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Scammer flies high on points
Friday, 25 Oct, 2005
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An airline employee who hacked in to other airlines computer systems managed to rack up over 17.5 million frequent flyer points without getting on a plane.
By adding false passenger names to flights landing in Melbourne, the man accumulated almost $800,000 worth of points, and redeemed over $200,000 on flights and hotel rooms for himself and his family.
Yesterday the Melbourne man, pleaded guilty to nine counts of obtaining financial advantage by deception. The case continues in Melbourne.
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