Ghost companies

We do not intend to present you with a list of ghost companies, but we can suggest some clues that, when combined, should give you an idea.

Identification clues: (with a certain degree of probability that you will estimate)

companies that are not registered on this site and cannot be found in official sources;
inactive companies (which have not submitted their balance sheets in recent years);
companies that are headquartered in the same apartment without having common associates/shareholders;
companies with litigation in commercial, criminal cases, etc. (information accessible to members);
companies that are listed as deregistered, legally dissolved or with interruption of activity;
companies whose associates/shareholders have experience with bankruptcy (related companies);

Other clues:

the number of companies headquartered in the same location.
Fictitious example: in a villa there are over 30 companies, some of them headquartered in the basement, a basement that does not physically exist.
companies that want their official and contact details not to be available to the public.
Fictitious example: the administrator or sole shareholder is also a public official (or with criminal prosecution files, tax evasion, etc.)
companies whose website does not display contact and identification information according to the legislation.
They frequently use phrases like „Copyright www.numesite.ro”, „echipa www.numesite.ro”, substituting the company name with the website name.

Not all companies that fit one or more of the above criteria are phantom companies, but working with them requires increased attention on your part.

We recommend:

carefully selecting those you want to approach and do business/partnerships with and not trusting too much in an ad or advertisement; look for references;
when signing a contract, request proof of the right to hire the contracting company (there are numerous administrators/directors with expired mandates and/or with restricted rights);
if you are interested in distributing advertising or marketing material, you probably don't want to go to shell companies or soon-to-be-dissolved companies.;

To be able to address a quality target, excluding ghost companies, use Selection criteria in List of Companies in Romania.

Have you suffered losses due to shell companies?

ListaFirme recommends that you contact companies specialized in their recovery.

Recuperare creante
	LEXGRUP Consulting – Company details Vom face toate demersurile legale posibile sa mediem orice litigiu financiar, iar plata serviciilor noastre o veti face numai in momentul recuperarii efective a debitelor dvs. Suntem un colectiv tanar, ambitios, care a inregistrat pana acum numeroase succese. Colaboratorii nostri sunt licentiati in drept, consilieri juridici si avocati, gata sa raspunda solicitarilor dvs. la orice ora, 7 zile din 7. www.lexgrup.ro
	KI&A JURIDIC – Company details KOLCZE ILIUTA & ASOCIATII este o agentie cu sediul in Bucuresti, specializata in colectarea si recuperarea creantelor comerciale si civile de la rau-platnici pe plan national. Oferind servicii prompte si efective incercam sa intelegem nevoile fiecarui creditor si sa cautam continuu noi solutii pentru a creste procentul de reusite. Politica noastra www.kia-juridic.ro
Situatii reale
	Creative MDV – Company details Am livrat produse firmei Funny 99 SRL din Filipesti Targ in valoare de un miliard si jumatate. Acum luptam cu sistemul din Romania ..care se misca ingrozitor de greu..ca ii recuperam. Ca sa ii pun sechestru pe bunuri trebuie sa platesc judecatorului la tribunal 10% din valoarea de recuperat..adica mai bine de 100 de milioane, bani pe care nu ii am..si daca nu ii recuperez pe ceilalti, acestia s-ar adauga la pierdere. Probabil ca nu se va intampla, dar cel putin eu in calitate de administrator imi dedic urmatoarele luni ca sa rezolv cazul. Una peste alta, nu imi da nimeni nici o sansa sa recuperez banii, dar cel putin il bag in puscarie. Sunt alte 20 de firme inselate de nemernicul asta. Inca nu am informatii legate de ele. www.CreativeMDV.ro
	C. Steinweg Romania SRL – Company details Am vazut pe site-ul dvs. 2 firme care incearca sa traiasca dand teapa transportatorilor , caselor de expediitii , etc... Noi suntem o casa de expeditii din Constanta si una dintre aceste firme are la noi o datorie de peste 10000 USD . Am efectuat ptr ei transporturi maritime si nu ne-au platit ! Prin urmare i-am dat in judecata ,dosarul fiind inaintat organelor specializate . As dori sa va intreb daca puteti trece pe site-ul dvs. o remarca ref la acest lucru , ptr a fi atenti cei care inearca sa lucreze cu ei . Cele 2 firme despre care va vorbeam sunt : Ramsis Pal ( cu sediul expirat si unde nu gasesti pe nimeni , niciodata , din Constanta ) si firma noua ( deschisa pe data de 15 . nov 2010 ) din Sighetul Marmatiei : Dubai Wood Trading . exista 2 persoane care se ocupa de aceste firme Hussein Zaarrour so Mohaela Leica . www.steinweg.com

CAREFUL!!

Some companies in Romania are established with the deliberate purpose of deceiving customers/partners, working in the following ways:

the achievement of a large number of contracts, of small value (usually under 5,000 euros);
the company collects the money and does not deliver the goods/services according to the contract or does not make the payments;
upon completion of the fraud plan, the company (with debts) is sold either to individuals abroad or to specialists in acquiring companies with debts;
the old and new associates/shareholders are either nowhere to be found or will decline responsibility;
the chance of recovering your money is almost zero, the legislation does not help you.

Some debt collectors — they also scam you:

receive reports from you regarding the amounts to be recovered and conclude a contract for their recovery;
based on the reported debts, the collector puts pressure on the debtor to sell the company with debts (if the company was not established specifically for this purpose);
the debt collector or one of its satellite companies buys the company with debts;
debt recovery processes are lost by the debt collector intentionally (they forget to file the complete file or make essential omissions);
now you have to recover the money from the collector... good luck...!!!

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CAREFUL!!