Offer due-diligence report

Completed 12 Oct 2026

Score (0–100, higher is safer)

18 / 100

Hard-stop cap applied: score capped at 40

75–100 Proceed · 45–74 Caution · 0–44 Stop. A hard-stop indicator always means Stop.

Recommendation

Stop

Based on the documents and information received, not on a judgement of any person or company.

Summary

The offer shows several strong risk indicators commonly seen in non-performing fuel offers: a discount far below the Platts benchmark, a fixed gross/net commission split, a dip-test/TTV procedure that asks for buyer funds before title documents, and a seller identity that could not be independently confirmed. We could not verify the tank receipt or the claimed refinery allocation. This is not a finding that the seller acts in bad faith; it means the documents received do not yet support the offer.

Offer as received

Offer type: Diesel EN590
Product: EN590 10 ppm ULSD
Quantity: 500,000 MT x 12 months
Delivery terms: CIF Rotterdam
Price basis: Platts NWE minus USD 38/MT gross / minus USD 20/MT net
Counterparty (as stated): Example Petroleum Trading FZE (fictional)
Counterparty country: United Arab Emirates

Offer terms and pricing

Risk indicator
Price of Platts NWE minus USD 38/MT is well beyond the typical small discount (more than USD 15/MT under benchmark).
Caution
Fixed 'gross/net' discount structure indicates commissions for several intermediaries built into the price.
Risk indicator
Monthly volume of 500,000 MT is very large for a trading company with no published track record.
Verified
Website domain registration confirmed via RDAP.
Source: RDAP · 11 Oct 2026
Observation
The seller's stated address is a serviced office commonly used by trading intermediaries.

Seller identity and contact

Caution
Offer arrived by WhatsApp through a broker; the titleholder is not named in the SCO.
Risk indicator
Sender uses a free webmail address that does not match the company website domain.
Caution
A company with a similar name appears in a free-zone public register; the registration number on the SCO could not be matched.

Documents and procedure

Risk indicator
Procedure requires the buyer to issue an SBLC before a contract is signed and before title documents are exchanged bank to bank.
Caution
Seller asked for the buyer's CIS, passport copy and BCL before providing any verifiable documents of its own.
Caution
Tank receipt names a terminal but gives no tank number that the terminal could confirm.

Verification table

Company registration
Could not verify
Name similar, registration number does not match SCO.
Source: Free-zone public register · 11 Oct 2026
Website domain age
Verified
Domain registered 4 months before the offer date.
Source: RDAP · 11 Oct 2026
Legal Entity Identifier (LEI)
Could not verify
No LEI record found for the stated name.
Source: GLEIF · 11 Oct 2026
Tank receipt
Could not verify
Terminal did not confirm the tank or the storage contract.
Source: Terminal operator (email enquiry) · 12 Oct 2026
Refinery allocation letter
Does not match
Letterhead and signatory differ from refinery's published details.
Source: Refinery public contact · 12 Oct 2026
Inspection report (SGS)
Not checked
No report number provided.
Source: SGS certificate verification · 12 Oct 2026
Sanctions screening
Not checked
Not part of this sample report.
Source: Public sanctions lists · 12 Oct 2026

Suggested next steps

Do not pay for dip tests, injections or any instrument before title documents are exchanged bank to bank.
Ask the seller to name the titleholder and provide a tank number the terminal can confirm directly.
Request a redacted past bill of lading and an inspection report number you can check with the inspector.
Order a human review if you want us to contact the terminal and refinery on your behalf.

Disclaimer

This report lists risk indicators and verification status based on the information and documents supplied and on public sources on the dates shown. It is not legal, financial or investment advice, and it does not state or imply that any named person or company is acting fraudulently or in bad faith. No guarantee is given that a transaction will or will not perform. You remain responsible for your own decisions.

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Report CS-SAMPLE-0001 · prepared by CommodityScreen · 12 Oct 2026