RM0>Promotion's SHELL.SDN.BHD.
Tahniah..
Sim kad anda
Berjaya meraih
Cabutan bertuah
RM19,000
Sila Call di Talian
PEJABAT SHELL
0178949116
sender:+60145641200
This was a message sent to me this evening while I was enjoying the movie Confucius (clap2 to Chow Yun Fatt). When I first saw the message, I feel like my feet were millimeters above ground (we are talking about $ here) but as I came to my senses, I recalled some friends who had advise me to stay alert on possible scams which are lingering around freely on the net without proper supervision.
I directly googled the net; just to confirm that indeed it was for heaven's sake, a scam! So, what's there under their sleeves?
Actually, their modus operandi is quite simple i.e. those filthy scammers wanted us to believe that we are the 'lucky' one who had won their special draws by promising quite an amount of money (which of course, didn't belong to them). Out of excitation, victims will be forced to make contact and disclosed their personal particulars i.e. details, bank account, address etc. Once the victims were cornered, off they go! After couple of days, while the victims are busy listing down their shopping lists to make full use of the money, those scammers might have been already enjoying their vacation in Phuket! Sayonara to us, Sawadikkap for them.. Fair? Surely not.
Here are some 'rule-of-thumb' basics to counter this kind of scams BEFORE it happens because AFTER that, it's your own business duck!
1. Almost everyone knows that important matter as official as this can't be simply conveyed via a message. That's unprofessional so to speak. Why don't they just called or came with a formal letter?
2. Should a company desperately ought to send messages (we understand the impact of global crisis) why not use an official company number which is registered in the licensing board?
3. Esteemed company as great as Shell will never barge in to this kind of special draws, promotions etc. They have many great things to do in their mind. Rather than giving up capitals like this, I believed they would rather invest in something better. So, Shell would not involve in this type of play in the very first place, let alone pouring you RM19k.
4. Those scammers should mind their language the next time they wish to swindle. Tell you guys, your languages are very so-so.. Idris Jala wouldn't even think of you as Shell's counter receptionist with that level of command.
Should I learned something from this experience, it will be two things. Firstly, there's no short cut to everything. Yes, there maybe roads to success but as we journey on along the way, still there's loopholes that require us to be prepared all the time. Lastly, 'Google' really helps (thanks to both Larry Page & Sergey Brin)
p/s - The moment they said "You are lucky... winning..." is the part I realized that this is truly a scam because; I never gets lucky & I don't believe in luck!
Till the next postings.
Tahniah..
Sim kad anda
Berjaya meraih
Cabutan bertuah
RM19,000
Sila Call di Talian
PEJABAT SHELL
0178949116
sender:+60145641200
This was a message sent to me this evening while I was enjoying the movie Confucius (clap2 to Chow Yun Fatt). When I first saw the message, I feel like my feet were millimeters above ground (we are talking about $ here) but as I came to my senses, I recalled some friends who had advise me to stay alert on possible scams which are lingering around freely on the net without proper supervision.
I directly googled the net; just to confirm that indeed it was for heaven's sake, a scam! So, what's there under their sleeves?
Actually, their modus operandi is quite simple i.e. those filthy scammers wanted us to believe that we are the 'lucky' one who had won their special draws by promising quite an amount of money (which of course, didn't belong to them). Out of excitation, victims will be forced to make contact and disclosed their personal particulars i.e. details, bank account, address etc. Once the victims were cornered, off they go! After couple of days, while the victims are busy listing down their shopping lists to make full use of the money, those scammers might have been already enjoying their vacation in Phuket! Sayonara to us, Sawadikkap for them.. Fair? Surely not.
Here are some 'rule-of-thumb' basics to counter this kind of scams BEFORE it happens because AFTER that, it's your own business duck!
1. Almost everyone knows that important matter as official as this can't be simply conveyed via a message. That's unprofessional so to speak. Why don't they just called or came with a formal letter?
2. Should a company desperately ought to send messages (we understand the impact of global crisis) why not use an official company number which is registered in the licensing board?
3. Esteemed company as great as Shell will never barge in to this kind of special draws, promotions etc. They have many great things to do in their mind. Rather than giving up capitals like this, I believed they would rather invest in something better. So, Shell would not involve in this type of play in the very first place, let alone pouring you RM19k.
4. Those scammers should mind their language the next time they wish to swindle. Tell you guys, your languages are very so-so.. Idris Jala wouldn't even think of you as Shell's counter receptionist with that level of command.
Should I learned something from this experience, it will be two things. Firstly, there's no short cut to everything. Yes, there maybe roads to success but as we journey on along the way, still there's loopholes that require us to be prepared all the time. Lastly, 'Google' really helps (thanks to both Larry Page & Sergey Brin)
p/s - The moment they said "You are lucky... winning..." is the part I realized that this is truly a scam because; I never gets lucky & I don't believe in luck!
Till the next postings.
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