FRAUD WARNING – NOSTRUM OIL & GAS
It has been brought to our attention that the Nostrum Oil & Gas brand has been illegally misused by third parties to try to commit fraudulent activities, in particular on the internet or via email. The main target of these fraud schemes is to make people pay money or to obtain personal and financial information from the contacted persons (so-called “phishing”) for later illegal actions.
It is very important to Nostrum Oil & Gas that its trademarks are protected and that its name, logo and brand are not misused for fraudulent activities. Nostrum Oil & Gas does its utmost to ensure that any such activities are shut down.
Do not be the victim of a scam. If the offer seems unusual or too good to be true, it probably is.
If you think you might be the victim of a scam, we recommend:
- cross-checking the background of person contacting you;
- critically checking the website to see if it looks professional with adequate contact information, etc;
- trying other contact opportunities, such as, another telephone number, other e-mail addresses, etc;
- looking for spelling and grammatical errors in the email or website.
If you still have any doubt as to whether you are facing a scam, we recommend that you immediately discontinue all communications with the source, contact us and report them to your local police.
Recent Fraud Examples:
- Employment Scam. Fraudsters set up fake websites and/or send out unsolicited fake recruitment forms offering fictitious job opportunities using the Nostrum Oil & Gas name and brand in order to obtain personal data. Nostrum Oil & Gas does not send out unsolicited recruitment forms and never asks job applicants to pay the costs of an application, such as postage, handling fees, etc.
- Employee Impersonation. Fraudsters impersonate an employee of Nostrum Oil & Gas (most recently, Director of Marketing, Abi Zivs) and approach a company seeking to engage them in a non-existent commercial transaction. These companies are contacted via a fake “look-alike” email address (for example, ending in @nostrumoilgas.com or @zhaikmunaillp.com). A genuine Nostrum Oil & Gas email address will always end in @nog.co.uk and our only genuine website is www.nog.co.uk/www.nostrumoilandgas.com.
If you have any doubts, please forward any emails or documents to us via ir@nog.co.uk.
We thank you for your cooperation in trying to root out this criminal activity.
