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Old Jun 27, 2023 | 9:02 pm
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Originally Posted by bmwe92fan
There are "kiosks" that have flight & train tickets -- here is how the scam works.... Companies buy expensive Y tickets -- traveler purchases non-refundable (much cheaper) fare and sells their ticket to these places who then post it for sale -- traveler pockets the difference... We had to terminate two of our sales team for this in Tokyo - they made 10's of thousands by doing this....
I still don't understand how this scam works. The ticket will be in the name of the passenger, right?

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