There’s all kinds of fraud in the miles & points world, as there’s a big underground industry of bartering rewards. While we hear about cases of rewards being stolen all the time, here’s an unusual twist on that, whereby someone managed to get someone else’s rewards credited to their frequent flyer account.
I first covered this yesterday, but would like to provide an update, as I have some more insights into how this happens, and what exactly the scheme is.
As I rarely used AA in the past, I quickly glossed over what the agent said, assuming they had meant “an American airline,” so I logged into my AS account. I found no points there. Then, I reread the message and tried logging into my AA account, and discovered it was locked. It turns out the account was locked since 2022, because someone tried to log in. I never used AA, so I must have missed the email notification and didn’t report the fraud then. However, I also managed to retrieve my AA number.
A great solo travel tip spotted this week on One Mile at a Time.
