fraud

Executives in all segments of fresh produce continue to grapple with changes in the industry, including more frequent extreme weather...

Blue Book has received multiple reports of fraud or fraudulent intent involving a scammer impersonating a former owner of a...

Whether it’s a shell company that wants to buy several loads of whatever with intentions to vanish shortly after the...

Blue Book has received a report from a targeted seller of an individual impersonating a Blue Book-listed buyer company located...

Does a challenging or moderately challenging onboarding process correlate with extremely to moderately effective screening procedures? Maybe—but the numbers might...

While fraud has been a part of the produce industry for decades, Blue Book Services has seen a noticeable spike...

October 10, 2024 — The USDA Agricultural Market Service’s Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act Division (PACA) has received information that various...

Blue Book has received reports of unauthorized individuals impersonating buyer companies to purchase product. These impersonators have initiated communication via...

San Jose, Calif. (August 1, 2024) – ZAG Technical Services BB #:365534 is alerting agriculture businesses to a rise in...

Impersonation fraud has already been in the produce industry, but now we’re getting more reports from members who share their...

The Office of Inspector General for the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) has become aware of a scam involving...

Pamela calls in from Bavaria, where she checks out the retail trends in Europe. News slows down around the holidays,...

Green Life Farms, Lake Worth, FL, said it “immediately terminated” its relationship with Raymond Pirello Jr., who has been indicted...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is warning vendors who wish to participate in USDA food purchase programs of a...

Cautiously investigate an unknown buyer asking for credit It happens more often than you might imagine.  A produce seller gets...

Information assessed by Blue Book Services supports serving notice of observed suspicious trading activity occurrences. Reported seller victims allege buyer...

Information assessed by Blue Book Services, Inc. supports serving notice of observed suspicious trading activity occurrences. A Blue Book member...

Most of the disputed claims we see at Blue Book Services involve allegations of warm temperatures, late delivery, deteriorating product,...