High Flyer Arrested
Aug 21, 2002 | 10:38 pm
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Sunny Sydney, cant beat it !
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High Flyer Arrested
Sydney, 22 August 2002 ...
A man has been arrested after he allegedly fraudulently redeemed almost $15,000 in airfares through a frequent flyer scheme.
Police allege ... man manipulated the scheme which enabled him to redeem flights on domestic and international routes to destinations including Brisbane and Auckland.
2 problems I see ...
1. It does not tell us how he did it ?
2. Why only Auckland ? Surely there are better places ?
PAUL
A man has been arrested after he allegedly fraudulently redeemed almost $15,000 in airfares through a frequent flyer scheme.
Police allege ... man manipulated the scheme which enabled him to redeem flights on domestic and international routes to destinations including Brisbane and Auckland.
2 problems I see ...
1. It does not tell us how he did it ?
2. Why only Auckland ? Surely there are better places ?
PAUL
Aug 22, 2002 | 1:59 am
#3
Join Date: Nov 1999
Location: SYD
Programs: VA Plat, AC 50K
Posts: 2,905
'Manipulated the scheme'. What did he do? A mileage run?
I think they better build some more jails
The Flyers united, will never be defeated.
goodo
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I think they better build some more jails
The Flyers united, will never be defeated.
goodo
[This message has been edited by goodo (edited 08-22-2002).]
Aug 22, 2002 | 2:49 am
#7
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Sydney, New South Wales, AU
Posts: 301
Thanks - sorry to be a bother, but you would have the full text (or some more info), I can not seem to find it on the website.
BTW $15,000 is only one First Class LAX - AKL - BNE flight - so I was just wondering if the paper gave any more clues
BTW $15,000 is only one First Class LAX - AKL - BNE flight - so I was just wondering if the paper gave any more clues
Aug 22, 2002 | 2:53 pm
#9
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Scotland
Programs: AA Exec PLT; BA Silver
Posts: 273
This is the same country that bought you :-
"The Premier was enthusiastic yesterday (June 20, 2002) in selling the taxpayer benefits of the decision to stop public servants accumulating frequent-flyer points, saying he scored a big discount on government travel."
Guess they just don't like FF's in Aus
"The Premier was enthusiastic yesterday (June 20, 2002) in selling the taxpayer benefits of the decision to stop public servants accumulating frequent-flyer points, saying he scored a big discount on government travel."
Guess they just don't like FF's in Aus
Aug 22, 2002 | 3:56 pm
#10
In memoriam
Join Date: Jul 1999
Location: Washington
Posts: 1,173
Perhaps it was one of the PBO - TPR FT bus riders?
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/Forum39/HTML/000472.html
Buy a refundable ticket online and get the miles. Does it then become fraud if the person refunds the ticket yet keeps the miles? What if you did it once? What if you did it every day for 3 months? When does it become a criminal case?
In the US my guess it would be never, but I remember a thread (cannot find) on the QF board where at least one bus rider had his account suspended!!!
rich