Is it SCAM or NOT (SHELL JOB OFFERING)

Dear,

2 months ago, i received job offering from SHELL UK. And now it has been reached in step Contract Agreement.
Below is 1stthe email from them :

from Shell Limited UK [email protected]
to
date Sat, Nov 5, 2011 at 10:08 PM
subject RE: SHELL JOB OFFER
mailed-by shell-lpd.com
signed-by shell-lpd.com
Important mainly because of the words in the message.
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SHELL LPD/EP UK
November 4th ,2011

Attn: Mr Muhammad Sudarman

After the screening & reviewing your resume/CV online ,your qualifications & experiences were found suitable for employment
with our esteem Coy "Shell Limited United Kingdom".

We are offering you the opportunity to work under 2 years renewable contract at the Shetland/Laggan Gas Project Aberdeen UK.
In accordance with our standards, you must show a high degree of independence, ability to work under pressure,highly motivated,
ambitious and able to work with minimal supervision.

For proper re-confirmation and verification of your Resume/CV online, kindly acknowledge the receipts of this message by sending the
information below;

(1) Full Name,

(2) Up to date CV/resume

Thank you for your co-operation.

Yours truly,
Sincerely Yours
Mr.John Tolchardsen
(PH) +44(0)7031885526
+44(0)7031865633
(Fax) +44(0)1527 89423
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Job Ref/SHELL/UK/E/26062/69/24815/25840/25516/25515/25427/25425/23884/25900/Copyright 2011 Shell UK All rights reserved
..................................................................................................................................

Please kindly help meto identify this whether SCAM or NOT?

regards,
Darman

I'm sorry to have to tell you that it is a scam.

The writing tells me it is a scam.

The phone number, which is not a real UK phone number, but is a redirect number of the kind used by scammers pretending to be in UK, proves it beyond a doubt.

Phone numbers starting with 4470 or 44070 are redirect phone numbers and are not real UK phone numbers. A legitimate UK company or branch in UK will not have one of these numbers. Any offer with one of these phone numbers will be a scam.

Thank you very much for assistance. I will protect it since they send me contract agreement.

Hi Mr Darman. May I ask if you have confirmed that this is a scam. Have received a similar email from the same guy but this time, it is from shell-helix-oil UK.

[AlanJones]

Hi donjuan and welcome to ScamWarners.

Darman has not been back to the forum since January, so it is unlikely that he will see your post.

However, the post from our admin Dotti should give you all the confirmation that you need that this is a scam.

The 4470 is a dead give away. A company the size of Shell would not be using personal redirect numbers.

Also, Shell would not be looking for employees via email - they would have a legitimate agency looking for prospective staff for them and then they would interview them face to face.

Dear All,

I js get the same email.

Please assist and advise.

Subject: Offer of Employment


Dear Mr. ,


It is of utmost importance to inform you that after the screening and scrutiny of your Curriculum Vitae with other verification procedures carried out, Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) were able to resolve the status of your application.

Kindly note that this employment was based on the following:

1. CV qualifications
2. Years of experience
3. Age category
4. Clarity of questions answered through shell application form (Questionnaire for international applicants).

On this note, we hereby congratulate you on the success of your application and as such we have attached to you the Offer Letter/Terms of Agreement that transcends any written document.

We employ staff based on four core values namely: Productivity, Talent, Ambition and Character and we expect all our staff to exhibit these core values. Also we ensure that the welfare of all our staff especially our International Employees are given optimum priority.

You are therefore required to follow all procedures immediately so as to complete your employment formalities.

On this regard we have assigned an agent to you to help you process all relevant documents and advice you will need during your clearance exercise. He will act as a guide to you until you arrive Turkey.
You are required to contact your Agent Dr. Patricia Albert (Senior Officer Ministry of Works and Social Security Istanbul. Turkey) for your certificate and credential Screening form and also Worker's Registration Certificate, which must be procured from the Ministry of Works and Social Security Istanbul (your designated State in Turkey), As this is in line with sub-section 12.3 Article1 1.42 of the Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) Constitutional policy and code of conduct which you must adhere to.

All employees are expected to bear the cost of the procurement of their Worker's Registration Certificate and Credentials Screening Exercise because this will enable the company to provide free visa on confirmation of the Worker's Registration Certificate and also pay an eight (8) months’ salary off-front to enable you cater for all debts you might have incurred during your registration process.

NOTE: Forward a copy of all letters sent to your agent for proper documentation.

Kindly contact your agent immediately for procurement of your certificate and credential form and also your Worker's Registration Certificate.


You are required to conclude all screening exercise and the Worker’s Registration Certificate on or before the 10th day of March, 2014.

Note that failure to provide the Worker's Registration Certificate (WRC) on or before the 10th day of March, 2014, could be considered to mean your lack of readiness to resuming with the Company and unwillingness to abide with the Turkish Public/work safety Guideline, and will result to the nullification of the Appointment offer. Shell Petroleum Development Company will sponsor your visa and flight expenses to enable you arrive Istanbul on confirmation of the Worker's Registration Certificate.

Further need for Clarification of any sort should be forwarded to your agent at:

Contact Name: Dr. Patricia Albert
Address: Istanbul Turkey.
Email: [email protected]


We hereby congratulate you on the success of your application amongst many that have applied and thereby instruct you to expedite all requirements as aforementioned so as to be able to meet the team before the deadline.


Kind regards,

Engr. Eric Donald

Shell Recruiting Agency,

4116 Broadway

New York, NY 10033,

United States.

Please kindly help me to identify this whether SCAM or NOT?


Thank you for your assistance.

[AlanJones]

Is is definitely a scam. As I said in the post above yours

Also, Shell would not be looking for employees via email - they would have a legitimate agency looking for prospective staff for them and then they would interview them face to face.

Additonally, they would not be using free Yahoo email addresses - they have their own domain and would be using an email address from that.

No officer in the Turkish government, or any other national government, would use a Yahoo address for official purposes. The scammer took a script intended for another country and adapted it for Turkey without checking what the subdivisions of Turkey are. If you get a job acceptance letter without having met anyone of the company in person, it's a scam. It's unlikely that someone working for the Turkish government would be named "Patricia Albert".

Thank you so much for the info. all well noted.

Scammer loves to use free e-mails with fake name. Just be careful.

It is a scam. It may be a different "company"(they steal real names to make it seem true), or the same "comapany" with different names/emails...it is ALWAYS a scam.
Real jobs do not use forwarding #s, or free email addresses. There are many other dead giveways which you can find more about here on the site