SCAM $99.50 Gift from QANTAS??

[Le Clair]

So, I'm on the phone to QANTAS getting points and SC's allocated for an Extra Seat booking that was completed a month ago on QF which had not been credited to my account.
As a result of the issuance of the SC's while I was on the phone, I moved from Gold to Platinum.
With that I get an email from "Qantas >noreply.eventbrite.com>" congratulating me on my membership upgrade and offering me a $99.50 "gift coupon".
I mean, I'm on the phone and I get this scam email. Realised it once the "verification screen" looked suspect and a verification code didn't come through.
Any other day, I would have deleted the email as a scam but I was on the phone with QANTAS at the time and it looked like a congratulatory email for attaining Platinum which has just happened.
There is some link between QANTAS and these scammers on some level which MUST be investigated by QANTAS. This is a very bad look.

 

[Cynicor]

Why would there be a link? It’s just spam.

 

[Le Clair]

Because it’s far too coincidental that within seconds of reaching Platinum as a result of call centre action and being congratulated by the agent that I get a congratulatory scam email from “Qantas”.
Had never received that email before
Also, there was a long pause at the start of the call when the agent sounded like he was interacting with a third party.

 

[p--and--t]

Conspiracy theories abound

 

[oz_mark]

I would come down on the side of it being a coincidence. These email scams are relentless, and sometimes things turn up at a coincidental time.

 

[tdimdad]

If it's of any help, the status upgrade email is not instant but takes a few days to arrive. One of the faster processes at QF, though...