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>I'm pretty sure the attack vector they discuss about finding boarding passes and changing the frequent flyer number attached to the itinerary is what the people who sell flights for 20-30% the cost[0] do

That scheme wouldn't work, name on tickets needs to match your ff# for you to get the points on basically every single airline.

Those services are mostly based on stolen points from bruteforced accounts. VBV cards make credit card fraud a very reliable option too, but it'd have significantly lower profit margins.



You can add any ff number to a ticket purchase, you can also change it during checkout and even after taking the flight.


So? You aren't gonna get the miles. Otherwise, why aren't you already calling through all of your friends and adding your FF# on all of their old flights? Because the airlines aren't completely stupid and you aren't the first person to want free flights.


Yes you will get miles for those flights.


You must live in an alternate universe with different airline loyalty programs, because that's simply not how they work in the real world.

Take a moment of your time and search this on flyertalk or something.


Works with BA, Miles and More and a few others for me.

At my previous work we constantly did the swap to reach the needed miles to maintain status or to get a free upgrade / lounge access.

I still add my brother on BA since he has an insane status with them and I only fly with them once or twice a year for the upgrade and lounge...




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