Unknown person is using my points for a poor value stay
#16
Join Date: Oct 2010
Posts: 242
i never heard of a fake Priority Club promo, or any other fake points/miles promo. Could you tell us exactly what you are referring to? Or are you just guessing?
#17
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: DFW
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The hotel has been contacted by both me and PC. My points will be returned once the investigation is complete (hopefully tomorrow). I'll let the hotel decide whether or not to contact police, since the hotel is the one harmed. Scary part is that the reason my credit card is the one used for the "temporary hold" is that his was declined when he tried to check in -- and the hold amount was only $25. So, when his CC was declined the hotel asked him if he just wanted to use the credit card on file and he said yes.
#19
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Join Date: Dec 2007
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So it's the same guy, booking repeated stays at the same hotel, with stolen info? Seriously, it sounds like a pimp booking rooms for his prostitutes. No joke. I would get the police involved, at minimum for the identity theft, but also for what they may find when they go to the room.
Of course, this COULD be an honest mistake. He MIGHT have called Central Reservations to make an award booking and given his PC number incorrectly (or Central Reservations typed it in wrong) and they MIGHT not have bothered to verify any other information. He might also have changed MY email at that time because he has gotten an new email address. Of course, my honest mistake theory MIGHT be wishful thinking.
#21
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#24
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#26
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Two I can think of at the moment about phishing sites was HiltonHonors, Lufthansa, marriott had a problem at one time, so did others I'd imagine.
http://hhonors1.hilton.com/en_US/hh/...ofing/index.do
http://www.miles-and-more.com/online...l=en&cid=18002
Apparently your personal information is also stored on the key cards given to
you at hotels. I was told these cards with the magnetic strip have all of your
personal information on them that you gave "at" the front desk .
Can any Hotel lurker confirm exactly what data is on those cards ?
#27
Join Date: Jun 2005
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Apparently your personal information is also stored on the key cards given to
you at hotels. I was told these cards with the magnetic strip have all of your
personal information on them that you gave "at" the front desk .
Can any Hotel lurker confirm exactly what data is on those cards ?
http://www.snopes.com/crime/warnings/hotelkey.asp
And yes, it is only a rumor, not fact.
#30
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: EWR
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Awhile back during a PC promotion there was a glitch and I had access to somebody elses account, it automatically signed me right in and I could have booked plenty of nights for myself on someone elses account - and he had way more points than me.
I notified PC.
In this case though, it wasn't me
I'm also follwing this story, I suspect a weasel.
I notified PC.
In this case though, it wasn't me
I'm also follwing this story, I suspect a weasel.