The Better Business Bureau has issued a SCAM Alert involving the American Airlines and US Airlines names. We actually received this scam in the mail at my house two weeks ago, my son was very excited about receiving two airline tickets. We were able to tell it was a scam immediately as our letter was for tickets on US Airlines, which is not a company, plus the envelope didn’t have a return address or company logos. Below is the alert from the BBB website.
UPDATE: The postcards are connected to Platinum Travel Network. Click hereto read more.
A quick scam alert from Erin Rodriguez, my colleague at Watch Your Buck, the blog for BBB Serving Central, Coastal, Southwest Texas and the Permian Basin:
If you receive a letter claiming you’ve won two round-trip tickets courtesy of American Airlines or US Airlines, don’t be fooled. This is a scam! Consumers nationwide are reaching out to their BBB’s attempting to decipher the letters.
Here’s how the scam works:
Consumers receive the letter either by fax or through the mail. The letters have no return address and contain a logo of either US Airlines or American Airlines. Most of the letters appear to come from Phoenix, Arizona. The message typically reads as follows:
NOTE: You must respond no later than XXXX.
Dear XXXX,
I am pleased to inform you that you have qualified for an award of 2 roundtrip airline tickets. Congratulations. These tickets are valid for travel anywhere in the Continental U.S. from any major international airport. The retail value of this award is up to $1,298.00. Certain restrictions apply. We have attempted contacting you several times without success. This is our last attempt. If we do not hear from you soon, we may need to issue the ticket vouchers to the alternate.
Please call me today at 1-866-546-1767.
Regards,
XXXX
Vice PresidentUS Airlines is not even a real company, it is supposed to resemble the real United Airlines. With many consumers reporting these letters, scammers have started using American Airlines’ name. The letters are NOT, however, from the real American Airlines. This is a phishing scam attempting to acquire your personal information.
If you receive a letter such as this and are questioning it’s legitimacy, reach out to your local BBB or directly to American Airlines.
http://www.bbb.org/blog/2012/07/scam-alert-american-airlines-name-being-used-in-fake-ticket-scam/
UPTON DAILY 
A family member received a similar scam but he reports the note indicated he had purchased 2 tickets from American Airlines to Dallas on his credit card. He did not call the number on the note but called his credit card company directly.