Am I being Scammed?
Jul 22, 2019 | 12:50 pm
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Jul 2019
Posts: 5
Am I being Scammed?
I recently posted in reddit about whether MCE is worth the upgrade for a 10 hr flight. I got this in response:
Hello! Saw your post asking about MCE for AA. I flew AA a lot last year and have their highest status and get free MCE for myself and companions - happy to move your seat gratis to the orange colored seats if youd like. No funny business, just trying to be helpful since they charge a whole lot for this on international itineraries. I should be able to do it with just your name, fight number and date of travel if youre interested. And totally understandable if not since Im a random stranger, but its a nice perk and Im not going to requalify with them again (moving to delta) so trying to make the most of it before end of year.
Is this possibly legit, or too good to be true?
Hello! Saw your post asking about MCE for AA. I flew AA a lot last year and have their highest status and get free MCE for myself and companions - happy to move your seat gratis to the orange colored seats if youd like. No funny business, just trying to be helpful since they charge a whole lot for this on international itineraries. I should be able to do it with just your name, fight number and date of travel if youre interested. And totally understandable if not since Im a random stranger, but its a nice perk and Im not going to requalify with them again (moving to delta) so trying to make the most of it before end of year.
Is this possibly legit, or too good to be true?
Jul 22, 2019 | 12:52 pm
#2
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: YOW
Posts: 1,024
If you have to ask yourself if something is too good to be true, then it likely is.
Jul 22, 2019 | 2:18 pm
#3
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: SEA
Posts: 2,556
I would say yes, it is possibly legit.
There are helpful, kind people in the world.
Edited to add: If the person is a malefactor, then it seems that possibly he could cancel or change your flight - just to be mean. Such people, too, exist in the world. It is probably best to not take a risk on this.
There are helpful, kind people in the world.
Edited to add: If the person is a malefactor, then it seems that possibly he could cancel or change your flight - just to be mean. Such people, too, exist in the world. It is probably best to not take a risk on this.
Last edited by muji; Jul 22, 2019 at 2:48 pm
Jul 22, 2019 | 2:47 pm
#4
Join Date: May 2009
Location: South Park, CO
Programs: Tegridy Elite
Posts: 5,677
I recently posted in reddit about whether MCE is worth the upgrade for a 10 hr flight. I got this in response:
Hello! Saw your post asking about MCE for AA. I flew AA a lot last year and have their highest status and get free MCE for myself and companions - happy to move your seat gratis to the orange colored seats if youd like. No funny business, just trying to be helpful since they charge a whole lot for this on international itineraries. I should be able to do it with just your name, fight number and date of travel if youre interested. And totally understandable if not since Im a random stranger, but its a nice perk and Im not going to requalify with them again (moving to delta) so trying to make the most of it before end of year.
Is this possibly legit, or too good to be true?
Hello! Saw your post asking about MCE for AA. I flew AA a lot last year and have their highest status and get free MCE for myself and companions - happy to move your seat gratis to the orange colored seats if youd like. No funny business, just trying to be helpful since they charge a whole lot for this on international itineraries. I should be able to do it with just your name, fight number and date of travel if youre interested. And totally understandable if not since Im a random stranger, but its a nice perk and Im not going to requalify with them again (moving to delta) so trying to make the most of it before end of year.
Is this possibly legit, or too good to be true?
Jul 22, 2019 | 3:25 pm
#5
Moderator: Hilton Honors, Practical Travel Safety Issues, Information Desk & San Francisco
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: San Francisco CA
Programs: UA, Hilton, Priceline, AirBnB
Posts: 11,319
I initially misread the OP
I thought this was a flyer talker who would offer the benefit and so I was going to say check their posting history etc. but reddit?
No way!
No way!
Jul 22, 2019 | 3:40 pm
#6
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: DCA
Programs: UA US CO AA DL FL
Posts: 50,253
This is discussed in detail in OP's other thread on the same topic. Hopefully they will be merged soon enough.
