Marketing policy of Gazprom Zarubezhneftegaz includes sales of all products produced by LLC «KINEF» and Gas Processing Division of Gazprom Zarubezhneftegaz via exchange trading to a great number of buyers. Thus, all the buyers are provided with equal access to resources, and for all categories of buyers pricing processes have unitary and undiscriminating character based on the current market situation.
At present, Gazprom Zarubezhneftegaz is accredited at two Russian biggest exchange platforms where sales of petroleum products are performed: JSC «Saint-Petersburg International Mercantile Exchange» http://www.s-pimex.ru/ and JSC «Exchange «Saint-Petersburg» (http://www.spbex.ru/). PJSC «Surgutneftegas» offers to purchase products produced by Gazprom Zarubezhneftegaz and Gas Processing Division of Gazprom Zarubezhneftegaz through the exchange platforms mentioned above.
Gazprom Zarubezhneftegaz warns against entering into transactions with unscrupulous persons
Gazprom Zarubezhneftegaz informs on new facts of unscrupulous practices involving an illegal use of the corporate name of Gazprom Zarubezhneftegaz and entering into contracts for oil products delivery supposedly on behalf of Gazprom Zarubezhneftegaz and its subsidiaries.
It is important to remember that, the marketing policy of Gazprom Zarubezhneftegaz includes sales of all products produced via exchange trading.
However, the scheme used by unscrupulous persons involves entering into off-exchange contracts and a participation of a third party in a transaction, with that third person being the recipient of the funds.
In light of the above, in order to prevent the possible damages, we advise to exercise diligence and do not transfer funds without performing measures on checking the counterparties and the information they provide.
Information regarding Gazprom Zarubezhneftegaz can be obtained from the official resources, including the web-site of Gazprom Zarubezhneftegaz — www.zarubezhneftegaz.ru.
“GAZPROM ZARUBEZHNEFTEGAZ WARNS OF FRAUDULENT ACTIONS
Due to continuing attempts to perform fraudulent actions using the corporate name of “Gazprom Zarubezhneftegaz, please be informed once again, that
“Gazprom Zarubezhneftegaz performs the sale of oil products via exchange trading only.
“Gazprom Zarubezhneftegaz does not enter into any trilateral agreements that include the transfer of rights and liabilities of the supplier (seller) especially those in the electronic format.
“Gazprom Zarubezhneftegaz does not employ any third parties to send the commercial offers allegedly on behalf of “Gazprom Zarubezhneftegaz.
The Director General of “Gazprom Zarubezhneftegaz does not act as a signatory in the transactions related to the sales of oil products.
We advise to exercise due diligence and to check the counterparties, as well as to use the approaches stated in the letter from the Federal Tax Service of Russia No. ED-4-2/13650@ dated 13.07.2017 (with the practices recommended by the Investigative Committee and the Federal Tax Service of Russia).
Official information on sales and marketing activity of “Gazprom Zarubezhneftegaz is available on the company’s website: www.zarubezhneftegaz.ru
“GAZPROM ZARUBEZHNEFTEGAZ WARNS AGAINST FRAUDULENT ACTIONS
“In order to counter fraud “Gazprom Zarubezhneftegaz draws your attention to fraudulent actions involving illegal use of the corporate name of “Gazprom Zarubezhneftegaz and its subsidiaries.
Using the name of “Gazprom Zarubezhneftegaz, the frauds are sending fictitious commercial offers for the purchase of products manufactured by
“Gazprom Zarubezhneftegaz. The offers for the purchase of products of “Gazprom Zarubezhneftegaz sent via e-mail may include a draft contract, list of products with prices, bank details for payment, etc.
These fraudulent documents illegally use corporate identity elements and names of employees of “Gazprom Zarubezhneftegaz, thus misleading the receivers that they may somehow refer to the activity of “Gazprom Zarubezhneftegaz and its subsidiaries. Also, in order to mislead the receivers, the offenders mention in their letters companies whose names look similar to “Gazprom Zarubezhneftegaz or its subsidiaries, but have nothing to do with them.
We ask you to follow the instructions below to counter the fraudulent actions and prevent any possible financial damage.
As we previously stated, according to its marketing policy, “Gazprom Zarubezhneftegaz sells all of its products via exchange trading organized by JSC “Saint-Petersburg International Mercantile Exchange” and JSC “St. Petersburg Exchange”.
“Gazprom Zarubezhneftegaz does not send any commercial offers via third parties. “Gazprom Zarubezhneftegaz does not guarantee any deliveries by sending e-mails either from ourselves or through our authorized persons.
Any deeds pertaining to the delivery of products by “Gazprom Zarubezhneftegaz are signed by the representative of “Gazprom Zarubezhneftegaz acting through the power of attorney. Director General of “Gazprom Zarubezhneftegaz does not sign any such documents.
“Gazprom Zarubezhneftegaz urges caution to avoid fraud by carefully verifying all
the received information with the official resources. In particular, we strongly advise you to refer to the official web-site of “Gazprom Zarubezhneftegaz (www.zarubezhneftegaz.ru) for checking the telephone numbers and electronic addresses (domain names) mentioned in the offers to buy products of “Gazprom Zarubezhneftegaz.
We ask you to avoid using the information from unverified sources. Before making agreements (contracts) or transferring funds, we recommend, if necessary, send a request to “Gazprom Zarubezhneftegaz.”
Gazprom Zarubezhneftegaz WARNS AGAINST FRAUDULENT ACTIONS
Further to the previous warnings, please be informed that “Gazprom Zarubezhneftegaz is not directly engaged in the sale of oil products (for this purpose we use trading platforms).
As we informed earlier, the fraudsters illegally use the corporate names of “Gazprom Zarubezhneftegaz and its subsidiaries.
Purportedly acting on behalf of “Gazprom Zarubezhneftegaz, they email fake commercial offers for purchase of products manufactured by “Gazprom Zarubezhneftegaz (in some cases they may refer to LLC “KINEF”, Gas Processing Division of “Gazprom Zarubezhneftegaz and others).
These fraudulent business offers may also contain contacts of persons
who have had no relation to “Gazprom Zarubezhneftegaz.
“Gazprom Zarubezhneftegaz has never had any “Marketing and advertising department” which the fraudsters may refer to in their messages.
Please be aware of the following telephone numbers and email addresses which do not belong to “Gazprom Zarubezhneftegaz:+ 7 495 208 6956 ,
+7 495 297 7568, and others, referent@zarubezhneftegaz.ru, info@metalstrong.online, and others.
In addition to the above fake contacts, the fraudsters may use information from the official web-site of “Gazprom Zarubezhneftegaz.
“Gazprom Zarubezhneftegaz urges you to take caution and thoroughly check all the information including the senders’ data, telephone numbers and email addresses (domain names) from which you may receive offers to purchase products of “Gazprom Zarubezhneftegaz against the official data available on https://www.zarubezhneftegaz.ru.
Before making any agreements (contracts) or transferring funds,
we recommend, if necessary, direct an inquiry to “Gazprom Zarubezhneftegaz.
Gazprom Zarubezhneftegaz INFORMS ABOUT FRAUDULENT ACTIONS
Due to persistent attempts of using the corporate name of “Gazprom Zarubezhneftegaz and its business reputation for the purpose of continuing perform fraudulent actions, despite the press releases previously published on the official website of “Gazprom Zarubezhneftegaz, we request you to be careful when considering proposals for concluding contracts. It should be taken into account, in particular, that “Gazprom Zarubezhneftegaz performs the sale of oil products via exchange trading only. “Gazprom Zarubezhneftegaz does not employ any third parties to send commercial or price offers including obligations to supply free volumes of products.
The offenders provide the Company’s contact information and letterheads, send invoices for payment and other documents on behalf of “Gazprom Zarubezhneftegaz. There are some cases of using a link to the official website of “Gazprom Zarubezhneftegaz as well as to a website with a similar domain name.
There are cases of sending invoices for payment with the offenders’ details.
We request you to verify the authority of the persons negotiating on behalf of
“Gazprom Zarubezhneftegaz as well as the details of the supplier and recipient of funds before making any transactions and settlements, in order to prevent any possible financial damage.
We would like to emphasize that “Gazprom Zarubezhneftegaz does not employ any third parties for settlement procedures. All settlements for the products are made only with the current accounts of “Gazprom Zarubezhneftegaz.
The official website of “Gazprom Zarubezhneftegaz is on https://www.zarubezhneftegaz.ru/.
E-mail addresses of “Gazprom Zarubezhneftegaz employees end with @zarubezhneftegaz.ru.
If there is any doubt about:
the authority of the persons negotiating on behalf of “Gazprom Zarubezhneftegaz;
the content of the documents and commercial (price) offers for the products supply you may have received;
transferring funds, the recipient of the funds, INN, current accounts (specified, for example, in the payment invoice, contract)
we request you to contact us using the details on the official website of “Gazprom Zarubezhneftegaz.
If you have become a victim of fraud, you should apply to the law enforcement authorities and also report the fraud by using the contact information on “Gazprom Zarubezhneftegaz website or the following e-mail: OOK@zarubezhneftegaz.ru