Originally Posted by
mikeyyz
Whoa that's heavy to throw around! Who is being defrauded by this potential scenario? As far as I see it, I'm getting the service they paid for, and capturing the savings (which they had/would happily spend) for my own use. I do this all the time, get people to donate 50%-70% of J fare (so they save money too) to my organization (I work for a charity) and then use points or SWUs to get there much more cheaply.
It actually is fraud-like, or at least irregular accounting. If a company (or charity) claims a deduction or a business expense of $11k and it is not used as intended, the balance sheet should reflect the residual balance. For example, if the company bought you a car to do your job, and you sold it, and took the bus instead, is that legitimate? The high-integrity solution would be to book a new seat in M/U, upgrade it, and refund the other to the payer. I work for a public company, and am entitled to fly paid J most of the time, but as a business person, I prefer to use all these SWU certs wherever possible to improve my company's bottom line.