@MHG: Actually, I believe it may have been Vietnam Airlines.

@Steve M: Right?!? From a merchant's perspective, it seems unlikely that the semi-frequent loss of 100% of your revenue for things like airline tickets (from people like us saying "Forget it!") could be offset by reducing the USD $.07 per $100 costs attributed to CC fraud.**

@tarheeljim: A thief nice enough to pay your cellphone bill for you *has* to be a FlyerTalk member, right?

** = (2006 figure listed in Wikipedia's entry for Credit Card Fraud)