The ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB) has already seena recent case that resulted in one unfortunate owner being fleeced, it said today.
Previously confined to West Africa, the scam involves using forgedlegal documents to dupe owners into settling a false claim for non-delivery ofa cargo of crude from Russia into the Arabian Gulf.
The owner is tricked into believing a warrant has beenissued in the Gulf for the arrest of its ship and is reluctant to bring thevessel into the jurisdiction for fear of detention.
However
