Stop 419 Advance Fee Fraud

poirot · 24 November 2011, 05:56

FRAUD

http://ufaneftekhim.ru.com/
Full name: Open Joint Stock Company “Ufaneftekhim"
Abbreviated name: OJSC "Ufaneftekhim"
INN / TAX NUMBER: 0277012020
REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1020203087079
OKPO: 5766540
Location: Republic of Bashkortostan.
Postal address: , Republic of Bashkortostan, Ufa-45
E-mail: admin@ufaneftekhim.ru.com
Tel.: +7 (499) 713 66 72
Tel.: +7 (347) –260-59-93
Mailing: Address: , 4 Smolenskaya Street, Moscow Russia Federation.
Phone: +7 (499) 713 48 22
Fax: +7 (495) -778-50-43
E-mail addresses:
info@ufaneftekhim.ru.com
legal@ufaneftekhim.ru.com
gordeev@ufaneftekhim.ru.com
sales@ufaneftekhim.ru.com

Domain Name:UFANEFTEKHIM.RU.COM
Created On:09-Nov-2011 11:20:23 UTC
Last Updated On:14-Nov-2011 00:16:11 UTC
Expiration Date:09-Nov-2012 23:59:59 UTC
Status:TRANSFER PROHIBITED
Registrant ID:H280468
Registrant Name: Domain Admin
Registrant Organization: PrivacyProtect.org

poirot · #**681** 24 November 2011, 06:02

FRAUD

http://groznyrefin.ru/
GROZNY OIL REFINERY COMPANY
INN / TAX NUMBER: 0675012128
REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1420253097078
Location: Chechnya, Grozny District,
Moscow Region, 75/1 stanislavski street Russia Federation.
Tel: Export department : +7 (495)-641-79-48
Sales department: +7 (495) 641-79-47
Email: export@ groznyrefin.ru
legal@ groznyrefin.ru
sales@ groznyrefin.ru
Website: www.groznyrefin.ru
Director: Grigory Yurily Sokolnikov
President:Zehnder Evgeny Petrovich
Vice President:Velichko Aleksei Nikolaevich
General Secretary:Chipura Denis Eduardovich
Registration departiment officer:Afanasev Slava Vladimirovich

domain: GROZNYREFIN.RU
nserver: ns1.mchost.ru.
nserver: ns2.mchost.ru.
nserver: ns3.mchost.ru.
nserver: ns4.mchost.ru.
state: REGISTERED, DELEGATED, UNVERIFIED
person: Private Person
registrar: REGTIME-REG-RIPN
admin-contact: http://whois.webnames.ru
created: 2011.09.17
paid-till: 2012.09.17
free-date: 2012.10.18
source: TCI

poirot · #**682** 24 November 2011, 14:01

FRAUD A resurrection of scam technologgroup.ru

Quote:

http://technologgroup.com
OOO Technolog Group
Location: 127473 Moscow, Samotechnaya street, house 11
Phone: +7 (495) 227-31- 14
Fax: +7 (495) 810-83-20
Web-site: www.technologgroup.com/en
INN: 7707665965
E-mail: info@technologgroup.com
Proposals on OOO Technolog's web-site operation please send to: webmaster@technologgroup.com

Fake fraud alert

Quote:

Fraudulent activities

Dear ladies and gentlemen!

Please, beware of the cheaters who deceitfully send, via Internet and E-mail, fictitious proposals for petroleum product sales on behalf of OOO << Technolog >>.

OOO << Technolog >> exclusively sell and exports its petrochemical products through Certified Companies or Agencies of Technolog, which bypass any agents when concluding contracts.

Official information about the activities of Agencies claiming agent of OOO << Technolog >> export ,please verify by writing agentinfo@technologgroup.com .

OOO << Technolog >> reserves the right to take measures of legal pressure in order to suppress fraudulent activities by unfair market players.

In case you receive any commercial proposals to your address from the companies with the names conformable to the domains of the OOO << Technolog >> Group companies, we kindly ask you to inform us at this E-mail address: admim@technologgroup.com.

Domain Name: TECHNOLOGGROUP.COM
Registrar: DIRECTI INTERNET SOLUTIONS PVT. LTD. D/B/A PUBLICDOMAINREGISTRY.COM
Whois Server: whois.PublicDomainRegistry.com
Referral URL: http://www.PublicDomainRegistry.com
Name Server: NS1.PH-IT.COM
Name Server: NS2.PH-IT.COM
Status: clientTransferProhibited
Updated Date: 16-sep-2011
Creation Date: 08-sep-2011
Expiration Date: 08-sep-2012

poirot · #**683** 24 November 2011, 14:17

This is a resurrection of scam ukhtarneft.ru

http://www.ukhtarneft.com
MOSCOW ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDING 123610, MOSCOW KRASNOPRESNENSKAYA NAB.12
TEL.: +7(495) 979 57 00
FAX: +7(495) 720 03 84
EMAIL ADDRESSES:
info@ukhtarneft.com
sales@ukhtarneft.com
admin@ukhtarneft.com
legal@ukhtarneft.com

Domain Name: UKHTARNEFT.COM
Registrar: REGIONAL NETWORK INFORMATION CENTER, JSC DBA RU-CENTER
Whois Server: whois.nic.ru
Referral URL: http://www.nic.ru
Name Server: NS3.NIC.RU
Name Server: NS4.NIC.RU
Name Server: NS8.NIC.RU
Status: clientTransferProhibited
Updated Date: 12-may-2011
Creation Date: 12-may-2011
Expiration Date: 12-may-2012

poirot · #**684** 24 November 2011, 14:21

FRAUD

http://www.molneft.ru/eng.html
«OAO MOLNEFT»
381647,Moscow region, Serpuchov, st. Sovetsaya ploshad 90.
The central department to work with clients
Тел: +7 (495) 979-5128
Fax: +7 (495) 979-5128
Sales department Molneft
Тел: +7 (495) 979-5182
Fax: +7 (495) 979-5182
E-mail:
info@molneft.ru
sales@molneft.ru
marketing@molneft.ru

domain: MOLNEFT.RU
nserver: ns1.ihc.ru.
nserver: ns2.ihc.ru.
state: REGISTERED, DELEGATED, UNVERIFIED
org: MOLNEFT, JSC
registrar: REGRU-REG-RIPN
admin-contact: http://www.reg.ru/whois/admin_contact
created: 2011.07.08
paid-till: 2012.07.08
free-date: 2012.08.08
source: TCI

primate201 · #**685** 29 November 2011, 08:09

I received an sco today bearing the name of TECHNOLOG GROUP as seller. Given below is their website and other contact information. Kindly let me if this company is a genuine or fake seller. Because of their request for " Buyer obtains the allocation transaction code from the ministry", I am beginning to suspect them.

TECHNOLOG GROUP
Address: 127473 Moscow, Samotechnaya street, house 11
Telephone : +7 (495) 227-31- 14
Fax: +7 (495) 810-83-20
E-mail: export@technolog-group.ru ; info@technolog-group.ru
Website: www.technolog-group.ru

mysteryquest · #**686** 29 November 2011, 08:30

Well they are obviously scammers as looking at the domain registration will tell you immediately:

domain: TECHNOLOG-GROUP.RU
nserver: ns72a.avahost.net.
nserver: ns72b.avahost.net.
state: REGISTERED, DELEGATED, UNVERIFIED
person: Private Person
registrar: REGRU-REG-RIPN
admin-contact: http://www.reg.ru/whois/admin_contact
created: 2011.11.28
paid-till: 2012.11.28
free-date: 2012.12.29
source: TCI

An oil company that was literally born yesterday.

mysteryquest · #**687** 30 November 2011, 11:07

ZAO BK GROUPS aka EXPORT TRADINGS (Russian Oil Scam)
Address: No. 54 Mikluho Maklaya street, Moscow, Russia.
Tel: +7 (968)8473596
Fax:+7(968)4873596
Email: sales@exporttradings.com info@exporttradings.com
Website: exporttradings.com
http://bkgroups.at.ua

Domain Name: EXPORTTRADINGS.COM
Registrar: DOMAINCONTEXT, INC.
Whois Server: whois.domaincontext.com
Referral URL: http://www.domaincontext.com
Name Server: NS1.UCOZ.NET
Name Server: NS2.UCOZ.NET
Status: clientTransferProhibited
Updated Date: 20-jun-2011
Creation Date: 20-jun-2011
Expiration Date: 20-jun-2012

http://bkgroups.at.ua (Free hosted / Sub-Domain) almost always indicates a scam.

killer king · #**688** 1 December 2011, 06:46

Hi, everybody, I want to know if these oil company real or fake?Thanks

Gazenergoservis OAO(P)
Ul. Upper Radishchevskaya 17 / 2,side 2, 109240 Moscow, Russia
Int sales email: gazenergoservis@pochta.ru
Nal sales email: adm@gesturbo.ru
Tel: +7 (495) 764 92 81- Russian only Т
Tel: +7 (925) 061 4673 – English only
export director:Mr. Oleg Dima Kazanov
They said their company name is Gazenergoservis, but I know there have a real company named JSC Gazenergoservis, not Gazenergoservis OAO(P), they ask money in advance with a excuse to pay the tax for russia offically on law.

They written on draft contract that:
"BUYER TO ACCEPT AND CONFIRM TO US IN WRITING ON AN OFFICIAL LETTER HIS / HER READINESS TO NOTARIZED THE SIGN CONTRACT TO ENABLE US TO FORWARD TO THE LAW CHAMBER FOR THE ISSUANCE OF THE $69,999 USD BILL THAT WILL ENABLE MARACORP LIMITED TO MAKE PAYMENT FOR THE
LEGALIZATION / NOTARIZATION OF THE SAID SIGNED CONTRACT , WITH CONTRACT NUMBER XXXXXX.BEFORE WE CAN PRECED, OUT SIDE THIS WE CAN NOT MOVE ON WITH THIS TRANSACTION

ZAMPRO · #**689** 1 December 2011, 06:53

Dear FraudWatchers,

Please help us check this company whether it is fake or genuine oil & gas seller.Thanks.

EK NEFT TRADING COMPANY
Address: House 14 taganskaya, Moscow Russia, Tel: +7-926-0044-975, E-mail: egor-kirill@mail.ru

poirot · #**690** 1 December 2011, 06:59

gesturbo.ru is legitimate however I doubt you are communicating with them, they probably just "mentioned" that address but are using scam gazenergoservis@pochta.ru to communicate.

JSC "Gazenergoservis" is a subsidiary of Gazprom. Here are their real contact details You'll note that they don't use a free email address from pochta.ru

It's just another scam which the ridiculous request for advance fees demonstrate.

Quote:

Originally Posted by killer king

Hi, everybody, I want to know if these oil company real or fake?Thanks

Gazenergoservis OAO(P)
Ul. Upper Radishchevskaya 17 / 2,side 2, 109240 Moscow, Russia
Int sales email: gazenergoservis@pochta.ru
Nal sales email: adm@gesturbo.ru
Tel: +7 (495) 764 92 81- Russian only Т
Tel: +7 (925) 061 4673 – English only
export director:Mr. Oleg Dima Kazanov
They said their company name is Gazenergoservis, but I know there have a real company named JSC Gazenergoservis, not Gazenergoservis OAO(P), they ask money in advance with a excuse to pay the tax for russia offically on law.

They written on draft contract that:
"BUYER TO ACCEPT AND CONFIRM TO US IN WRITING ON AN OFFICIAL LETTER HIS / HER READINESS TO NOTARIZED THE SIGN CONTRACT TO ENABLE US TO FORWARD TO THE LAW CHAMBER FOR THE ISSUANCE OF THE $69,999 USD BILL THAT WILL ENABLE MARACORP LIMITED TO MAKE PAYMENT FOR THE
LEGALIZATION / NOTARIZATION OF THE SAID SIGNED CONTRACT , WITH CONTRACT NUMBER XXXXXX.BEFORE WE CAN PRECED, OUT SIDE THIS WE CAN NOT MOVE ON WITH THIS TRANSACTION

poirot · #**691** 1 December 2011, 07:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZAMPRO

Dear FraudWatchers,

Please help us check this company whether it is fake or genuine oil & gas seller.Thanks.

EK NEFT TRADING COMPANY
Address: House 14 taganskaya, Moscow Russia, Tel: +7-926-0044-975, E-mail: egor-kirill@mail.ru

You are in contact with a mobile phone (79xxxxxxx) and a free email address from mail.ru - both anonymous and an indication that they are a scam. International commodities traders don't operate this way, only scammers do.

I strongly recommend you read ==> Russian Oil Product Import/Export Scam

killer king · #**692** 1 December 2011, 11:07

Dear All, please tell me this oil seller is real or fake?Thanks

Ojsc Stavropolneft
Address: 50-Letiya Pionerii St., Stavropol region, Neftekamsk 356880, Russia
Tel: +7(926) 004-93-05
Fax: 7 495 796 41 03
Email:*stngojsc@mail.ru
Title : General director
What's this means of russian?
ИНН 2614000013ОГРН 1022600872799.Лицензиякпп 4023796

mysteryquest · #**693** 1 December 2011, 11:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by killer king

Dear All, please tell me this oil seller is real or fake?Thanks

Ojsc Stavropolneft
Address: 50-Letiya Pionerii St., Stavropol region, Neftekamsk 356880, Russia
Tel: +7(926) 004-93-05
Fax: 7 495 796 41 03
Email:*stngojsc@mail.ru
Title : General director
What's this means of russian?
ИНН 2614000013ОГРН 1022600872799.Лицензиякпп 4023796

Again, any company using a free email address such as stngojsc@mail.ru is a scam, especially when the name is chosen to match their supposed company name!!! This is the second time you are being told this. With all due respect, considering all the scammers in this field, if you are not going to read and understand the articles we give you to read: Russian Oil Company Scam and Identifying Obvious Scam Websites and pay attention to the advice we give you, you will get scammed. Nobody wants to see that, however, we do not due diligence (Due Diligence and Request for Legitimate Businesses) We are volunteers who do not have the time to hold your hand. One would expect that if you going to engage in international transactions, you have some level of sophistication which would allow you to spot the most obvious scams. If you don't, you're in trouble and should get out now!

killer king · #**694** 1 December 2011, 11:31

Thank you very much. I know the seller who ask payment in advance 100% is fake and fraud, but I also know JSC "Gazenergoservis" is a real company, so I found something difference with them as bellowing to remind others be carefull this kind of fraud.

1. Name: Gazenergoservis OAO(P) FAKE
JSC Gazenergoservis REAL

2. Address: Ul. Upper Radishchevskaya 17 / 2, Side 2, 109240 Moscow, Russia FAKE
ul. Verkhnyaya Radishchevskaya 17/2, stroyenie 2 Moscow, 109240, Russia REAL

3. Tel.: Tel: +7 (495) 764 92 81- Russian only (FAKE, )
Tel: +7 (925) 061 4673 – English only (FAKE, Mobile number)
Tel: +7-499-7649281 (Phone) REAL

4. Fax: your seller haven't fax No.
+7-499-7649263 (Fax) REAL
5. Email: Gazenergoservis@pochta.ru ( FAKE, this is registed in a free email website)

6. person: Export Director, Mr. OLEG DIMA KAZANOV FAKE
All of Officers and directors Bellowing person is real
Andrey Nikolaevich Silchuk
Chairman of the Board
Nikolay Alekseevich Pysin
General Director
Dmitry Vladimirovich Bulgakov
Director
Dmitry Vitalevich Doev
Director
Vladimir Yurevich Kalachev
Director
Evgeny Mikhaylovich Kanashenko
Director
Sergey Valentinovich Palkin
Director

They ask the payment in advance to this bank account
Account name: PACIFIC BOND GROUP LTD
Add.: SUITE 2006, 20TH FLOOR, 340 QUEEN'S ROAD, CENTRAL ,HONG KONG
Bank name: HSBC Hong Kong
account No.: 043-252 865-274
SWIFT CODE: HSBC HKHHHKH

And I haven't found PACIFIC BOND GROUP LTD registed information in Hong Kong register center.

Not JSC Gazenergoservis

Quote:

Originally Posted by poirot

gesturbo.ru is legitimate however I doubt you are communicating with them, they probably just "mentioned" that address but are using scam gazenergoservis@pochta.ru to communicate.

JSC "Gazenergoservis" is a subsidiary of Gazprom. Here are their real contact details You'll note that they don't use a free email address from pochta.ru

It's just another scam which the ridiculous request for advance fees demonstrate.

killer king · #**695** 1 December 2011, 11:38

Thanks for your helping, I'm a new menber and just registed fraudwatchers today. But this seller don't ask fee in advance and accept my contract which have a stick procedure, would you tell me how can they fraud? I'm very curious on this.

Quote:

Originally Posted by mysteryquest

Again, any company using a free email address such as stngojsc@mail.ru is a scam, especially when the name is chosen to match their supposed company name!!! This is the second time you are being told this. With all due respect, considering all the scammers in this field, if you are not going to read and understand the articles we give you to read: Russian Oil Company Scam and Identifying Obvious Scam Websites and pay attention to the advice we give you, you will get scammed. Nobody wants to see that, however, we do not due diligence (Due Diligence and Request for Legitimate Businesses) We are volunteers who do not have the time to hold your hand. One would expect that if you going to engage in international transactions, you have some level of sophistication which would allow you to spot the most obvious scams. If you don't, you're in trouble and should get out now!

poirot · #**696** 1 December 2011, 11:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by killer king

But this seller don't ask fee in advance and accept my contract which have a stick procedure, would you tell me how can they fraud? I'm very curious on this.

With some the demand for advance fees can come much later in the scam, after they've gain your confidence. And it can be under a number of guise...export tax / Chamber of Commerce registration, Ministry of Revenue license etc.. etc...

ZAMPRO · #**697** 3 December 2011, 07:12

Dear FraudWatchers,

Firstly,we want to thank you for helping us to investigate two fraud seller before,you have save our company reputation as agent.

Please help us to check whether this seller is genuine oil & gas company from Russia or just a fraud.We really appreciate your help.Thanks.

Boris Borisov
RUSSOIL & GAS COMPANY
119368, 75 leninsky prospect, Moscow – Russian Federation
Tel: +79268529519 / +79055540680/+79031521943
Fax: +79264218834 Email: russoil@list.ru

mysteryquest · #**698** 3 December 2011, 07:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZAMPRO

Dear FraudWatchers,

Firstly,we want to thank you for helping us to investigate two fraud seller before,you have save our company reputation as agent.

Please help us to check whether this seller is genuine oil & gas company from Russia or just a fraud.We really appreciate your help.Thanks.

Boris Borisov
RUSSOIL & GAS COMPANY
119368, 75 leninsky prospect, Moscow – Russian Federation
Tel: +79268529519 / +79055540680/+79031521943
Fax: +79264218834 Email: russoil@list.ru

Any "company" using a free email address, especially one chosen to match their "company" name, i.e., "russoil@list.ru" is a scam. Every one of them. You don't even have to think further.

ZAMPRO · #**699** 4 December 2011, 09:00

Dear FraudWatchers,

Please help us check whether this company is genuine or fraud russian oil & gas seller?Thanks.

PROFIT STAR HONG KONG GROUP LIMITED
Tel : (852) 2862 9051
Fax : (852) 3747 8663
info@profitstar-hk.com (Mr Evgeniy)
www.profitstar-hk.com

poirot · #**700** 4 December 2011, 11:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZAMPRO

Dear FraudWatchers,

Please help us check whether this company is genuine or fraud russian oil & gas seller?Thanks.

PROFIT STAR HONG KONG GROUP LIMITED
Tel : (852) 2862 9051
Fax : (852) 3747 8663
info@profitstar-hk.com (Mr Evgeniy)
www.profitstar-hk.com

profitstar-hk.com has been around since 2008 and it only has a Russia mobile phone number and no address so, only a full due diligence will tell you if they are safe to deal with or not, and we don't offer that type of service.

4 December 2011, 14:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by mysteryquest

www.tradecommodities.weebly.com is a subdomain/free hosted website the kind scammers use. Please read: Identifying Obvious Scam Websites A legitimate company would have purchased its own domain! Please also read: Russian Oil Company Scam

It would be nice if it all traders like us, so do not generalized free hosts are not necessarily used scamer. If you need a list of real scamers visit: *URL Deleted by the moderator join and take it from there.
Thank you *DELETED

mysteryquest · #**702** 4 December 2011, 14:30

Most legitimate companies purchase a domain and install a website. Scammers tend to use free hosted/sub-domain as they don't require them to provide identifying information, they are easy and quick to set up, and there is no domain registration which can tell a viewer how long the website has been up. Thus, the use of a free hosted/sub-domain website which is a "red flag". Other red flags include, the lack of an address on a website, a mobile phone number, a free email address, etc.. None of these "red flags", by themselves, indicate a scam, however they suggest the presence of one. These "red flags" and the reasons for them are well covered in http://www.fraudwatchers.org/forums/...pg=fw_scamsite I wrote the article and I stand by it. If this characterization happens to prejudice you, I'm sorry, however, I will continue to tell visitors to be cautious or even suspicious of companies with free hosted/sub-domain websites as many scammers use them and thus their presence, suggests the possibility of fraud. Additionally, I would not tell visitors to this forum to rely on any "list of frauds" as new frauds and scams are created every day.

poirot · #**703** 4 December 2011, 15:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by itxcg

It would be nice if it all traders like us, so do not generalized free hosts are not necessarily used scamer. If you need a list of real scamers visit: *URL Deleted by the moderator join and take it from there.
Thank you *DELETED

I have deleted your URL and company name as it's against our guidelines. I suggest you do not post them again.

I have sent you a PM regarding your username.

mysteryquest · #**704** 5 December 2011, 13:14

More Russian Oil Scam sites:

Gazenergoservis OAO(P)
ADD.: Ul. Upper Radishchevskaya 17 / 2,Side 2, 109240 Moscow, Russia
Сторона 2, 109240 Москва, Россия
Int sales email: gazenergoservis@pochta.ru
Nal sales email: adm@gesturbo.ru
Tel: +7 (495) 764 92 81- Russian only
Tel: +7 (925) 061 4673 – English only
Export director: Mr. Oleg Dima Kazanov

OJSC STAVROPOLNEFT
Address: 50-Letiya Pionerii St., Stavropol region,
Neftekamsk 356880, Russia
Tel: +7(926) 004-93-05
Fax: 7 495 796 41 03
Email: stngojsc@mail.ru
General Director of the Company: Mr. Nikolai NikolaevichI Mironov,

poirot · #**705** 5 December 2011, 13:34

http://tuylon.ru/ = FRAUD

Quote:

OOO Tuylon
http://tuylon.ru/corparate_info.html
OOO TULYON HQ.

LEGAL ADDRESS:
398059,15A Nedelina Street, Lipetsk,
Russian Federation.
Tel: 7 495 796 41 02 - 8
Fax: 7 495 796 41 03
Email: tuylon@tuylon.ru

Registration№: 4824042550
License № KПП 482401001 ОКПО 83414087
Taxation code № ��НН 4824042550

Виды деятельности:
20.30/51.13/51.43/65.23/67.20.1-4/70.31.1/
65.23.1-5/67.20.9/74.11/74.12/74.13/74.13.1

BANKING COORDINATES:
Uniastream bank
Tolstovo Street, 1 Lipestk Russia federation
Account № 40702 810 7 3501 0000007 Ruble
Account № 30101 810 3 0000 0000719 USD
Bic 044206719

CORRESPONDENT BANKS
Deutsche Bank AG, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
SWIFT: DEUTDEFF
acct. № 100-947714200

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, New York, USA
SWIFT: CHASUS33
acct. № 822839304

TENDERS & TRADE INQUIRIES
Jomanis Al Jibril
management & finance
Email: jomanis@tuylon.ru

Graffit Sitt
Public relation & advert
Email: sitt@tuylon.ru

Alfred Bagruni
Marketing, export & distribution
Email: alfred@tuylon.ru

PUBLIC RELATION / PERSONNEL
Svetlana Skodnina
Email: personnel@tuylon.ru

PARTNERS & INVESTMENT
Marat Derevenski
Email: marat@tuylon.ru
LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE

ALBA FROST LAW GROUP
12 (45th floor), Presnenskaya Naberezhnaya,
West Tower (B), Federation Tower,
Moscow International Business Center,
123100, Moscow, Russia

idisol · #**706** 7 December 2011, 06:13

Website is http://www.arevenca.com

Does anyone know where exactly is this refinery located?
They claim to have refineries in USA, Mexico, Aruba, Venezuela, Surinam, Spain,Ivory Coast and South Korea. My search has brought no information about physical location.

poirot · #**707** 7 December 2011, 16:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by idisol

Website is http://www.arevenca.com

Does anyone know where exactly is this refinery located?
They claim to have refineries in USA, Mexico, Aruba, Venezuela, Surinam, Spain,Ivory Coast and South Korea. My search has brought no information about physical location.

There's www.arevenca.com.ve which is on a Venezuela suffix (.com.ve), and then there's www.arevenca.com

This shows the importance of a proper due diligence when trading, specially internationally.

idisol · #**708** 9 December 2011, 16:06

Please compare:

http://www.arevenca.com/2008/english/prensa.php

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?p...d=a1WxxMs47Xag

bawelna · #**709** 9 December 2011, 18:16

Note that both pages lead to the same email address which is: arevenca@arevenca.com

Could it be a so called mirror site: http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/M/mirror_site.html ?

.

poirot · #**710** 10 December 2011, 12:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by bawelna

Note that both pages lead to the same email address which is: arevenca@arevenca.com

Could it be a so called mirror site: http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/M/mirror_site.html ?
.

Good catch Bawelna you're right,

I missed that. This confirms that arevenca.com and arevenca.com.ve are one and the same. As to whether they are safe to transact with, only a proper thorough due diligence will give you that assurance and that's something we can't do here.

Note that by "real" all I mean is that the company is probably registered. A proper due diligence is always a must because without one, you can be scammed just as easily by a registered company as a fictitious one.

Here are some articles on arevenca.com demonstrating how important is a complete and independent due diligence.

http://www.petroleumworld.com/issues11092601.htm

http://arubaherald.com/local/1301-fl...in-the-us.html

http://caracaschronicles.com/2011/09...-scam-academy/

john66 · 10 December 2011, 16:25

We have signed the M100-75 contract with this company based in Russia,
we have been trying to verify if this seller is real in Russia. MCangus Robert is the owner or manager of this company. The seller gives us a UBS bank account in Singpore. He claims he is a British.
TOP TOWER GROUP LTD & OAO OCEAN PACIFIC OIL AND GAS
14/7 ULITSA, NAMETKINA OBLAST., 117795, MOSCOW. RUSSIA
Company Name: TOP TOWER GROUP LIMITED & OAO OCEAN PACIFIC OIL AND GAS
Address:14/7 Ulitsa, Nametkina Oblast., 117795, Moscow. Russia
Registration No.: DHJ75935RFJ
Seller’s Representative
McANGUS Robert
Designation: General Manager
Email: toptower@ro.ru
Tel No: +7 926 745 5541
Can you help if this company and person is real in oil business? thanks in advance.

mysteryquest · #**712** 10 December 2011, 17:19

I don't quite understand how you could even consider signing a contract with a company that you are not sure is legitimate. What is the name of the company's website? Considering the fact that this company is using a free email address, they are almost certainly scammers. No legitimate company uses free email addresses.

john66 · #**713** 10 December 2011, 22:00

Thanks so much for your reply.
Well, this seller does not have a web site at all.
The owner Mr. Robert claims he is a British person, living and running the business in Russia.
He sent us a copy of his British passport and business license in Russian.

George Dixon · #**714** 11 December 2011, 01:18

Nothing I can find currently indicates for certain whether this company is real or not. However, by sending a passport copy he is following a common scammer practice, not I believe something a reputable company would do.

mysteryquest · #**715** 11 December 2011, 01:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by john66

Thanks so much for your reply.
Well, this seller does not have a web site at all.
The owner Mr. Robert claims he is a British person, living and running the business in Russia.
He sent us a copy of his British passport and business license in Russian.

Please read http://www.fraudwatchers.org/forums/...pg=fw_scamsite No legitimate company of any sort does not have a website and uses a free email addresses, especially one chosen to match its supposed company name.

unblock · #**716** 11 December 2011, 04:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by poirot

You are in contact with a mobile phone (79xxxxxxx) and a free email address from mail.ru - both anonymous and an indication that they are a scam. International commodities traders don't operate this way, only scammers do.

I strongly recommend you read ==> Russian Oil Product Import/Export Scam

Poirot is right - neither real traders nor real buyers or sellers act as the scam artist (and indeed MOST deceived brokers) think they should or do act.
Simple rules/guidelines:WATCH OUT FOR -
1) mention of gross and net
2) ANY kind of advance payment
3) any offer from a "mandate"- **** mandate is a VERY special and legal construct - I have NEVER come across a mandated person who does not carry around his board of directors authorisation letter.
4) huge quantities (there is a limited production and a limited possible export of crude or product - check on official export data before being taken in
5) proof of product (I could write a book!) - spot means the oil or product is "there to be seen"- so anyone offering HAS to be able to prove that the product exists (like buying a second hand car really!) Contract - the only proof that CAN be made is that a specific refinery has agreed to produce X product - they CAN't show storage or export license or VAT payment or shipping or any other evidence WHY? because the stuff has not be made or left the refinery!
6) offers that SEEM to come from either a refinery or an oil PRODUCER - never! why would YOU as a broker be getting such an offer when only a refinery can use crude oil and only certain companies can use product? A producer will know the outlets and a refinery will need a contract that supports its huge overheads - they won't produce "in the hope that someone may buy!"
Real business is done almost exclusively on a one to one basis - either controlled by your own direct and well-known agent (as a buyer or seller) or by YOU. ANY offer that comes from sources that you do not control DIRECTLY is 99.99 (recurring) % bound to be either a scam or fraud (perpetrated you hope, by some person other than the one who sent you the advice/offer!)
No major trader oil company, refinery or producer sends ANY kind of offer through brokers.
FEES? at best IF something comes up you MAY get a finder's fee - be sensible people - the more skimmed off the offered price, the less the buyer/seller makes on his deal - so why would he give you the profits?
A guy says he is a mandate - tell him to send his papers (any real mandate would be jumping over the moon if he got himself mandated to an oil major or refinery!) But he never will of course
If there is oil or product to buy NOW - only an OWNER can produce or give permission to HAVE produced any evidence that the stuff has been seen and tested - so sending details (like SGS numbers or tank details) contains NO danger to an owner - nobody can check without his say so.
Start by asking the nasty questions and only if you get direct replies continue - as in; "why is this person sending this to me rather than selling on after-hours PLATT or direct to an end user? " Or how come someone wants to pay me millions of dollars for what may end up as no more work than Passing on an e-mail? "
Keep it simple and keep it straight - unblock it in fact!

unblock · #**717** 11 December 2011, 04:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by Uhohitsnick

Hello members,

I'm new to the site and I'm glad that I found such a resourceful website. Here's the situation. I'm working on a deal on a UREA with a Russian company. Everything about them look legit beside that their website is just registered this year. That's the only thing that make my eye twitch. Please let me know your opinion.

Here's there infos:

OOO ROSFERTILIZER
-14 Nametkina St., Moscow, Russian Federation
-Certificate of entry into the Unified State Register of Legal Entities: 011.963, Issued by the Moscow registration chamber
-Main state file number: 2147700070409
-INN: 7736050002
-Website: www.rosfertilizer.ru
-Tel: +7 (495) 641-74-57
-Fax: +7 (495) 641-74-58

Thanks in advance,
Nick

We KNOW how Urea - chemical fertilisers of all types) are bought - you GO to the producer, you SHOW that you CAN buy, you make your order there and then, (you probably drink quite a bit of booze at sometime during your stay!) you sign the order and pay (anything up to 100% in advance!) That's it. Simple - any offers you get are fake (99.999999% probability)

unblock · #**718** 11 December 2011, 04:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jason Mao

never issue an ICPO to a supplier you have never dealt with before, if they request one, don't send it. you don't want some scam artist to check your available funding... etc.
just send them a letter of interest without banking details, and list down "please provide company registar no., etc..." for the legal existence of the company, "of course, you have to spend time and check its validity. then ask for POP (proof of product), ask them to send you no less than 15 pictures, all dated with contact person included in the pictures.
if they cannot provide, then 100% that they don't have the product

Jason - have to disagree here - NOT about the ICPO which frankly is not only a waste of space but in fact is one of those mythical animals; dreamed of so as to make it real. On the proof - the subject was Urea - proof of product will not exist for a manufacturer - either they produce the stuff or they don't - if they do then any contact to Russia (official and correct) will show if the producer really is one. other than that - if the offer is for "on the quay" then SOMEONE must legally own it and THAT is something that CAN be checked without photos (which can be faked of course) - better to find out where it is being held - THEN ask for owner's permission to contact the storage area/facility - with that, revert to the Russians - (Consulate or Embassy) and check again. 90 % of all my work is due diligence - that is slow and needful but rewarding as i am sure you agree

unblock · #**719** 11 December 2011, 04:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by mazuta100

I am going to sign a contract with www.yasnotekoil.com dealing in mazut m100 GOST 10585 75.
They are asking for payment to RT MOGE RUSSI of USD85,760.
their email info@yasnotekoil.com
Can anyone telling me whether they are scam company?
TQ

Two things - import to China is restricted to those companies having a permit so if these guys did not ask to SEE your permit, they would not be aware of the rules and not being aware of the rules as a seller is a big no-no! Next - Apart from the weird nomenclature of the proposed product - did you look CLOSELY at the amount requested? Lets set aside the fact that nobody will ever pay anything in advance - look at the actual amount - $US 85 K ? For what would (I assume) amount to a contract worth many tens of millions? Better if they has asked for a few millions - that would have made more sense!

unblock · #**720** 11 December 2011, 05:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by Unregistered

I have another offer from email rim40@inbox.ru tel:7-9267-834-587
In their procedure
Buyer Register his contract with the Ministry of Energy and gas for the
IMO Code number, Vessel of the ship.Buyer Bank Responds With Pre-advance MT 760 for the Quantity to be lifted.
Is this company RIM PETROL also a fake/scam company?

makes no difference who it's from - how can the "buyer's bank" respond? To what? where? how? All this talk of Mt (message transmissions) just go to your own bank and ask them exactly what procedures YOU would have to go through to get such a message made! ...... oh. and by the way - wear extra pants - you will need them when you hear the nasty reply.

unblock · 11 December 2011, 05:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by mazuta100

Their email energyresources.consult@mail.ru
www.omeganeftgas.ru
sales@omeganeftgas.ru
info@omeganeftgas.ru
Their offer:
Under Seller acceptance of the signatory and initial on the returned of buyer
Signed draft contract, Seller Register the contract with ministries. Buyer pays for the change of ownership and Title Documents. Seller sends the copy to the shipping company.

with due respect to Poirot who frankly amazes me with all the incredibly fine details and due diligence that is done on the IT front (Poirot, as an "old school" I am both amazed, impressed, interested and totally flummoxed by all this tech stuff!) BUT unregistered ...... who would sign a contract without meeting the seller? That is NOT how real business is done - either the two sides get together, spend some money, travel, show that each is able to afford to at least expend energy and money to conclude such a deal or ANY offer like this with such demands HAS to be fake - do you not see that?

unblock · #**722** 11 December 2011, 05:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by poirot

SCAM-FRAUD www.Ojscrosneft.ru - site now redirects to Google.

Fake PDF document used by these scammers...

Rosneft has issued a fraud warning regarding these scams which states

Complete warning including contact details of the real Rosnefthttp://www.rosneft.com/Investors/beware/

Examples of fake documents used in these Russian scams...http://www.rosneft.com/Investors/beware/examples/

jj1000, if your seller can't afford a miserable 60 grand to get a deal of millions - surely you are not dealing with the right person?

unblock · #**723** 11 December 2011, 05:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by clearverbiage

mazuta100

Couple of things.

1) Russia does not do business the way most brokers think.

It is a Quota System and by bidding or Direct Contract via SPVs.

Mazut 75 is an obsolete product and no longer a in the GOST standards.

Mazut 99 now has 7 grades.

0.5 to 3.5 Sulphur.

Prices for export is usually on Platts NWE.

There are many refiners in Russia, and the business is very healthy.

All internet deals on Russian Oil are SCAMS.

2) How sure are you on your buyer.

Sad to say, I get a load of requests and they go to the bin.

I have not met a Trader/Buyer that can perform.

Most of the actual buyers are in fact large entities and or refineries.

Most are buying from Singapore from companies like Hin Leong, Glencore, Itochu, Chemoil etc.

Do be careful.

cleverbiage - what an amazing (and typical response from this member - zzzzzzzzz - oh! - zzzzzz. Your information was excellent, your help should have been gratefully received, and what you DID get was (apparently) indifference to common sense - well be calm - if sense was common, we'd all have it.
You are quite right of course - we meet many refineries, trades, oil companies and producers - NONE of them would START to look at an unconfirmed, uninvited and unreferenced. The real world does not work this way

unblock · #**724** 11 December 2011, 05:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by ETrader

Hi guys,

I am new here and hoping you'd help me figure out if these companies are genuine. The first company has a website underconstruction and something about an email from them does not seem right. The other company ahs asked for payment in advance. Your input is greatly appreciated. Thanks

1) ENNEX GmbH (Grammatical mistakes for such a large company are alrm bells)
http://www.ennex.at/

Dear xxxx,

Thank you for your prompt response and inquiry for xxx. Ennex Gmbh Austria/ EU is able to supply xxxx , however price mentioned in your ICPO ( CIF xxx USD/MT ) is not workable at all. Current market price for February 2011 or any indication forecast price for March ....delivery ( see Attachment ) is much higher.
In order to consider any serious transaction we are requesting first, from the buyer bank to be send a SWIFT message ( form MT799 ) to our bank in Austria , confirming readiness to issue required payment for delivery xxxxx cargo. Should your company want to proceed we shall send you all required bank info and wording.
We are sending draft contract , invoice, draft of the acceptable L/C etc once when we know that we have financially capable buyer to enter such transaction.
I visited your company web site and it is very impressive.
I am sending you as well our general information about structured financing and it might be of your interest to start business cooperations.
ENNEX GMBH is in business since 1989 with main office in Vienna / Austria / EU and since 2005 with marketing and sales office in Florida/ US.
Our main market is Africa where we successfully assisting clients with structural financing for cargo delivery and as well for other structured finance projects. ( see Attachment )
Waiting your response.
Regards

Mrs. Visnja Snell
ENNEX GMBH - FLORIDA
Structured Trade & Commodity finance
Director
Marketing and Sales
Tel:/Fax:+ 1 954 941 2117
Cell: + 1 954 913 3560
Web site: www.ennex.at

2)NEVINN AZOT

Dear Sir,

We acknowledge your mail, and all the content were been noted. We will
like to know how and from which mandate you get our company contact. We OAO
Nevinnazot are allocation holder and capable to supply your required
quantity provided you are ready to work according to our company procedure
of transaction.
The buyer is going to be responsible for obtaining Allocation Code and
return the contract along with the Purchase Allocation code, we implore you
if all terms in the offer is accepted by your esteem, kindly issue your
loi/icpo well address to our company in pdf format for us to be able to
issue FCO and draft contract for smooth finalization of transaction.
Revert back as soon as possible for your buyer to secure allocation.
Best Regards,
Jamal Makhkamov
Manager/Director Sales & Export Department
Russia Representative Office (STAVROPOL REGION)
Address: 1 Nizyaeva str. Nevinnomysk-7, Stavropol Krai Territory, 35710.
Russia Federation.

Moscow Head Office:
Address: 53/1 Dubininskaya street Moscow, 115054,
Russia Federation.
Tel: - +7 (495) 943 69 20
Fax: - (8 86554) 7-80-05
E-mail: sales@nevinnazot.ru
www.nevinnazot.ru

Even if the companies are real - look carefully at the wording - it sounds to ME as if they are trying to finesse a deal - IF all this is genuine, then before any kind of messages happen between banks, the OWNER should declare himself and be open to ANY investigation. In addition - what is this ALLOCATION CODE? sounds as if there will be an unpleasant demand for up front payment not too far in the future - the BUYER is responsible for? so who is paying for the goods? How will they pay to get it to a port?

unblock · #**725** 11 December 2011, 06:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by intergemcorporation

Hello sir, can you please help us verify these two Russian companies we are afraid of losing money. Please assist.
interprom-limited.com which claims to sell PET flakes.
allied petrochemicals trading & distribution
website: apt-d.ru
Also the last one is: ingushneftegazprom company which claims to sell fuels.
Please advise asap. If you have legit companies you may know for these products please help. Your assistance will be greatly appreciated!
Regards

They are asking for money - in advance - what is the value of the trade that is to be done - hundreds of thousands? Millions? So why just a thousand with SO much involved? DO try and START on the assumption that ANY offer if a fake - not the other way round!

unblock · #**726** 11 December 2011, 06:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blue-sky

Many thanks for your valuable info.

Just for your future information - NO REFINERY IN THE WORLD WILL EVER MAKE CONTACT BY E-MAIL TO A BROKER either you have a direct introduction from someone who is known and trusted by the refinery or you will have to go there and hope they will see you. CERTAINLY no Russian (or indeed any other oil company) major will EVER send ANY form of communication pre-emptive to a broker (just ask yourself, "why would they" ? don't they have enough clients without having to go pimping for them?
unblock the areas that cause you to WISH and let in the "I start by thinking this is a scam" response

unblock · #**727** 11 December 2011, 06:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by wolverine

Hahhahhahhaah!

Guest, do you want to see a real photo of your SERGEI IBRAMOVICH? Then check this, I guarantee you a great surprise and a whole ocean of satisfaction! : http://www.promoartist.ru/nelson

Please pay attention to the phone number - it is the same! I was absolutely right: the scammer is not even Russian but most probably Nigerian student in Moscow, besides he is a strip-dancer!!!

To moderators: please, don't edit this post because it is not a Supposition, this is an abstract from the site:

Категории размещения: (Category of the ad)
go-go парни (go-go boys)
эротический танец мужской (erotic dance men)

Fortunately, most of those "black Russians" are stupid enough to use the same contact details for their different activities in the Internet

However now the ladies visiting this forum have got the phone number of this handsome dancing scammer

Wolverine - I wonder what that POP was all about - if this was for a contract on downstream product then there IS no POP possible - were u aware of that?

killer king · #**728** 12 December 2011, 08:50

Hello everyone,

Does these companies real or fake? Thanks

1. Profit Star Hong Kong Group Limited
www.profitstar-hk.com
CEO : Alexander N. Pishchurov

2. OOO Oil-Garant
No 18/2 Malie Kamenshisk Str Moscow 115172 Russia
Tel +7 495 647 8152
Fax: +7 495 647 8152
Email: info@oil-garant.com
OGRN: 1117746136375
Head Commercial Department: Makeey Yakovlev Fradkov

mysteryquest · #**729** 12 December 2011, 09:41

OOO Oil-Garant is very unlikely to be a legitimate Russian oil company considering when the domain was registered, i.e. six months ago.

Domain Name: OIL-GARANT.COM
Registrar: TUCOWS.COM CO.
Whois Server: whois.tucows.com
Referral URL: http://domainhelp.opensrs.net
Name Server: NS1.NETFIRMS.COM
Name Server: NS2.NETFIRMS.COM
Status: clientTransferProhibited
Status: clientUpdateProhibited
Updated Date: 20-sep-2011
Creation Date: 30-jun-2011
Expiration Date: 30-jun-2012

Please also read: http://www.fraudwatchers.org/forums/...pg=fw_scamsite andhttp://www.fraudwatchers.org/forums/...ad.php?t=49813

killer king · #**730** 12 December 2011, 11:05

Thanks for your anwser, but I also find one company which named Oil Garant LLC, theirs website is :http://oilgarant.ru/index.html, I found some difference between them, and another one is real or both fake? Thanks

1. OOO oil-Garant
OIL GARANT LLC /( OOO OЙЛГАРАНТ)

2. http://oil-garant.com/
http://oilgarant.ru/index.html l

3. info@oil-garant.com info@oilgarant.ru

Quote:

Originally Posted by mysteryquest

OOO Oil-Garant is very unlikely to be a legitimate Russian oil company considering when the domain was registered, i.e. six months ago.

Domain Name: OIL-GARANT.COM
Registrar: TUCOWS.COM CO.
Whois Server: whois.tucows.com
Referral URL: http://domainhelp.opensrs.net
Name Server: NS1.NETFIRMS.COM
Name Server: NS2.NETFIRMS.COM
Status: clientTransferProhibited
Status: clientUpdateProhibited
Updated Date: 20-sep-2011
Creation Date: 30-jun-2011
Expiration Date: 30-jun-2012

Please also read: http://www.fraudwatchers.org/forums/...pg=fw_scamsite andhttp://www.fraudwatchers.org/forums/...ad.php?t=49813

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