Discounted First Class ??
Mar 16, 2004 | 12:11 pm
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Discounted First Class ??
Got this in my email today:
"March 16, 2004
Dear Traveler,
I would like to introduce you to Spotnana - a truly unique boutique
specializing in First & Business Class International Airfares. We are
well established with several major international carriers, and our
discounts off published fares range from 50% to 75% - the deepest in the
industry.
A quick comparison of 1st Class Roundtrip airfares -
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http://www.spotnana.com/emailclient/...om/images/0spa
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San Francisco to London
$14,409 - Orbitz
$10,872 - Direct from Carrier
$10,332 - Expedia
$4,650 - Spotnana
Among our many exclusive clients are national travel agencies,
executives of the Fortune 50, and several VIPs in the professional
sports and entertainment businesses.
In addition to sustaining unbeatable value, we pride ourselves on our
highly personalized service. A Spotnana account representative will be
assigned to you and will ensure all your air travel requirements are met
promptly and completely. To date all of our clients are 100%
referenceable.
If you would like a quote on an airfare or would just like to learn more
about us please feel free to call us at 1-866-296-SPOT, or email us at
[email protected]. You can also visit our website at
www.spotnana.com.
http://www.spotnana.com./ Very Truly Yours,
Spotnana Customer Service
(c) 2003 Spotnana LLC. All Rights Reserved."
Anyone ever hear of these guys before?
[This message has been edited by BigLar (edited Mar 16, 2004).]
"March 16, 2004
Dear Traveler,
I would like to introduce you to Spotnana - a truly unique boutique
specializing in First & Business Class International Airfares. We are
well established with several major international carriers, and our
discounts off published fares range from 50% to 75% - the deepest in the
industry.
A quick comparison of 1st Class Roundtrip airfares -
http://www.spotnana.com/emailclient/...om/images/0spa
cer.gif
http://www.spotnana.com/emailclient/...om/images/0spa
cer.gif
San Francisco to London
$14,409 - Orbitz
$10,872 - Direct from Carrier
$10,332 - Expedia
$4,650 - Spotnana
Among our many exclusive clients are national travel agencies,
executives of the Fortune 50, and several VIPs in the professional
sports and entertainment businesses.
In addition to sustaining unbeatable value, we pride ourselves on our
highly personalized service. A Spotnana account representative will be
assigned to you and will ensure all your air travel requirements are met
promptly and completely. To date all of our clients are 100%
referenceable.
If you would like a quote on an airfare or would just like to learn more
about us please feel free to call us at 1-866-296-SPOT, or email us at
[email protected]. You can also visit our website at
www.spotnana.com.
http://www.spotnana.com./ Very Truly Yours,
Spotnana Customer Service
(c) 2003 Spotnana LLC. All Rights Reserved."
Anyone ever hear of these guys before?
[This message has been edited by BigLar (edited Mar 16, 2004).]
Mar 16, 2004 | 12:35 pm
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I received the email too. A) Wonder how they got our email addresses? B) Nope, never heard of them. Maybe someone else has.
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Mar 16, 2004 | 12:37 pm
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I get emails from this guy too, can't remember how it started. It may have been when I saw some tickets on ebay and emailed asking if he could do me a cheap J ticket on BA. I didn't take him up on the offer but I get what appears to be a personalised email asking if he can sort me out for any tickets
Mar 16, 2004 | 8:43 pm
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I'm 99.9% confident that the e-mails were harvested from FLYERTALK! 
Why? Because my e-mail address, [email protected] is only used for the following forums: flyertalk.com and runnersworld.com.
To say the least, it took about 4 years before this e-mail address was spammed.
- Pat
Why? Because my e-mail address, [email protected] is only used for the following forums: flyertalk.com and runnersworld.com.
To say the least, it took about 4 years before this e-mail address was spammed.
- Pat
Mar 17, 2004 | 2:54 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by BigLar:
Got this in my email today:
"[i]March 16, 2004
San Francisco to London
$14,409 - Orbitz
$10,872 - Direct from Carrier
$10,332 - Expedia
$4,650 - Spotnana
</font>
Got this in my email today:
"[i]March 16, 2004
San Francisco to London
$14,409 - Orbitz
$10,872 - Direct from Carrier
$10,332 - Expedia
$4,650 - Spotnana
</font>
It seems like they are comparing first class prices to business class prices.
Mar 17, 2004 | 9:32 am
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Got the same e-mail, they must have gotten our addresses from FT.
No intention of using them without some more disclosures regarding how they get the tickets.
When living in the U.K., I had good luck with Travelselect.com, from which I bought a discounted J class ticket from London to Hong Kong on Swissair for a little over $1000. I even got to fly CX using the SR codeshare (this goes back to March 2001).
No intention of using them without some more disclosures regarding how they get the tickets.
When living in the U.K., I had good luck with Travelselect.com, from which I bought a discounted J class ticket from London to Hong Kong on Swissair for a little over $1000. I even got to fly CX using the SR codeshare (this goes back to March 2001).
Mar 17, 2004 | 9:51 am
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They didn't send me an email. Boy, do I feel left out... 
...NOT!! 
Seriously, as I've only been on FT for a few months, maybe the email addresses were harvested prior to that time.
...NOT!! Seriously, as I've only been on FT for a few months, maybe the email addresses were harvested prior to that time.