Selling miles?
Jun 18, 2014 | 2:57 pm
#31
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Question on selling miles
I heard when you sell miles to a mileage broker, they sometimes pay you in advance. They ask for user ID, password, Pin (if applicable), email, phone number, address etc.
My question is, after getting paid, what if you change your Pin and password? Is there anything they can do? Is there any catch here?
Asking for a friend.
My question is, after getting paid, what if you change your Pin and password? Is there anything they can do? Is there any catch here?
Asking for a friend.
Jun 18, 2014 | 2:59 pm
#32
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Don't do it? They could easily turn you into the airline and you could lose all your miles.
Jun 18, 2014 | 3:00 pm
#33
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You also have some info about the customer they booked the ticket for, using miles you sold them earlier. Will they risk it?
Jun 18, 2014 | 3:05 pm
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The answer to any question on selling miles: DON'T DO IT!
You risk your entire account, any existing award tickets and upgrades, and status, as well as the ability to participate in the airline's FF program at all in the future.
You risk your entire account, any existing award tickets and upgrades, and status, as well as the ability to participate in the airline's FF program at all in the future.
Jun 18, 2014 | 3:06 pm
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I heard when you sell miles to a mileage broker, they sometimes pay you in advance. They ask for user ID, password, Pin (if applicable), email, phone number, address etc.
My question is, after getting paid, what if you change your Pin and password? Is there anything they can do? Is there any catch here?
Asking for a friend.
My question is, after getting paid, what if you change your Pin and password? Is there anything they can do? Is there any catch here?
Asking for a friend.
Jun 18, 2014 | 3:13 pm
#36
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Question on selling miles
Looks like you're asking about fraud and not selling miles ?? "Is there any catch here?"
Really?
Really?
Jun 18, 2014 | 3:13 pm
#37
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Ok let me be more specific.
The friend does not want to do it without any reason. She has a clash with the mileage broker. The broker transferred Ultimate Rewards to her account from a random account without even her authorization and now her account is at the risk of getting closed. I know one can say her account was at the risk of getting closed the moment she sold her miles. But what is done is done. Now she just wants the broker to compensate her for the risk she undertook.
The friend does not want to do it without any reason. She has a clash with the mileage broker. The broker transferred Ultimate Rewards to her account from a random account without even her authorization and now her account is at the risk of getting closed. I know one can say her account was at the risk of getting closed the moment she sold her miles. But what is done is done. Now she just wants the broker to compensate her for the risk she undertook.
Last edited by cowboyguy; Jun 18, 2014 at 3:24 pm
Jun 18, 2014 | 3:58 pm
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Really? Compensated? She has made her bed & will have to deal with it. No one on FT is going to be able to help her.
Jun 18, 2014 | 4:03 pm
#39
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She doesn't need help. I mean she can even let this go. She was just curious how mileage brokers might possibly deal with this.
Last edited by cowboyguy; Jun 18, 2014 at 4:19 pm
Jun 18, 2014 | 4:29 pm
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Ok let me be more specific.
The friend does not want to do it without any reason. She has a clash with the mileage broker. The broker transferred Ultimate Rewards to her account from a random account without even her authorization and now her account is at the risk of getting closed. I know one can say her account was at the risk of getting closed the moment she sold her miles. But what is done is done. Now she just wants the broker to compensate her for the risk she undertook.
The friend does not want to do it without any reason. She has a clash with the mileage broker. The broker transferred Ultimate Rewards to her account from a random account without even her authorization and now her account is at the risk of getting closed. I know one can say her account was at the risk of getting closed the moment she sold her miles. But what is done is done. Now she just wants the broker to compensate her for the risk she undertook.
Jun 18, 2014 | 4:44 pm
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Jun 18, 2014 | 4:51 pm
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I heard when you sell miles to a mileage broker, they sometimes pay you in advance. They ask for user ID, password, Pin (if applicable), email, phone number, address etc.
My question is, after getting paid, what if you change your Pin and password? Is there anything they can do? Is there any catch here?
Asking for a friend.
My question is, after getting paid, what if you change your Pin and password? Is there anything they can do? Is there any catch here?
Asking for a friend.
Jun 18, 2014 | 4:54 pm
#43
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cowboyguy, you sure it's a friend and not you that you're asking for?
I remember a lot of threads from you... Last one was the "Quit MS" thread.
I remember a lot of threads from you... Last one was the "Quit MS" thread.
