0:00Beyond platform scams,
0:02watch for another kind of risk.
0:04Demands for unofficial payments.
0:07Be alert to demands for unofficial payments at any stage.
0:11From an unlicensed port fixer.
0:14From an official implying that a fee will speed things up.
0:18Or from a supposed clearing agent abroad,
0:20claiming your goods are stuck pending payment.
0:24Pay official fees only through official channels, and always keep receipts.
0:30Treat any demand for an unofficial payment as a red flag,
0:33to escalate or walk away from.
0:36It is not a normal cost of doing business.
0:41Unofficial payments create real legal exposure for your business under
0:45anti-corruption law in most countries,
0:48even when they are framed as a routine facilitation fee.
0:53Normalising them undermines the entire compliance system
0:57this course has walked you through.
1:00Official channels.
1:02Receipts.
1:03Always.