Thousands of Australians have been duped by a fake Qantas Facebook page offering the chance to win free first class flights for the rest of the year . Almost 150,000 people shared a post by the fraudulent site after it was first created on Sunday . 'Today we at Qantas Australia are proud to announce that we have seated over 3 Million passengers since January 1 , 2015 ! ' the post read . Scroll down for video . Thousands have been duped by a fake Qantas Facebook page offering free first class flights . 'So to celebrate this record setting accomplishment we will be giving out FREE first class flights for the rest of this year ! That 's an entire year of FREE flights ! To win simply complete the step 's below . ' It encouraged people to like and share a picture of a Qantas First Class Lounge 'complimentary invitation ' , saying that winners will be notified on Tuesday . The airline confirmed it is a scam and has nothing to do with Qantas . 'Our campaigns are always run from our authenticated Facebook page ( identified by its authorised blue tick ) , or through the official Qantas website , ' a Qantas spokesperson said . Qantas also reported the page to Facebook and it has been removed . 'We are aware of a fake Facebook account masquerading as Qantas Facebook fans are invited to like and share a post to win free First class flights , ' a spokeswoman said . Seat 1A in first class of a Qantas A380 Airbus . Online scammers often create fake social media accounts linked to major companies in order to 'farm likes ' and build up a page 's following . 'Qantas has already had a number of the scam pages removed . 'Facebook has been advised of the scam . ' Online scammers often create fake social media accounts linked to major companies in order to 'farm likes ' and build up a page 's following , so that it can be sold to other scammers to market dodgy products . The airline has moved to distance itself from the page , labelling it a 'scam '
Almost 150,000 people have shared a page by a fraudulent web site . It encourages users to like and share a picture of a Qantas First airline offering ' complimentary tickets ' to win free flights . The airline claims it is a scam and has nothing to do with Qantas . Qantas reported the page to Facebook and it has been removed .