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Old May 31, 2023 | 4:04 pm
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Originally Posted by Bonehead
Got instructions on the steps I need to take to get the miles back. Already files the required police report. AA calculated that the stolen miles were worth almost $11k.

Quite an interesting list of folks in whose names the miles were redeemed. Googling them turns up real people...I'm sure the hacker put out ads selling cheap AA tickets and these folks responded.
$11k?!? 3 cents per mile seems a little...inflated.
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