Well, for me, the email that was forwarded to the mailing list I was on had a link to flyertalk to see actual pictures of the certificates. At least, I think that was it. I have since deleted the email, so I'm not sure. However, if I remember correctly, the person who forwarded the email is known for doublecheck sources on stories like that, so he may have found flyertalk in some sort of web search.

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