To all buyers of Russian Oil Products:

Do not pay any upfront Transneft fee to Russian Sellers under no circumstances.

There is a well organized Russian crime network made of many so-called Russian independent sellers or seller's mandates,all of them advertising on Alibaba.com but their leader is posing as the Presient of Transneft, the Russian State Pipeline monopoly, issuing fake Transneft documents including Invoice with Transneft bank accounts (which really belong to the scammers), Affidavit and contracts. He uses the following email addresses: simonbainshtock@mail.ru and bainshtocksm@mail.ru. All deceptive email addresses from a Russian free mail server using the name of a legitimate Russian official to fool foreigners who think that they are dealing with the head of Transneft. We learned that he also uses the alias: Sergey Dmitriev.

Buyers from many countries have been victimized by these scammers and they are still in business.

These people are not selling oil. Their business is to scam foreign oil buyers for upfront Transneft fees.

DO NOT SEND THEM MONEY, YOU WILL NEVER SEE THE OIL AND WILL LOSE ANY MONEY THAT YOU SEND THEM.

We have paid Transneft fees for over 8 contracts and have lost all that money

Their contracts usually include Cell phone as seller's phone, fake ****, fake SWIFT code, fake email addresses, fake bank officer who is usually an individual who is part of a scam.

All phone and email messages that the buyer sends to the seller's bank go to people working for the scam not to the bank.

Some of these companies are fictitious and do not even legally exist.

When they provide Transneft invoice and other documents, if you ask for verification, they will put you in contact with fake Transneft officials including someone who claimed that he is the President of Transneft and a close friend of President Putin. All of These people are also part of the scam and no really who they claim to be.

They used to provide an invoice for payment to be wired to Alfa Bank or Russian Standard Bank in behalf of Transneft pipeline or Transneft Trustees; Not True. They have people inside Alfa Bank, Russian Standard bank and other Russian banks to divert the money to them.

Nowadays, they use Russian Standard Bank and other banks with the money going to an individual who supposes to be a Transneft Trustee but is part of the gang. Their fee went from $28,000.00 last year to $30,000.00 now per 500k contract.

They will make you believe that you are getting a god deal because you suppose to pay both the internal and external fees upfront but because of their special relationship with the President of Transneft, they will arrrange an exemption for you to only pay the Internal fee. All scam talk. The following companies are part of the scam: Alduke Holdings-Sibneftprom, Soyuz Corporation, Igion Oil, Icon oil & Gas, Rusneftprom, Golden Oil, Zorin Energy Resources.

If you pay them once, they will ask you to submit more contract before they can perform on your first contract because they must meet internal Transneft quota before they can deliver any PB or POP to you. If you insist, they will put you in touch with the fake President of Transneft who claims to be Mr. Boishtoc himself, to tell you that the Russian seller is in good standing with Transneft but you must deliver more contract to them so that they can meet their Transneft quota.

Avoid individuals like Nikolai Gubin from Alduke Holdings, Andrei Shaika from Soyuz Corp and Rusneftprom. In the case of Alduke, after you pay, they will then tell you that they have back tax problems with the government and cannot perform until this problem is resolved and will try to have the tax problem confirmed by the fake Transneft President who is really the ring master. This Master Scammer will not only confirm that Alduke or any of scammers is a good seller but will ask you to advance Million dollars in cash (to be wired to a bank that they will provide) to him so that he can get Russian officials to help Alduke so that you can get your oil. Right but not in this lifetime !!!! Just tell this guy to send you a certified copy of his passport as Mr. Boishtoc, the head of Transneft, so that you can verify it with the Russian Embassy before you send him the Million in cash that he is asking for. He will tell you that he is very offended by that request and will hang up the phone quickly.

These scammers will object to you visiting Moscow to personally make payment to Transneft Bank then move to LC in exchange for PB/POP documents there.

No matter what you do, do not pay them upfront fees and do not accept any procedure where you have to pay large upfront sum to get the deal started. Once you pay and pay, there is no way to get your money back and recover the lost time. The fake Mr. Boishtoc from Transneft will tell you that Transneft has met their obligations and that you are now liable for the additional external fee of $150,000.00 per contract and that you should address your concerns with the Russian seller.

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 sucessful 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 it 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.

Happy Trading !!!br/>
Please don't be afraid to share your scam stories !!! Scammers use the same scheme over and over because their victims do not speak out

Your story will help weeding out scammers from the business. It is not just about the money, it is about detecting these scams soon enough to avoid wasting time.


NOTE: Since this article was initially posted here, there have been some new company listings on Alibaba.com (Lukhoilsandgas, Golden Oil,....)presenting themselves as mandates for Russian companies like RUSNEFTPROM.

My personal recommendation is not to do business with any mandate or company that lists relationship with Alduke Holdings-Sibneftprom, RUSNEFPROM or any of the companies listed above in this article.

The real test is for you to get a copy of their procedure, they all require upfront fee from the buyer for Transneft fee before they issue PB, POP, or show any oil or SGS report or proof of previous deals where that have actually ship any oil to anybody.

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Dear Vivaldo SA,

I have been reading your post and you are extremely helpful to the people soliciting your expertise in the industry.  I also have been dealing with OAO-NK RUSSNEFT.  I get to them through an middle company .  The person I deal with says he is a papered representative and he has been great so far.  I have been reading about the upfront fees on this thread and got concerned because in the offers given to me on the official RUSSNEFT letter head with the Coporate seal and signed with a time stamp by SVAYKIN VLADIMIR ANATOLIEVICH, VICE PRESIDENT/CEO PRODUCTION OAO RUSSNEFT, it states that IT IS MANDATORY THAT THE NOTARIZATION AND STAMP DUTIES THAT WILL BE DONE AT MOSCOW HIGH COURT, REGISTRATION OF THE CONTRACT WITH THE APPROPIATE AUTHORITIES WHICH AMOUNTS TO 65,700 EUROS, THESE EXPENSES WILL BE BORNE BY THE BUYER AND IT IS NOT NEGOTIABLE.  Is this a valid and customary procedure and practice?

 

Sincerely

Verify08

DONT PAY!!!!!!!!!!!  NEVER PAY UPFRONT FEES. IT IS NOT TRUE THAT THE BUYER HAS TO PAY REGISTRATION FEES!!!!!  EVENTUALLY IF THESE HAVE TO BE PAID IS THE COMPANY WHO LIVES IN RUSSIA AND HAS TO ACCOMPLISH WITH RUSSIAN LAW  SO MUST BE RUSSIAN COMPANY TO PAY FOR REGISTRATION FEES !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Are 13 years I live in Russia and are 4 years I'm trying to buy oil products in Russia without any result. I spoke with a friend of mine who is the director of sales department of one of the biggest oil russian companies and he told me "russian oil market has been closed 10 years ago. Now it is quite impossible to enter in this market".  I asked him "If you were in my position (looking for oil products), and with your experience (are 22 years he is working in this field), what you could do to make some contract?". His reply " I should be very lucky". I asked him "Please sell me some spots". His reply " You are a friend, but when I have a spot I phone to one company with whom I already made business, I tell them I have that spot and in 10 minutes I sold the spot. If I apply to a new company I have to ask for BCL, soft probe, etc and furthermore there is the possibility that my president can investigate on my operate thinking that I am receiving an extra commission.

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Dear Vivaldo SA,

I have been reading your post and you are extremely helpful to the people soliciting your expertise in the industry.  I also have been dealing with OAO-NK RUSSNEFT.  I get to them through an middle company .  The person I deal with says he is a papered representative and he has been great so far.  I have been reading about the upfront fees on this thread and got concerned because in the offers given to me on the official RUSSNEFT letter head with the Coporate seal and signed with a time stamp by SVAYKIN VLADIMIR ANATOLIEVICH, VICE PRESIDENT/CEO PRODUCTION OAO RUSSNEFT, it states that IT IS MANDATORY THAT THE NOTARIZATION AND STAMP DUTIES THAT WILL BE DONE AT MOSCOW HIGH COURT, REGISTRATION OF THE CONTRACT WITH THE APPROPIATE AUTHORITIES WHICH AMOUNTS TO 65,700 EUROS, THESE EXPENSES WILL BE BORNE BY THE BUYER AND IT IS NOT NEGOTIABLE.  Is this a valid and customary procedure and practice?

 

Sincerely

Verify08

DONT PAY!!!!!!!!!!!  NEVER PAY UPFRONT FEES. IT IS NOT TRUE THAT THE BUYER HAS TO PAY REGISTRATION FEES!!!!!  EVENTUALLY IF THESE HAVE TO BE PAID IS THE COMPANY WHO LIVES IN RUSSIA AND HAS TO ACCOMPLISH WITH RUSSIAN LAW  SO MUST BE RUSSIAN COMPANY TO PAY FOR REGISTRATION FEES !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 My salary is around 50.000$ per month. Why should I loose this amount to introduce a new company and in the same time to be investigate with the possibility I can loose my job? Never I'll do it ".  We are friend, but he told me clearly that untill his company's new refinery will not be ready (1,5/2 years) never he will sell me oil products.  I wrote so much in order that all companies who are trying to buy in russia can understand the real russian situation. Furthermore another friend of mine, in november , came 2 times here in Moscow in order to make a diesel contract with Gazprom. No result. Gazprom didn't sell anything to him. All quantity already sold with long terms contracts. So, reading all messages in this forum I had one idea : why dont put my experience at disposition of world buyers?"  If someone wants, I am at disposition to check for him if the the offers they receive are real or not. Obviously I will not do this free of expenses. To check and give garantee I will ask Eu 3.000 if in Moscow and travel expenses if it is out of Moscow.    I dont have any web site, but I can introduce myself. I am italian, are 13 years I live in Moscow. From 1976 to 1983 I was director of one S.G.S. office in Italy, from 1995 to 1998 I was director of Castelletti in Moscow, in 1999 I was operational Panalpina's director in Sahalin. My e-mail is enolgaru@yahoo.com . P.S. : I had better result in alluminium , palm oil and cement instead of oil products. Best regard to all

 

I received tons of queries to request to help them verify their documents (eg. POP, BL or SGS report). If you require help to authenticate documents, please send formal email to enquiry@firstrategy.com, my assistant will help you out on that.

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Anyone here heard of or dealt with a company called Global Phoenix Energy In Russia LTD? 

 

 

 

So far I know , Global Phoenix Energy Ltd is NOT in Russia but in Seychelles and has an office in Kuala Lumpour , Malaysia . I dealt with them ,that means I received their documents with coordinates : banking , address,telephon , e-mail and so ; but not concluded the transaction because the buyer failed after getting the contract .

 

 

Have you seem GPE previous BL ? Did they show you any proof they've performed  before?  Do you know who heads the Malaysian office, Have you been had a meeting in Jahor Baru with Madame Jxxxxxx ? or General AbXXXXXX?

 

Too many questions dear friend !!! If you have some real information I will be glad to know and I will thank you very much . In their head paper the address in Malaysia is not in Jahor Baru but Jalan Pudina , Bukit Bandaraya . But I wonder why you didn't give all the complete name of Madam Jxxxxxxxx or Gl. Abxxxxxxxx ? Maybe we we are not speaking about the same company ??!!. If you know more information then I please put these informations for the benefit of all .

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Anyone here heard of or dealt with a company called Global Phoenix Energy In Russia LTD? 

 

 

 

So far I know , Global Phoenix Energy Ltd is NOT in Russia but in Seychelles and has an office in Kuala Lumpour , Malaysia . I dealt with them ,that means I received their documents with coordinates : banking , address,telephon , e-mail and so ; but not concluded the transaction because the buyer failed after getting the contract .

 

 

Have you seem GPE previous BL ? Did they show you any proof they've performed  before?  Do you know who heads the Malaysian office, Have you been had a meeting in Jahor Baru with Madame Jxxxxxx ? or General AbXXXXXX?

 

Too many questions dear friend !!! If you have some real information I will be glad to know and I will thank you very much . In their head paper the address in Malaysia is not in Jahor Baru but Jalan Pudina , Bukit Bandaraya . But I wonder why you didn't give all the complete name of Madam Jxxxxxxxx or Gl. Abxxxxxxxx ? Maybe we we are not speaking about the same company ??!!. If you know more information then I please put these informations for the benefit of all .

I have asked too many of the right questions, I just want to know if you or anyone here have done a a deal with them? Most of the seller agents told me they haven't, just plently of paperwork execises.   

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Dear Vivaldo SA.



I will be forwarding FCO/Contract/partial pop docs to you shortly.



my email: fulltimeholding@gmail.com



Thanks,


Josh

Btw, we have direct Gazprom  thru my Gazprom connection..

Concerning current Gazprom D2 , we now sign contract on the price of 690$ for the ton.


if any one interested, please contact my email, we will be supply more information to you.

Guys,

Need real offer form Mazut M100 / 75 or 99 is ok.. Quantity : 200k x 12 mths contract...for one of my buyers..

Serious and capable buyers here with me..kindly send offer to :

vckcship@yahoo.com.

Vince

Upon receiving the offers, we will be in touch with you soon...for discussion.

 

 

 

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The list of some FAKEs companies in "Russia":

       

 

         Company                       Represented by        Tel No.

• SibirTranzitNeft               by Vasily Vlasov       tel 791698691...
• ZAO Sorcont Oils
• SibirNeft
• Icon Oil                            by Mr. Shateav         tel 749550690...
• OOO Integral                                                   tel 749597114...
• OOO Rucas Oil&Gas        by Mr. M. Petrovich
• OAO AchinskNeft             by Yury Kosyuk         tel 790300630...
• OAO Ruslaneft Co LTD                                     tel 792673259...
• NikitOil                             by Nikita Ivanovich
• TatNeft                                                              tel 749551834...
• Intercont Oil
• NovostiNeft Oil
• Interlot-Oil

 

Hi, Have you heard of this company called : Severnaya Oil and Gas LLC ?


Heard Severnayaneft was bought over by Rosneft in 2003, if i'm not wrong but I can't to find the ticker in Moscow and London Exchange for verification of the company.


Anyone know about it ?


As I have credible buyers looking for M100..I must be 1000% sure of the real supplier or real re-seller is ok.

Thanks

Vince

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Anyone here heard of or dealt with a company called Global Phoenix Energy In Russia LTD? 

 

 

 

So far I know , Global Phoenix Energy Ltd is NOT in Russia but in Seychelles and has an office in Kuala Lumpour , Malaysia . I dealt with them ,that means I received their documents with coordinates : banking , address,telephon , e-mail and so ; but not concluded the transaction because the buyer failed after getting the contract .

 

 

Have you seem GPE previous BL ? Did they show you any proof they've performed  before?  Do you know who heads the Malaysian office, Have you been had a meeting in Jahor Baru with Madame Jxxxxxx ? or General AbXXXXXX?

 

Too many questions dear friend !!! If you have some real information I will be glad to know and I will thank you very much . In their head paper the address in Malaysia is not in Jahor Baru but Jalan Pudina , Bukit Bandaraya . But I wonder why you didn't give all the complete name of Madam Jxxxxxxxx or Gl. Abxxxxxxxx ? Maybe we we are not speaking about the same company ??!!. If you know more information then I please put these informations for the benefit of all .

I have asked too many of the right questions, I just want to know if you or anyone here have done a a deal with them? Most of the seller agents told me they haven't, just plently of paperwork execises.   

Yes , but did they told you why ? From my side because the two "buyers" : PETRA Company , and INTER ACTA failed . Petra company failed after getting the Draft Contract . Me too I really want to be fixed about Global Phoenix Energy Ltd.

Why is that? your buyers can't come up with the RDLC? or did they want some form of POP or previous BL to confirm some trading track record before signing?.

 

 

 

 

 

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Anyone here heard of or dealt with a company called Global Phoenix Energy In Russia LTD? 

 

 

 

So far I know , Global Phoenix Energy Ltd is NOT in Russia but in Seychelles and has an office in Kuala Lumpour , Malaysia . I dealt with them ,that means I received their documents with coordinates : banking , address,telephon , e-mail and so ; but not concluded the transaction because the buyer failed after getting the contract .

 

 

Have you seem GPE previous BL ? Did they show you any proof they've performed  before?  Do you know who heads the Malaysian office, Have you been had a meeting in Jahor Baru with Madame Jxxxxxx ? or General AbXXXXXX?

 

Too many questions dear friend !!! If you have some real information I will be glad to know and I will thank you very much . In their head paper the address in Malaysia is not in Jahor Baru but Jalan Pudina , Bukit Bandaraya . But I wonder why you didn't give all the complete name of Madam Jxxxxxxxx or Gl. Abxxxxxxxx ? Maybe we we are not speaking about the same company ??!!. If you know more information then I please put these informations for the benefit of all .

I have asked too many of the right questions, I just want to know if you or anyone here have done a a deal with them? Most of the seller agents told me they haven't, just plently of paperwork execises.   

Yes , but did they told you why ? From my side because the two "buyers" : PETRA Company , and INTER ACTA failed . Petra company failed after getting the Draft Contract . Me too I really want to be fixed about Global Phoenix Energy Ltd.

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Anyone here heard of or dealt with a company called Global Phoenix Energy In Russia LTD? 

 

 

 

So far I know , Global Phoenix Energy Ltd is NOT in Russia but in Seychelles and has an office in Kuala Lumpour , Malaysia . I dealt with them ,that means I received their documents with coordinates : banking , address,telephon , e-mail and so ; but not concluded the transaction because the buyer failed after getting the contract .

 

 

Have you seem GPE previous BL ? Did they show you any proof they've performed  before?  Do you know who heads the Malaysian office, Have you been had a meeting in Jahor Baru with Madame Jxxxxxx ? or General AbXXXXXX?

 

Too many questions dear friend !!! If you have some real information I will be glad to know and I will thank you very much . In their head paper the address in Malaysia is not in Jahor Baru but Jalan Pudina , Bukit Bandaraya . But I wonder why you didn't give all the complete name of Madam Jxxxxxxxx or Gl. Abxxxxxxxx ? Maybe we we are not speaking about the same company ??!!. If you know more information then I please put these informations for the benefit of all .

I have asked too many of the right questions, I just want to know if you or anyone here have done a a deal with them? Most of the seller agents told me they haven't, just plently of paperwork execises.   

Yes , but did they told you why ? From my side because the two "buyers" : PETRA Company , and INTER ACTA failed . Petra company failed after getting the Draft Contract . Me too I really want to be fixed about Global Phoenix Energy Ltd.

Dear Sir, if you have a direct link to Global Phoenix, please, let us know. our email is int.aliaks@gmail.com. We have a buyer for spot FOB Rotterdam