such scams as bogus invoices, solicitations that look like invoices, and deliveries of unordered goods. Experienced professionals, he says, can usually detect them, so perpetrators target non-professional buyers with delegated purchasing responsibilities, and it is to them that he offers advice. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Booknews

'... a useful addition to Gower's range of titles, not least because there appears to be very little written on this topic.' Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply, April 2001 'Serious though the book is, readers will find it both entertaining and rewarding ... Kitching's overriding message is that the scam merchants will do their homework on your company, so you must do the same on them. That research must include a thorough reading of Purchasing Scams and How to Avoid Them.' Security Magazine, June 2001 'could be a great saver of face as well as money.' FMX, June 2001 'Kitching's overriding message is that the scam merchants will do their homework on your company, so you must do the same on them. That research must include a thorough reading of Purchasing Scams and How to Avoid Them.' Security Management and Industry Today, July 2001 'Purchasing Scams and How to Avoid Them provides an essential guide to some of the more spectacular and commonplace ways to dupe the purchasing professional ... Well worth the price - this book could save you thousands.' Supply Management, September 2001 'this book has the potential to save businesses large amounts of money ... A very well written and easy to follow book, Purchasing Scams and How To Avoid Them should be seriously considered a must buy for the majority of small to medium businesses.' M2 Best Books, June 2001

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