2010年12月10日 星期五

HOTEL/MOTEL SCAMS - BEWARE!


For all you travelers whether business or
pleasure...........
Good advice whether or not something like this
actually happened.

BE VERY CAREFUL WHEN YOU TRAVEL....and remind
your elderly parents, grand parents, aunts, uncles, and anyone you know
who travels.  But especially the older generation, as they are more likely to fall for something like this.
It seems that the schemes to cheat people never
stops and it won't! 
Can't be too careful these days!
 This so simple, and reading this, anyone could be caught.

 You arrive at your hotel and check in at the front desk.  When checking in, you give the front desk your credit card (for all the charges for your room).  You get to your
room and settle in.

Someone calls the front desk and asked for (example) Room 620 (which happens to be your room). Your phone rings in your room.  You answer and the person on the other end says the following, 'This is the front desk.  When checking in, we came cross a problem
with your charge card information.  Please re-read me your credit card number and verify
the last 3 digits numbers at the reverse side of your charge card.'

Not thinking anything you might give this person your information, since the call seems to come from the front desk.  But actually, it is a scam of someone calling from outside the hotel/front desk.  They ask for a random room number.  Then, ask you for credit card
information and address information.
Sounding so professional that you do think you are talking to the front desk.


 If you ever encounter this problem on your vacation, tell the caller that you will be down at the front desk to clear up any problems.  Then, go to the front desk and ask if
there was a problem.  If there was none, inform the manager of the hotel that someone called to scam you of your credit card information acting like a front desk employee.
This was sent by someone who has been duped......and is still clearing up the mess....

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