Scam Letters: Fake Air Asia Exclusive Special Bonus program

Posted by Kris | Friday, April 13, 2012 | | 9 comments »


This is an sample of email from scammer trying to imitate AirAsia. It is totally BS that Airasia will organize any contest with an gambling organization. (It would just spoil their image and branding exercise) I hope Airasia will highlight this in their website to avoid some gullible stupid fellow or fellows (plural) from falling into this trap.



--Air Asia
Asia Pacific Regional Headquarters
Ground Floor
Terminal 2
Kota Kinabalu International Airport
Old Airport Road Tanjung Aru 88100
Kota Kinabalu Sabah
Malaysia

The 2012 Air Asia Exclusive Special Bonus program selection has been performed at our Asia Pacific Regional Headquarters here in Sabah, Malaysia. The 2012 Air Asia Exclusive Special Bonus program is registered and organized in accordance with the Asian Gaming Board (A.G.B.) and the World Lottery Regulation Act (W.L.R.A.).

We are therefore pleased to officially notify you of the status of your Winnings. An official notification of Air Asia Exclusive Special Bonus is hereby issued to you as your email ticket number; AirAsia-09-0-96-10, with serial number; Air Asia /01/2012, and ref no; Air Asia /019/2010007 in batch A /6183 randomly drew for the lucky numbers 000-31-0584 which selected your email address as a winner of our Exclusive Special Bonus program selection.

You have therefore consequently won the 2012 Air Asia Exclusive Special Bonus in its first batch.

As regards the above, we have officially approved a sum payout of $130,000,00 (One Hundred and Thirty Thousand United State Dollars) only to you as our Exclusive Special Bonus winner, The 2012 Air Asia Exclusive Special Bonus program's Organization Committee (L.O.C.) will immediately commence the immediate dispatch of your cheque of $130,000,00 (One Hundred and Thirty Thousand United State Dollars)  as soon as you have contacted them. You are therefore advice to contact the 2012 Air Asia Exclusive Special Bonus program's Organization Committee (L.O.C.) immediately as stated below;

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Contact Person: JK Allen
Dispatch Officer in Charge
2012 Air Asia lottery program's Organization Committee (L.O.C.)
Email: airasiaexclusive@admin.in.th or airasia@gmx.com
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***********************************
1.Full Name:.......
2.Residential Address:.....
3.Country:......
4.Occupation:......
5.Telephone:...

Your's Sincerely,
Jimmy Chan
Chairman
(c)2012 Air Asia lottery program's Organization Committee (L.O.C.)
For and on behalf of Air Asia, Asia Pacific Regional.


9 comments

  1. Unknown // 3:49 PM  

    i dont realy understand how can this people can use airasia name
    n from were this people can get our email add,
    this is showing that this cut be a in side staff of airasia only ho is doing this.
    hope the best from your side.

  2. Kris // 6:53 PM  

    Hi Roshen,

    Anyone can easily claim to be someone else nowadays. Scam prey on greed and ignorance. Mainly greed.

  3. Anonymous // 9:24 AM  

    i just get this letter today in my inbox.

  4. Anonymous // 4:31 AM  

    I also receive this kind of message in my spam, if this message was sent to me with someone I think we are not safe to use our personal email to communicate with air asia? I hope this company will do something about this scammer......

  5. Anonymous // 10:11 AM  

    If their asking your account no yup its true....its a SCAM. I received this message yesterday

  6. wanjabber // 12:31 AM  

    I just got back this after 2 months ago. .. Also from royal police Malaysia that seems like certified the email from them is a true....

  7. Unknown // 9:32 AM  

    I received the same kind of email just today.

  8. Anonymous // 6:38 AM  

    i got the same email too..and i was foolish enough to answer since air asia really have a high five promo. I guess its one of their employees who do those scams. How else would they know such promo that is currently running?

  9. Kris // 8:29 AM  

    @Anon,

    Anyone can easy masquerade as Airasia and send out this email scam.

    Just please be aware of these type of schemes.