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Aug 23, 2011, 1:22 pm

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Originally Posted by BingBongBoy

I am not saying this in an official capacity, however, the bolded part of the above e-mail address is indeed a real BA e-mail, I have e-mails from it too that I have kept relating to special offers etc...

So, it would appear to be a genuine e-mail from BA.

I am not sure the reason for the request to confirm the e-mail address on your account though.

Sadly it is all too easy to fake/spoof where an email has come from and I've had them from people who I've called and have told me they haven't sent them. Had one purporting to be from a Mr William Clinton at the Whitehouse years ago, which I found very odd as until Obama they didn't use email, guess they were banking on not too many people knowing that. I suspect I would have liked my tax refund too not being a US citizen and there not having paid any taxes to be getting back.

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