THINGS TO DO TO AVOID THESE
SCAMS:
1.- ALWAYS CONTACT YOUR COUNTRY'S EMBASSY IN
MOSCOW FOR HELP ON SCREENING RUSSIAN SELLERS.
2.- ASK YOUR EMBASSY TO
RECOMMEND A LOCAL LAWYER TO SCREEN AND VERIFY ANY DOCUMENT THAT YOU
RECEIVE FROM MOSCOW.
3.- GET YOUR LAWYER TO INVITE YOU TO MOSCOW TO
VERIFY ALL DOCUMENTS ISSUED BY YOUR SELLER AND TO VISIT YOUR
SELLER.
4.- GET THE SELLER TO MOVE FIRST BY ISSUING PB
FROM REPUTABLE RUSSIAN BANK WITH A MAJOR FOREIGN CORRESPONDING BANK AND
VESSEL CHARTER PARTY AGREEMENT VERIFIABLE THROUGH YOUR LAWYER IN
MOSCOW.
THERE IS NO SCAM WITHOUT A BANK. CHECK THE
SELLER'S BANK LISTED ON THE CONTRACT. BANK USES THEIR OWN MAIL SERVER SO
IF GIVEN BANK EMAIL ADDRESS SHOWS A DIFFERENT MAIL SERVER THEN BE
CONCERNED. CALL THE BANK.
BANK OFFICER SHOULD USE A LAND LINE FOR THEIR
PHONE NUMBER NOT CELL PHONE.
SERIOUS AND SUCCESSFUL
SELLERS SHOULD NOT HAVE ANY NEED TO COLLECT TRANSNEFT FEES UPFRONT FROM
YOU. ONCE YOU SHOW THEN PRELIMINARY PROOF OF FUND VIA BCL OR SOFT
PROBE.
ONLY SCAMMERS WANT TO SEE YOUR MONEY FIRST,
BECAUSE THEIR BUSINESS IS TO COLLECT THESE FEES,NOT TO SELL
OIL.
FURTHERMORE, ONCE YOU SEND THEM ONE PAYMENT,
THEY TELL YOU THAT THEY HAVE A QUOTA AND THAT YOU NEED TO SEND THEM MORE
DEALS BEFORE THEY CAN ACCEPT YOUR PRE-ADVICE LC OR ISSUE
PB.
EVEN IF YOU ASK THEM TO SIGN A PROMISORY NOTE TO
RETURN THE MONEY IN CASE OF NON-PERFORMANCE, THEY WILL DO IT BECAUSE YOU
HAVE NO WAY OF COLLECTING THAT MONEY BACK FROM
THEM.
DO NOT ACCEPT ANY DOCUMENT FROM THESE PEOPLE
UNLESS YOU HAVE A WAY OF VERIFYING THEM
INDEPENDENTLY.
THEY ARE MASTER FORGEURS FOR ALL SORT OF
REFINERY AND GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS.
THEY USE A LOT OF
SELLER'S MANDATE ALL OF OVER THE WORLD TO BRING THEM
BUSINESS.
THE RUSSIAN MANDATES ARE PART OF THE SCAM BUT
FOREIGN MANDATES ARE USUALLY INNOCENT VICTIMS WHO THINK THAT THEY ARE
REPRESENTING A LEGITIMATE RUSSIAN SELLER.
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