Scam Alert

We have recently been inundated with emails and queries, seeking confirmation or validity of business propositions made to individuals by people claiming to work for, or affiliated to Shell Companies in Nigeria.

These propositions come in various forms.

People solicit the help of potential victims to transfer large sums of money in foreign currency. The people initiating these propositions claim the funds involved are entitlements due from Shell Companies in Nigeria for deceased relatives, or monies accruing from excess crude oil sales. In some cases, they claim the funds have been forgotten in some dormant account. Sometimes they also propose to award huge value contracts to the recipients of such mails.

Shell IS NOT INVOLVED in:

• Lottery promotions
• E-mail cash awards
• SMS anniversary awards
• Unsolicited job offers via e-mail or SMS
• Mobile draws
• Grant awards
• Overseas real estate ventures
• Recruitment agencies/consultants, such as Lockwood Recruitment Services or Noble Engineering

We therefore are disassociating ourselves from any such correspondence and advise the public to adhere to the following:

• Do not respond to unsolicited business propositions and/or offers from people you are unfamiliar with.
• Do not disclose your personal/financial details to anyone you do not know.
• Contact the Nigerian Embassy in your country.
• In addition, you could also refer such mail to your country's Embassy/High Commission in Nigeria for investigation.