We have just got back from holiday and the following email was in my inbox. I have rung my credit card provider and they have confirmed that no such transaction has occurred
I have not opened the attachment.
What benefit can the scammer get from this?
TICKET / 1 733 1252079103 1
SEAT / 28E/ZONE 3
DATE / TIME 29 JUNE, 2012, 10:36 AM
ARRIVING / Santa Clarita
FORM OF PAYMENT / CC
TOTAL PRICE / 144.44 USD
REF / EF4384 ST / OK
BAG / 7PC
Your bought ticket is attached.
To use your ticket you should print it.
Thank you for using our airline company services.
American Airlines.
I suspect it's been sent to the wrong e-mail address by mistake rather than a scam. It would be easy to put [email protected] instead of [email protected].
Can't see any way a scammer could make money from this.
I wouldn't risk responding to it to tell them it's not yours, just in case it is a scam - responding tells them you have a live email. Just bin it. If it was intended for someone else, they can get in touch with the airline themselves.