"you have an e-voucher to use"
Dec 23, 2022, 3:54 am
#1
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"you have an e-voucher to use"
My partner has received a message from BA.reminding him that he has an e-voucher to use. Thing is, he does not recall having received such a voucher. The text of the email speaks of a deadline of 30 September 2023 so I suspect that it might be a covid-era FTV he got in the past and forgot about. I just wanted to double-check that it looks legit rather than being a phishing exercise. The link to the e-voucher in the email starts with "https://e.fly.ba.com" so that looks like a genuine ba.com domain link. Does that look OK to you?
Dec 23, 2022, 3:58 am
#2
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: London
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Seems legit to me- I received a similar thing recently- and I had simply completely forgotten about the voucher. That doesn't mean to say it is not a phishing scam in your case, but it sounds legit to me. You could do an inbox filter for all BA emails (although that could be messy) which might reveal the original voucher email.
Dec 23, 2022, 5:40 am
#5
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 411
If worried about clicking on a link from an email use the link to the British Airways website below to get an emailed list of unused e-vouchers.
https://www.britishairways.com/trave...n_gb/remind-me
https://www.britishairways.com/trave...n_gb/remind-me
Dec 23, 2022, 6:29 am
#6
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Home Counties, UK
Programs: BA Silver
Posts: 539
I had this email on Thursday for two e vouchers that I asked BAH in August to apply to our trip to Madeira next April and they confirmed by email that they had done this. I can also see that the balance reflects this so why I received this email is a mystery. I was happy it was genuine. I know, BA’s IT system!
Dec 23, 2022, 8:56 am
#7
Join Date: Nov 2016
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If worried about clicking on a link from an email use the link to the British Airways website below to get an emailed list of unused e-vouchers.
https://www.britishairways.com/trave...n_gb/remind-me
https://www.britishairways.com/trave...n_gb/remind-me
Dec 23, 2022, 12:09 pm
#9
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Home Counties, UK
Programs: BA Silver
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Dec 23, 2022, 1:45 pm
#11
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Flatland
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I got one of these, and I do indeed have a voucher I have not used (I think I failed to use it last time I tried) and had forgotten about. I was expecting to have missed the boat on a voucher from 2020, and I think it's quite good of BA to keep them alive this long and to remind me about it.
Now, where to go for about 300 quid ....
Now, where to go for about 300 quid ....
Dec 23, 2022, 2:24 pm
#12
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: Lincolnshire, UK
Programs: BA GGL - maybe only briefly!
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My partner has received a message from BA.reminding him that he has an e-voucher to use. Thing is, he does not recall having received such a voucher. The text of the email speaks of a deadline of 30 September 2023 so I suspect that it might be a covid-era FTV he got in the past and forgot about. I just wanted to double-check that it looks legit rather than being a phishing exercise. The link to the e-voucher in the email starts with "https://e.fly.ba.com" so that looks like a genuine ba.com domain link. Does that look OK to you?
Although they are e-vouchers, if they are related to BWC cancellations, they have to be used by Sep 23.
I had the same email, I do have an outstanding e-voucher but as is only for €0.25 I won’t be rushing to book anything!
Dec 23, 2022, 2:37 pm
#13
Join Date: Sep 2013
Programs: BAEC Gold, EK Skywards (enhanced Blue !), Oman Air Sindbad Gold
Posts: 6,399
Well I can confirm that my own such email (which came as a bit of a surprise) was very genuine ……. simply because ten minutes after receipt I had successfully used it to pay for a BA flight 😊
