# How do I check if a company is legitimate before paying them?
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## How do I check if a company is legitimate before paying them?

Last updated: 15 October 2026 Answer from Robo Company Secretary How we write answers

Minimum viable check: pull the SSM profile to confirm the company exists and is active, verify the bank account name matches the registered name exactly, and search for winding-up petitions and litigation against it. The SSM profile alone won't reveal a company with three winding-up petitions and a director disqualified elsewhere.

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That deeper search is exactly our Counterparty Check. If you're about to extend RM50,000 of credit or sign a twelve-month contract, a few hundred ringgit of checking is not an expense — it's the cheapest insurance available.

message +60 10-383 5988 with the company name and we'll tell you what a check would cover.

### Key facts

- Check: SSM profile + exact bank name match + winding-up/litigation search
- Profiles don't show litigation exposure
- Counterparty Check covers the deeper search

Call +60 10-383 5988 (a licensed secretary replies within one working hour (Mon–Fri 8:30am–5:30pm MYT; outside hours, first thing next working day)) or walk in at J-3A-15, Solaris Mont Kiara.

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