Travel News - Dutch man accused of flyer-mile scam

http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9DG6H2O1.htm

German police say a Dutch man is under investigation for allegedly scamming airlines out of more than 5.6 million frequent flyer miles worth at least euro134,000 ($190,000).

Frankfurt police said Wednesday that an airline employee noticed the 26-year-old, whose name was not divulged, had an unusually high number of bonus miles and alerted authorities.

Another Frank (Abagnale) in the making... Unfortunately he was caught.

I would say "fortunately" he was caught - more scams means more pressure on FF seats for the rest of us.

German police say a Dutch man is under investigation for allegedly scamming airlines out of more than 5.6 million frequent flyer miles worth at least euro134,000 ($190,000).

Is my math right, that they're saying about 3¢ per mile?
Did the airline supply that number, or did the police or news agency come up with it?

Is my math right, that they're saying about 3¢ per mile?
Did the airline supply that number, or did the police or news agency come up with it?

Sounds like using the number supplied by an airline for retail purchases of miles rather than using accurate wholesale costs.