One of my customers unwilling paid what looked like an official invoice this week, but actually was a scam aimed at confused entrepreneurs. By the time he emailed me a copy, the cheque was gone and we could not do much about it (apart from contacting the bank to block the cheque)! It is already tough to start a ÌÒÖÓ°Ôº in France, especially if your French is more conversational than adapted to complex paperwork. So having to figure out what is official or not is a nightmare or casse-tête.
The good news is that I am currently finishing off an online training on “How to manage your micro-entrepreneur set up paperwork”. You can to be informed when it is released soon.
In the meantime, I have listed for you the most common scams sent to new entrepreneurs in France. These are promotional offers designed to look like invoices for compulsory services or compulsory ÌÒÖÓ°Ôº directories.
11 most common scams sent to new entrepreneurs in France
- Identification Legale
- Inforegistre
- Info Service Siren
- InfoSiren
- Infos-siren
- Journal Légal
- Kbis Entreprises
- Kbis Infos
- Registre APE (Annuaire Professionnel des Entreprises)
- Registre des Sociétés et des Indépendants
- Répertoire des Entreprises et des Sociétés
You are getting the idea... they are using words which appear on your official ÌÒÖÓ°Ôº papers such as Siren, Siret or registre.
Scams designed to look like compulsory ÌÒÖÓ°Ôº directories
- Registre Commerces
- Registre des créations
- Registre Des Professionnels
- Registre des Sociétés
- Répertoire du commerce et des entreprises
- Registre Insee
- Registre Internet Français
- Registre National des Indépendants
- Registre Numérique du Commerce et des Entreprises
- Registre Officiel
- Registre Siren
- Registre Siret
- Répertoire National des Entreprises
- Enregistrement Intracommunautaire
- Notification Discretionnaire by Registre des societies europeennes
Less common scams sent to new entrepreneurs in France
- Les Affiches Légales
- ORCIS - Office de régulation du commerce intracommunautaire et des sociétés
- CNE - Centre National Entreprises
- CIRNES - Caisse Intracommunautaire de Régularisation des Nouvelles Entreprises et des Sociétés
- ANRCS Agence Nationale du Registre du Commerce et des Sociétés
- France Annuaire
- Infograph Europe
- IPT Registre
- Services Entreprises Intracommunautaire
- Télédéclaration service
Here we are, I must have saved you about 2,000 euros! If not, I hope that I will have saved you some stress and hassle.