Went into my MR account yesterday afternoon and noticed with some surprise a reservation at one of the London hotels starting last night for 5 nights.

I have used that hotel before, but wasn't planning on being anywhere near London this week, so cancelled the reservation.

I went back into my account again this morning and was surprised to see the same reservation with the status "In Progress".

Getting slightly paranoid about being charged for something I hadn't booked, I called the hotel who confirmed that the reservation was real and that someone with exactly the same name as me was currently staying in the hotel, and paying with his own credit card (we compared the last 4 numbers).

So, getting back to the title of the thread, what chance do you think I will have of getting the points? At a rate of GBP200+ per nigt, there's several thousand at stake. I might even score some nights against the Visa promotion that's currently underway if I'm really lucky.

Also, I wonder if my doppelganger was offered the platinum arrival gift and given lounge access? I suppose I'll never find out.