Originally Posted by
SwissCircle
My thoughts exactly. Yet I’m tempted, el cheapo Eco travel is what it is and that status would certainly help easing it
It's completely off what DL see's it's brand as. They aren't necessarily above selling status's but they certainly aren't going to allow it to happen on Ebay.
My money is on them photoshopping some AA EP/CK or UA 1K/GS account with your name instead. It wouldn't even have to be that high of quality if they fax it into DL. And unless they are sending in hundreds it would be unlikely to be discovered quickly. In the mean time they pocket some easy money for 15 minutes worth of photoshop work.
When/if DL finds out about this, at minimum those status are going bye bye, and at worst, they completely close the Skymiles accounts and you're left with no miles even if you had a bunch before hand.