Originally Posted by rayne08824

I've been shopping for a business class fare PDX-LHR. Fares at my go-to carriers are north of 5 grand, but I've seen ads for companies that promise fares on the same carriers for about half that.

Are these discounters for real, or are they scammers? If for real, can anyone recommend particular ones to deal with and how to deal with them?

Originally Posted by trooper

Just a guess...you might be seeing ads from mobs that somehow buy miles and then use them to book flights which they sell.....

I've never understood how that can ever be legit given the prohibition on selling/bartering that all (AFAIK) FF programs place on such activities...