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Consumer advocacy organizations are issuing warnings about an increase in incidents involving scammers who often pose as airline ticket brokers and travel agents.
Scammers set up fake airline websites to target travelers
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High tech thieves have a new way to trick those who are eager to travel.
Fake websites are not only getting travelers’ attention, but in some cases, they’re also getting your personal information and money.
Airports are seeing more travelers and scammers know it. The latest trick is using fake websites that are created to look like official airlines’ websites.
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Fake hotel websites are also popping up. Some of the fake sites offer great deals to get attention, but once you’re on the site, the scammers encourage victims to enter lots of personal information.
Spring break is right around the corner, and despite the COVID-19 pandemic, many are still looking to travel.
If you re willing to travel there are a lot of deals for spring break and beyond, but among those deals are scams.
The biggest problem Troubleshooter Diane Wilson hears about often from viewers involves third-party booking sites.
While you may find deep discounts on these sites, if you read the fine print, you aren t booking directly with the hotel or airline, and when there is a problem, you often are not protected.
Travelers lost millions of dollars last year to vacation scams. Many of those losses involved travel companies that shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic. One example is Bookit.com which left customers with no trip and out thousands of dollars.