| Volkswagen is making waves overseas. In
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| | Aside from Volkswagen, Proton has also
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| Dubai, a circulating scam email stating
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| | tried to negotiate with the US auto giant
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| that the recipient has won a huge cash
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| | General Motors as well as with PSA
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| prize plus a new car courtesy of
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| | Peugeot Citroen of France. There are also
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| Volkswagen has caused major confusion
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| | three Malaysian automotive firms that
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| among people in the UAE. Volkswagen has
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| | have expressed their interest in taking
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| already released an official statement
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| | stakes in the company.
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| saying that they have not sent any email
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| | It is interesting to note that the
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| containing such message. The German
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| | Malaysian government owns 59 pct of
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| automaker has warned people in the UAE to
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| | Proton in addition to a 43 pct stake held
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| be careful and not to easily believe such
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| | by its investment arm Khazanah Nasional.
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| hoax email.
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| | Volkswagen and Proton will release their
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| The scam email is believed to originate
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| | official announcement on February 8,
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| from Nigeria were scam artist abound. The
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| | 2007.
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| scam email was believed by many people
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| | About Proton
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| since it states there that it came from
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| | Proton Holdings Berhad is short for
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| "The Lottery Department, Volkswagen
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| | Perusahaan Otomobil Nasional (Malay for
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| Automobiles". Furthermore, according to
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| | National Automobile Enterprise). It is
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| the circulating fake emails, the
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| | Malaysia's first car manufacturer founded
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| recipient has been selected from more
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| | by former Malaysia Prime Minister
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| than two hundred fifty thousand email
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| | Mahathir Mohamad in the year 1983. Proton
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| addresses. The winner is said to receive
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| | is listed on the Bursa Malaysia.
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| two million pounds or Dh14.4 million plus
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| | About Volkswagen
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| a Volkswagen car.
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| | Volkswagen means "peoples' car" in
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| The scam email also provides what appears
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| | German. It is also considered an icon in
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| to be a UK telephone number which
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| | the 20th century due to the large number
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| supposedly winners may contact to get
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| | of legendary cars it has produced. As a
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| their secret pin code from a Claim
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| | fact, the German automaker's record is
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| officer.
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| | unparalleled in the industry. It was
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| Volkswagen UK has already made a
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| | Ferdinand Porsche who has conceived the
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| statement saying that the emails
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| | idea of creating a "people's car". He
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| circulating in the UAE have no connection
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| | wants to provide the German public at
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| with their company and should be ignored
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| | large with an affordable and quality
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| at all cost. "Extensive enquiries have
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| | transport.
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| revealed this is an online scam
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| | However some historians say that it was
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| originating from Nigeria," Volkswagen
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| | Adolf Hitler that commissioned Ferdinand
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| said.
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| | Porsche to build a small, inexpensive
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| The German automaker also stressed that
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| | car. In the year 1934, Porsche has made
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| the stated UK number found in the scam
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| | his first ever masterpiece- a Beetle
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| email is in fact routes to a Nigerian
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| | shaped-sedan that was called Volkswagen
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| premium rate number. This means that
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| | (German for people's car). The Beetle
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| people who are to call this number will
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| | made its debut two years later. The war
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| end up with a heavily charged telephone
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| | delayed the production of the vehicle
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| bill. It is believed that it is through
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| | until 1949. A year later the beetle
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| the bill from which the scam artist will
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| | shaped sedan became popular and was then
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| received his part of the deal.
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| | known as the Volkswagen Beetle.
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| In other Volkswagen overseas news, in
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| | Even way back then Volkswagen was already
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| Kula Lumpur, Prime Minister Abdullah
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| | renowned for its quality vehicles and
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| Ahmad Badawi said that troubled carmaker
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| | auto parts like Volkswagen brake dust
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| Proton and largest German automaker
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| | shield. As a fact, its very own Beetle
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| Volkswagen AG are in negotiations but he
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| | which has become its trademark later
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| refused to give details of the deal.
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| | earns the title best-selling car of all
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| According to Prime Minister Abdullah
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| | time. Its Karmann convertible which was
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| Ahmad Badawi in an interview with New
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| | produced in the year 1949 has also become
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| Straits Times, 'I don't want to comment
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| | the best-selling convertible in the
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| because it is being negotiated.'
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| | world.
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| Further reports last week say that
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| | By the year 1955, Volkswagen has grown
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| Volkswagen has agreed to buy a
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| | into a world corporation. It started
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| controlling stake in Proton's
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| | building factories and working
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| manufacturing division. This news has had
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| | communities in countries like the United
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| favorably affected Proton's shares which
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| | States, Brazil and Canada as well as in
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| rose to 13.14pct Friday to 7.75 rgt.
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| | some major centres in Western Europe.
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| The Malaysian government is under intense
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| | In the last fifteen years of the
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| pressure to announce details of the said
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| | millennium Volkswagen have emerged as a
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| partnership between the losing Proton and
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| | true global force in the automobile
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| Germany's giant Volkswagen. It should be
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| | industry especially with its acquisition
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| noted that Proton last year lost its
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| | and redevelopment of now famous brands
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| status as Malaysia's biggest selling
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| | Audi, SEAT, Skoda, and Lamborghini.
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| carmaker to its rival Perodoa.
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