MayaKirana

Yes, you do just that. Send it to SHELL so that they are aware that their brand is being used in scamming. I too once had a hong kong/taiwan number calling me in the midst of a presentation, talking about having to attend to a court case and as if I have committed some fraud… I immediately put down the line and had I been upset caught in a situation like this, I would have given them a piece of my mind.. the not-so good type.. if you know what I meant. Then, I read in the papers that there is a modus operandi going round like what I have experienced. Some people just have too much time on their hands!

Yup. I did. I updated the blog post to include Shell Malaysia’s response. I think some people don’t want to work and want to rip people off. Think about it, it’s easy money. Call 100 people a day, maybe 10 will get hooked. Con the 10 people of 20K each and you don’t have to “work” for the next 29 days of the month. What I am often amazed is how many people, educated people mostly, get scammed! What did we all go to university for? Why can’t we put on our skeptic caps and think for a while? In Cantonese, we say, where got a frog jumping about on the road? For those not Cantonese, it means, hey brother, there ain’t no free lunch ok? Don’t be gullible!

LMAO… I’m always an unlucky lot in such things… winning stuff, I mean. I never even win a lotto or such contest even once in my entire life. You can call me a sore loser, Maya. I received not only from SHELL, but from Petronas before. I always knew that there’s no such thing as free lunch, what’s more, I never participated in such competition. I receove this kinda thing all the time. Once, I was such in a bad mood that I needed a place to vent, i called the number up, and… err…not that i am proud of it, but I swore some very vulgar words to the person on the end of the line… =.= Aww, come on… I think it’s a bit justified lah, cuz they did disturbed me. My life is hard enough as it is. i dun need such people to mock me by offering me some bloody money, which is a SCAM. *screams* and err… you actually did well… I swore in pretty languages that would make a sailor swims home to his mommy! LOL.

Wow…It was an email initially…now so hightech ady?

@ Jian: Yup, crooks are smarter than regular folks. I wish Shell took action. I mean, there’s a freaking phone number which they can report to the police if they wanted to. But I guess the crooks will change phone numbers anyway. BUT I thought that’s the reason why we’re all required to register with our IC when we sign up for mobile numbers right?

@ cleffairy: Haha, best not win this kind of stupid scam. But you probably scared them by venting. Maybe I should start screaming the next time some scammer calls me up. Would love to hear your sailor language! LOL.

Saya menerima sms mesej dari nombor 0143592793, “SHELL PROMOSI” Anda di Pilihdari Office SHELL tlh Berjaya Meraih Cabutan Hadiah “RM19,000.00″ Sila dail di Talian 0178985994 Terima kasih. pada 3 Januari 2009 pagi sabtu jam 9.00pagi ketika itu saya berada dirumah dan keadaan hujan masa itu sangat lebat.

Dalam keadaan tanpa disedari saya menalipon nombor berkenaan, dan diberitahu saya telah memenangi hadiah tersebut shell bersama DiGi. Seorang lelaki yang dialectnya yang tidak fasih berbahasa Malaysia minta nombor akaun bank saya dan seterusnya minta saya pergi ke ATM mesin . Sebelum itu dia memohon pada saya nombor kad ATM sebelum kemana-mana ATM.

Saya jadi hairan dan tersangat bodoh pada ketika itu, kerana tersangat memerlukan wang kerana sehari sebelum itu kereta saya dicalar disemua bahagian badan kereta dengan teruk ketika saya meletakkan kereta saya dirumah saya dan memerlukan wang untuk mengecat kembali sebuah kereta.

Bila saya sedar yang dia meminta nombor kad ATM. Saya terus letak talipon dan saya kemudiannya menelefon pihak Digi untuk kepastian. Pihak Digi mengesahkan tiada sebarang promosi dengan shell.

Sekali lagi saya bertindak bodoh menelefon si sms dan berutahu yang saya baru buat panggilan pada pihak Digi dan dengan tidak semena-mena si sims tadi berang memaki hamun saya yang mengatakan saya menuduhnya sebagai penipu. Saya terus letak telefon dengan perasaan bingung dan bodoh. Seterusnya dalam keadaan hujan lebat saya keluar ke mesin ATM berdekatan dan menyemak dan tiada duit yang keluar dari akaun saya. Saya bersyukur dan bernasib baik kerana tidak memberi nombor kad ATM .

saya pun telah menerima sms mesej yang sama dari nombor 0128255337,”SHELL PROMOSI”,anda telah berjaya meraih hadiah utama sebanyak RM15K.pada 16/1/09.saya tahu ianya tidak masuk akal langsung.dengan tiada apa-apa bukti yang mengatakan saya memasuki mana-mana peraduan,saya telah menang wang sebanyak itu?sungguh pelik.

I just got sms which dated at 23/1/2009 that says:

“Congratulations Nombor SimCard Anda tlh
m-nangi (HADIAH UTAMA) WANG TUNAI Rm15,000.00, dr Syrkt SHEEL.BHD. Call/sila dail; 012-8600868 Terima Kasih”

This is my first time.
Before this, I just heard from my sister about this kind of sms which is tried to manipulate us about the higher figure and cheating victim money to give that higher figure. She’s just ignore the sms and told me to be aware if got this kind of sms.

After i received that sms, I wonder is that I’m really win the first prices because of my SimCard.
I also wonder how that SHEEL can get my phone number if I never use their fuel as a student which is no mobile car or others.

That’s why, I try to find out in internet if there any people talk about this cases. So now, I hope people who have authority will protect us before they who are bad people will take an advantage of us or people who have lack of this knowledge.

so, please for SHEEL people be responsible to take an action in smart way by searching the number that given earlier. They can be catch by the registered that need for all SimCard user.

Thank you.

I also receved two sms one from 0128637129 and one from 0128140534. The Message says that
From Shell Taniah!! Anda tlh Me “nangi Hadiah Tajaan dr SHELL 1.000.000 Kmtr. Sila Hub Talian: 0128606969

Terima Kasih

Penghantar:
Shell
I called the said number and the person told me its true and he ask me my bank account. i relectant to give my account then he disconnect the phone.
I just want know whether this is true or not. if its real then why shell doesnt want send the black and white letter to the winners. I ask shell to investigate this matter.

Hi Fazli: Terima kasih kerana berkongsi pengalaman. Saya rasa ramai yang terima SMS ini dan ramai juga yang menjadi mangsa kepada orang-orang yang tidak bermoral ini.

Moga-moga dengan komen Fazli dan semua di sini, kita akan lebih berwaspada dan tidak terperangkap dengan helah bodoh mereka.

HI Zuhaidi: Nasib baik anda tidak terperangkap! Thanks for sharing your experience too.

Hi Aida: It’s good that we are all sharing the same issue here. The more people are aware of this problem, I hope the more SHELL will be more proactive and do something. It’s just too bad that they’re not trying hard enough.

Hi Thomas: I read in the papers that a bunch of Indonesians in Sabah were caught because they were doing this…. but I think they’re just one of the many groups involved in this. But the best thing is to just delete their SMSes and I suppose if enough people make police reports (I wonder if this can be done), the police can do much more.

Oh My GOD!!!! me too… i received it just moment ..

the sms contents :-
SHELL PROMOSI Tahniah! SimCard Anda tlh bertuah, MERAIH HADIAH UTAMA dr SHELL SDN BHD. Wang TUnai Rm15,000.00 Call/Sila Dial 012-8255337 Terima Kasih.

And the funny part the real sender from this number 012-8604766

Oh My GOD!!!! me too… i received it just moment ..

the sms contents :-
“SHELL PROMOSI”
Tahniah:anda di Pilih Tlh bertuah Meraih Hadiah UTAMA dr SHELL.BHD Wang tunai “RM19,000.00″
Sila dail di talian 0128230874

But i received the sms from this number 0165092452.

I also received this kind of message. It was shocked that although I’m a customer of Shell petrol, I never participated in any contest. Then review back again the message, felt something wrong, why its message like Maya said so, “telah” wrote as “tlh”, “dari” wrote as “dr”. One more suspicious is the phone no.
After that, i just reply to the sender to ask: who is there? What Shell promosi is that?, then no response at all..
Anyway, thanks for all sharing your same experience..

I have received the message just now. It somehow is not formal msg contests that you have ever seen. Dont bother to reply, everyone should send the no. and also the message you got to police for investigation. serve them right for scamming

I received an SMS similar with the posted before me today. The sms content as follow:
“SHELL PROMOSI”
Tahniah KAD sim Anda tlh di Pilih Bertuah Meraih HADIAH UTAMA Office SHELL.bhd “RM 19,000,000″ Sila dail di Talian 0128624668 TQ.

The sender number: 0109415135.

So, before I reply the SMS, I go to google and do research. I found this blog. I immediately reply the SMS and I said:
“u just another scammers, i would like to know your office phone number”.
Though I know Shell Malaysia office number. The sender never reply my sms since then.

Richard, thanks for your comment. Yes, I think the scammers are getting braver day by day. I even wrote to Shell but it seems Shell isn’t too concerned about these scams which actually is bad for Shell – I wonder why their corp comms dept is so tidak apa about this!

Renzo, I think the public is duped because there are SO MANY SMS contests out there. By the way, another grouse – I am thinking of switching my Digi line to Maxis because Digi seems to be selling my mobile number to stupid advertisers. I get so many adverts and SMS contests stuff via my phone these days. I used to be very happy with Digi but of late, they are so commercial. Maxis is MUCH better. At least they don’t send you stupid, irrelevant SMSes.

Hi to all members here, today i also just recieve sms from the scammer +60109347529 and return “SHELL PROMOSI” Tahniah kad sim Anda tlh di Pilih Bertuah Meriah HADIAH UTAMA Office Shell.bhd “RM17,000.00″ Sila dial di Talian 0178372718 TQ.
Then, I also try to trick them back acting too innocent that i really wining the prize!!! Then i ask the guy who speak malay like indonesia sound. And i ask the guy what his name then he say Dato Abdul Rahman from Office Shell Bhd. Then i acting go to ATM machine then the guy call me to put in my ATM card then follow the instruction to winning the prize. Actually the guy wanna the maybank2u application change to their password. So, they can using maybank2u to transfer our money to the account…

So, beware on this….Good luck !!!

Hi: Thanks for your comment. At least now we know what stupid scams these people are up to!

Hye all, thanks for this post, im just get this fake sms this morning….

true la. I also just received a similar sms. Kesian kan, people are trying so hard to not be greedy.

Saya pun dapat gak sms ni pada 13 Jul 2009 jam 08:43 dari nombor +60195377873.

“SHELL PROMOSI” TAHNIAH KADsim Anda tlh di pilih
“SHELL.Sdn/Bhd” Berjaya meraih HADIAH UTAMA
“RM15,000.00″ Sila dail ditalian 014-5522997 TQ.

PS: Tak ada orang atau syarikat dalam dunia ni yang nak bagi hadiah senang-senang macam tu tanya ada keuntungan pada pihak mereka. Yang peliknya kerajaan tak ada pemantauan atau tindakan ke pada perkara semacam ni? Atau nak tunggu ada yang dah kehilangan harta atau nyawa baru mau bertindak?????

Tu-lah. Perkara yang patut dibuat tak diberi perhation. Perkara yang tak patut buat (teaching Science and Maths in English) diberi perhatian! Yang pelik, SHELL pun tak berapa kisah dengan spam seperti ini. Kalau nak tangkap mereka ni, senang aje. Tanyalah telco seperti DIGI dan MAXIS sebab mereka ada senarai nombor yang hantar sms dan terima sms. Telco juga patut ada talian hangat untuk konsumer merungut tentang benda-benda ni. Kalau nak pantau, boleh pantau tapi siapa nak buat kerja yang leceh ni? Itulah sebabnya kita selalu dapat sms bodoh ini. Tapi yang saya benci ialah telco sendiri juga hantar SMS bodoh seperti ‘sign up for free wallpaper’, ‘download music’.

saya ingat mlm ni saya bertuah,tapi memang pun bertuah bab saya try call no tah ape2 tu,x berangkat. dengan x percaya langsung benda nih(alangkan join cabutan bertuah pon x pena menang,ni kan pulak yg x pena tau) saya terus serch kat internet.rupanya semua tu tipuuuuuuu.
terima kasih semua kerana berkongsi semua maklumat diatas.

saya dapat mesej pukul 5:44 pagi 27july2009 dari 019-8103965:
“SHELL PROMOSI” TAHNIAH KADsim Anda tlh di pilih SHELL.Sdn/Bhd” Berjaya meraih HADIAH UTAMA “RM15,000.00″ Sila dail ditalian 013-8559934

Saya dial kedua-dua no diatas menggunakan skype. namun tidak di jawab.

Memang SCAM.

Nordin – yes, it is a scam so the more people know about this scam, the less daring the scammers will be. Let’s make everyone aware of these buggers.

thx god.. just received a similar sms. luckily immediately after that i google in internet and found ur blog… TQ

Yup. That is my intention to spread the message far and wide so crooks have no chance to con people!

Guys/Gals

Just got similar sms today. Thanks for sharing the info.

Yup, let’s work to alert more people so that these stupid scammers have less chance of conning people. Power to the blog!

omg!!!!!!! sy pun dpt sms gla pt nama buruk ni……sepatutnye shell ambik tindakan cz syarkt dia gak yg d

got the same SMS today ! Looking at the past posts it aledy started in 2008 and its still alive today ! These syaitans need to be jailed !

Received from +6019-5316872 today (23 Apr 2010)

Quoted from the SMS:
“SHELL PROMOSI Tahnia SimCARD Anda tlh di pilih SHELL SDN BHD Berjaya menangi Hadiah Utama RM 19,000.00 Sila dail di talian 0178950102 Terimah kasih”

Already smell something fishy at the first glance; can’t even spell “Terima Kasih” correctly.

Received from +60145525219 today (14 Mei 2010)

Quoted from the SMS:
“RM0.Promotion’s SHELL SDN BHD Tahniah Kad Sim Bertuah Meraih Hadiah Utama RM 19,000.00 Sila dail di talian 0128180521 ”

Syukur, terselamat dari mangsa penipuan…

25 may 2010,..i also get thie sms,.so i try call the number but no aswer,..so try for second time also no answer,.so i rasa something wrong,..but i call pun guna public phne,..so call yg third time baru dpt,.ader satu suara cam bukan malay but look like indonnesia,..answer my call,…so i just asking that guy about the sms i terima,…so he asking me,.my name/my contact number,.and lastly my account number,..so smething i rasa yg not good,..so i ask that guy,.are u frm sheell company,.but he didnt answer my question at all,..so just cut off the line,.so i try call back tjhe two number but cannot get,…so be carefull laa,.dont give the personal detail specially yr account number/atm number,…nati all yr money finish,..the sms like this ; TAHNIAH SIM CARD ANDAERJAYA CABUTAN BETUAH DARI SHELL MINYAK SDN BHD, WANG RM15,000.00…SILA HB OFFICE 0148662838,.SENDER frm014 5512667