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Old Mar 24, 2026 | 2:37 pm
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Originally Posted by gregleck
Yes - I was told that unless the fraudster also changed my email account, they would not refund the miles. The remaining miles will be transferred to my new account, but the miles they used to get the gift cards would not be replaced. Gone, Daddy, Gone. "I don't agree with this," said the polite AA rep, "but that's the policy."

On a subsequent call I learned this is new to AA since the gift cards were only available starting last week or so and apparently I am not a unique example.
AA did a crappy job on rolling this one out.
How is any of that your problem? AA didn't implement adequate protections. AA's system was hacked. Miles held (virtually) by AA were stolen. Unless you gave someone your password, then this has nothing to do with you. I'm venting a little bit, but I'm tired of these big companies constantly refusing to take responsibility for their own decisions.
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