419 scam: "Airasia Exclusive Program" <aasia@myemail.tut.edu.tw> Re

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
- "airasia.my@9.cn" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
1. They don't notify winners by email.
2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: airasia.my@9.cn
Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2012 10:50:30 +0800
Subject: Re

Airasia Exclusive Program
Asia Pacific Regional Headquarters
Kota Kinabalu International Airport
Old Airport Road Tanjung Aru 88100
Kota Kinabalu Sabah
Malaysia

The 2012 AirAsia Exclusive Special Bonus program selection has been performed
at our Asia Pacific Regional Headquarters here in Sabah, Malaysia. The 2012
AirAsia Exclusive Specail 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 AirAsia Exclusive Special Bonus is
hereby issued to you as your email ticket number; AirAsia-09-0-96-10, with
serial number; AirAsia /01/2012, and ref no; AirAsia /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 AirAsia 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 AirAsia Exclusive Special Bonus
program's Organising Commitee (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 adviced to contact the 2012 AirAsia Exclusive Special Bonus
program's Organising Commitee (L.O.C.) immediately as stated below;
================================================================
Contact Person: JK Allen
Dispatch Officer in Charge
2012 AirAsia lottery program's Organising Commitee (L.O.C.)
Email: airasia.my@9.cn
================================================================

***********************************
1.Full Name:.......
2.Residential Address:.....
3.Country:......
4.Occupation:......
5.Telephone:...

Your's Sincerly,
Jimmy Chan
Chairman
(c)2012 AirAsia lottery program's Organising Commitee (L.O.C.)
For and on behalfk of AirAsia, Asia Pacific Regional.

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