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Old Feb 11, 2018 | 2:11 pm
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Originally Posted by Raffles
That's not how it works. Brokers work mainly with holders of Business credit cards in the US who charge hundreds of thousands monthly to their accounts.

When you buy miles, the broker asks the seller to add you as an authorised user to their business credit card. The miles can then be transferred directly into your mileage account.
Thanks for the information! In that case it's indeed that's shady at best.
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