Originally Posted by
drewguy
That said, it does not appear that there is a way for United to determine easily whether the payment you applied (or the credit you receive through TravelBank) was based on your (the elite's) application or that of someone else. .....
The new system is a personalized "credit card" code and if the names don't match there seems to be a way to determine to whom the credit is being applied.
On the Travel Bank appraoch, you need to provide a receipt with the elite's name. Doubt a receipt with a different name with work.
I don't see a loophole (if UA makes use of the info supplied).