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Old Apr 10, 2024 | 3:18 pm
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Originally Posted by irishguy28
Also, I don't think you have fully internalised the warnings given above by [MENTION=212980]CyBeR[/MENTION]. If you transfer your credit card miles to a Flying Blue account which has never been used for "normal" flying, and make a redemption, you are very likely to have that ticket cancelled in the days after making the reservation. You may be able to get the ticket released if you are able to attend an Air France ticket desk (so presumably a visit to HKG airport might be able to "sort out" the issue). Flying Blue is not a welcoming programme for people using credit card transfers but never actually accruing FB miles via actual flying.
It's hard to imagine a situation more likely to trigger the fraud/mileage broker flags than a newly-created account (if OP had an account, they could search themselves) transferring in points and booking a one-way close-in award from China*.
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