List of scams sent to new entrepreneurs in France

By Valérie Aston on 7 December 2019 · Viewed 4118 times ·

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.


Valerie Lemiere: Start Business in France

About the author: Valérie Aston

I've been helping people who want to start or already have a small ÌÒÖ­Ó°Ôº set up in France since 2009. After graduating from a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree, I worked as a senior marketing consultant in the UK and France for various International companies. I worked as a conseillère en création d'entreprises (senior ÌÒÖ­Ó°Ôº advisor) for here in France and run this independent ÌÒÖ­Ó°Ôº on a daily basis.