Hey peeps!

Lately my friend working at an undisclosed place informed me of some on going Petronas job scams. The scam is mainly targeted at non-Malaysians, but if you (or your non-Malaysian friends) do come across something like this, don't be fooled! Below is an example of the scam (one of the many types):


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Office of the Employment Manager
Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS OIL COMPANY)
Tower 1, PETRONAS Twin Towers
Kuala Lumpur City Centre
50088 Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia.
Tel: +60169958639

Attn: xXXx,

This is an Affirmation that your Experiences and Qualifications were found suitably for the requirements of PETRONAS OIL COMPANY PROJECT IN MALAYSIA. The attached document embodies the approved Terms/Conditions for the this contract.

The PETRONAS OIL COMPANY PROJECT IN MALAYSIA have selected you to work in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia. You have to sign the documents and forward the information to (HR Department)
for initial approval and contact of the Malaysia immigration service here in
Kuala Lumpur for the procurement of Valid Visa and work/residence permit for you as we have a contract agreement with them for easy acquisition/issue of Visa and Work/Residence Permit to our employees.

BELOW IS THE CONTACT DETAIL OF MALAYSIAN IMMIGRATION:

MALAYSIA IMMIGRATION
Headquarters of the Department of Immigration, Malaysia (Ministry of Home Affairs) Level 1-7 (Podium) Block 2G4, Precint 2, Federal Government Administration Center, and 62550 Putrajaya Malaysia.
E-mail: immigrationmalaysiagovt2009@live.com
PH: +60169954258

Contact Person: Mr Rahim Mohammed.

Do up-date us on happenings between you and the Malaysian immigration for advice where necessary.

Congratulations! on your new appointment.

Regards,

Dr. Kazeem Ali
EMPLOYMENT PROCESSING MANAGER
Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS OIL COMPANY)
Kuala Lumpur Malaysia.
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Why is it a scam? According to my friend:
-Would the Malaysian Immigration use a free domain email? (DUH!)
-Petronas does not identify itself as Petronas Oil Company, but as Petroliam Nasional Berhad
-Would a company like Petronas send you your contract through an email?

Most of these seems like common sense, but when one becomes desparate for a job, our common sense sometimes just takes a back seat.

Other interesting details about the scam:
-Normally offers to pay in USD/GPB (varying from $350 to $9,500), after tax, mind you!
-4 working days, 10am to 4pm
-A 5 bed room apartment for your family
-A Toyota Camry of year 2004/2005/2006/2007/2008/2009/2010

And to make it even more convincing, they even set up fake websites! Example (unfortunately all already taken down):
www.fujairah-petroleum.net
www.petronas-my.net

But to demonstrate how these fake websites will be setup, my friend's team has created a demo fake website:
http://petronasoil.orgfree.com

Yeah, it's a free domain..haha...kiamsiap fellas.

Well, good luck getting a job at Petronas!

This post has been edited by ispeakengland: Jan 12 2010, 09:52 AM