This morning, The Seattle Times published an article with
tips on how you can protect yourself from scammers while you are on vacation. There
are some clever tricks that scammers will try while you are at your hotel:
- You receive a call from someone claiming to be
from the front desk saying that there is a problem with your credit card.
They will ask you to read your credit card number over the phone to them. If
you receive a call like this, go personally to the front desk to work out
the problem.
- Someone slips a flyer under the door to your room
advertising pizza-delivery. You call the number, order a pizza and give
them your credit card number. No pizza is delivered. Ignore the
unsolicited flyer. Look for a list of local restaurants in the documents
in your room or call the front desk for recommendations.
- Be careful when you search for your hotel’s Wi-Fi
network. Scammers often setup Wi-Fi networks with similar names to nearby
hotels to collect personal information. Check with your hotel’s Wi-Fi
network’s name in the documentation in your room or with the front desk.
The Seattle Times:
http://seattletimes.com/html/travel/2024145331_scamstravelwisexml.html
For more information on how to avoid scams while traveling,
go to:
Federal Trade Commission:
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