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Old Sep 23rd, 2008, 05:41 AM
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American Airlines FF email scam

Received a scam email this morning with the subject line "American Airlines AAdvantage(R) program" It claims to give you $50 for taking their survey.

If you click on the link in the email it will take you to a site that looks exactly like AA. But if you look close at the URL it is not.

"aa.americanesairlines.com." note the extra "es" in the middle.

Never use a link in an email to log into any program.

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Old Sep 23rd, 2008, 05:44 AM
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The link does not work. I would love to see the site.
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Yeah, I got the same email this morning. Deleted it instantly
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Happens every day.Banks,auto dealers, you name it.The King of Spam, 28y/o guy with mansions, luxury penthouses, garages full of luxury sports cars was sentenced to prion last week.The reporter conducting the interview asked him if he had any remorse.He didnt have the guts to give a straight yes or no.
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<sentenced to prion >

Was he that small?
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prison.........cant remember how long he'll be housed up.Wonder what happens to his "bounty"??
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Old Sep 23rd, 2008, 10:46 AM
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AAFrequentflyer,

The actual link works. I had deleated the "/bonus/" that comes after "com" when I posted, because I didn't want to send anyone there. Just tack it on the end, if you want to check them out.

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