These are the 4 travel scams to watch out for now:
The whole thing felt normal until Peace discovered her reservation was cancelled the next day—and the electronic travel certificates were issued to a stranger instead of her. As it turns out, the “agent” she spoke with on the phone didn’t work for the airline at all. This imposter had a carefully-arranged scheme, including a fake number for United Airlines that showed up in Google search results, all so he could impersonate a phone agent and steal reservation information.
To avoid this type of scam, always double check that you are getting contact information directly from the business website rather than using results from a search engine or numbers in an email, which may also be fake. To purchase a policy that refunds your expenses on a trip due to fear of the coronavirus, government-imposed travel bans, or even an airline or other travel supplier cancelling a portion of your trip, you need to purchase a plan with a
The scam works this way: “You post an ad online, looking for a buyer and later receive a call or email from a company that deals with timeshare resales,” Mihailovici says. The caller claims they have a client interested in purchasing your timeshare and they’ll help with the transfer paperwork for an “upfront fee of a few hundred dollars.”
The scam begins when you inquire about a rental property at the destination of your choice. The owner gets back to you, offering you a discount on your reservation if you agree to wire payment for your stay instead of booking online. In theory this is a win-win. The owner saves on a booking commission, and passes on some of those savings to you in the form of a discount. Once you wire the money, the owner and the listing disappear and there’s no way to get your money back.
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