It’s vacation time. And the Better Business Bureau is warning of a letter “scam” that’s been circulating in Rhode Island and Massachusetts that might prove tempting for anyone trying to reign in the expense of flying from Point A to Point B. WGBH’s news editor Ted Canova received the letter, and so did I.
The pitch came to me in a plain, white, wrinkled envelope the kind of crumpled letter you carry around for weeks after forgetting to drop it in the mailbox. The postmark reads, “Phoenix, Arizona.” Let’s open it:
In bold, black letters is a logo at the top of the page that reads: “American Airways.” American Airways? Now, American Airways sounds very close to the name of a legitimate airline, but it’s not.