We were contacted by [removed by editor] Hassan of the company LOCTAQ TRADING LIMITED based in Doha (Qatar) with a request for a quote.
The scam consisted of sending a very large purchase order (in our case almost EUR 1 million) with the promise to pay everything immediately in advance.<br />
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The scammer then sends an email saying that the bank has blocked his payment because he needs the Certificate of Good Standing and Quality of the product.<br />
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He also warns that we have to contact the AGENCY FOR GOOD STANDING, QUALITY & STANDARDS ADMINISTRATION for the attention of Dr. Munira Dawoud to start the procedure for obtaining the certificate.<br />
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When we contacted the AGENCY FOR GOOD STANDING, QUALITY & STANDARDS ADMINISTRATION we were told that we would have to pay $2,105 to obtain the certificate.<br />
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This agency does not exist and to export to Qatar that certificate is not required.<br />
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So if we had paid we would have lost that money.<br />
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For confirmation we contacted the authorities in Qatar and they confirmed that he is a known scammer and to stop all contact with him.