Unattested documents carries significant legal, financial, and administrative
risks that lead to fraud attempts. Unattested documents are highly vulnerable
to tampering, alteration, and counterfeiting, increasing the risk of fraud
and severe legal complications. Dishonest exporters can exploit the Bill
of Lading (B/L) to cheat importers through alteration or tampering.
Official documents are attested to verify their authenticity, legitimacy,
and legal validity. The Japan Anti-Fraud Organization is one of the agency in Japan that attest and confirm documents issue
in Japan are genuine, which acts as a safeguard against forgery, counterfeit,
alteration, tampering and other types of document frauds.
Document Attest in Japan: Legitimate companies in Japan expanding international business always attest corporate documents, such as commercial invoice, bill of lading, and export certificate to ensure they are legally recognized in Japan.
Falsifying the Shipment Date
The exporter ships the goods later than the agreed deadline. Exporter then
will altered the B/L with an earlier date to make it look like the goods
were shipped on time.
Using dummy Freight Forwarders or shipping company
The exporter creates fake Bill of Lading (BL) by using software looks like
genuine from a legitimate, major ocean carrier.
Issuing Fake "Original" Bills of Lading
The exporter generates completely counterfeit physical B/L documents by
copying the design of legitimate shipping lines.
Falsifying Cargo Details (false description)
The dishonest exporter can change contents of the descriptions on the B/L
to cheat buyer/importer.
Fake/Altered/Forged/Counterfeit/Tempered Vehicle Export Certificate
Dishonest exporters cheat importers by manipulating or counterfeiting the
Japanese Vehicle Export Certificate to hide severe vehicle defects, roll
back odometers, alter manufacturing years, or hide a vehicle's other important
informations on the export certificate.
Manipulating Vehicle Details (Forging/Altering)
Many countries in the world has strict age restrictions on imported used
cars (e.g., cars must be under 5 or 8 years old). Dishonest exporters will
digitally alter or forge the "First Registration" or "Manufacture"
date on the Export Certificate to make the vehicle appear newer than the
actual.
Creating Counterfeit Certificates for Stolen Vehicles
Dishonest exporters print entirely counterfeit export certificates using
real chassis numbers, or they use genuine VINs assigned to stolen vehicles
to pass them through port customs.
How to protect yourself from fake documents
By utilizing verification bodies like the "Japan Inspection Organization (JIO)" or the "Japan Anti Fraud Organization (JAFO)", which offer document authentication and attestation services to
confirm that the provided Export Certificate matches official Japanese
government records.
Japan Handicapped Car Export
1 chome, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 154-0017 Japan
Tel : 81334138080 Email : info@batfa.com