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- Scammers intent on stealing money from unhappy travellers are running wild on social media. They take advantage of frustrated airline passengers and holidaymakers who go on to platforms such as X (formerly Twitter) in a bid to get a response on travel issues.
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Jun 13, 2024 · Scammers intent on stealing money from unhappy travellers are running wild on social media. They take advantage of frustrated airline passengers and holidaymakers who go on to platforms...
- Simon Calder
Feb 12, 2024 · Scammers intent on stealing money from unhappy travellers are running wild on social media. One easyJet passenger who complained on X (formerly Twitter) about a baggage issue was contacted...
- Simon Calder
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- Bogus Cancellation Refunds – Guard Your Personal Details
- Sham Giveaways – Beware Unsolicited Contact
- Think You've Been scammed? Here's What to Do
- Here's How You Can Report A Wide Variety of Scams Quickly
Picture it: 1. You're browsing social media when you come across a post offering a gorgeous luxury villa to rent – and due to a recent cancellation, it's 25% off. All you need to do to secure it is pay a deposit using a reputable money transfer service... 2. You've found a listing for a charming cottageon a popular holiday booking website. It looks...
Fraudsters can duplicate legitimate websites – sometimes down to the smallest detail. They can then use these to steal your money or harvest your personal information or payment details. The following examples were shared by cyber security firm Trend Micro in a recent alert: Fake Airbnb website Fake Booking.com website Screenshots courtesy of Trend...
Having a flight or hotel booking cancelled is stressful enough – and worse still, scammers can often jump on these moments as an opportunity to defraud you. There are a number of ways this can happen, as highlighted by banking trade body UK Finance's Take Five To Stop Fraud campaign: 1. Fraudulent emails that look like they're from the travel compa...
Got an email, text, or WhatsApp message out of the blue offering an unmissable deal or giveaway? Be very careful – it could be a scam. The exact form of this type of scam can vary a lot, as scammers will tailor their messaging around specific brands, holidays or events. Here's an example of a WhatsApp scam which did the rounds in 2022, as reportedb...
Take the following steps: 1. If you've already responded to a scam, end all communication immediately. 1. Call your bank directly and cancel any recurring payments – or, for speed and ease, you can call the 159 hotline. 1. Report the scam to the police through Action Fraud on 0300 123 2040, or report a scam anonymously on the Action Fraud website. ...
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) sets out a number of different ways to report scams depending on the type: 1. Emailed scams. If you get a dodgy looking email, you can report it to the NCSC by forwarding it to report@phishing.gov.uk. Remember not to click on any links within these emails. 1. Text scams. If you get a suspicious text message...
- Petar Lekarski
- Assistant Editor-News & Investigations
Jun 18, 2024 · If you're booking your next holiday, watch out for fake deals, clone websites and bogus cancellations, as criminals are using a variety of sophisticated methods to trick holidaymakers out of their money.
- Petar Lekarski
- Assistant Editor-News & Investigations
Jun 13, 2024 · Scammers intent on stealing money from unhappy travellers are running wild on social media. They take advantage of frustrated airline passengers and holidaymakers who go on to platforms such as X (formerly Twitter) in a bid to get a response on travel issues.
Sep 7, 2024 · “Travel scams have always been around, but with the ‘revenge travel’ after COVID, we certainly saw an increase in the ways criminals were using people’s desires to travel to steal from...
Apr 12, 2023 · The Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) warned that scammers were using increasingly sophisticated and convincing methods to dupe potential travellers into paying for non-existent...
