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Scam playbook

Major-oil executive impersonation (Chevron / Shell / Aramco 'CEO')

A counterparty claims to be a named executive at a major (Chevron, Shell, Aramco, ExxonMobil) to lend a fabricated deal instant credibility, frequently backed by a fake or doctored LinkedIn profile.

How it works

  • 1.A 'Group CEO' or 'allocation holder' offers cargo-scale volume directly, bypassing the major's actual trading desk.
  • 2.The claimed role contradicts the major's publicly documented leadership (10-K filings, the company's own leadership page).
  • 3.Supporting 'entities' are unregistered shells or, in real cases, names lifted from fiction.

Red flags

  • A major's executive selling product directly to a stranger via WhatsApp/LinkedIn.
  • Claimed title that does not match the company's published leadership.
  • Employer or JV entities with no corporate registration.

What the real version looks like

Majors sell through named trading entities and verified processes, not via an executive's personal DM. A 30-second check against the company's published leadership usually settles it — this is exactly the pattern OilFlow's first investigated cluster exposed.

This page describes a general fraud pattern for educational purposes. It is not an accusation against any specific person or company. A clean check is not a clearance — documentary KYC and licence verification still apply.