I usually feel that I am pretty good at recognizing a scam, but when I read about this one online yesterday, I felt it was something I might have fallen for. I tried to verify the scam but couldn't find any conflicting information, so I think it is accurate. Knowing that many of you travel, I want to share the scam with you.
The phone rings in your motel/hotel room. You answer and the person on the other end says the following: ‘This is the front desk. When checking in, we came across a problem with your charge card information. Please re-read me your credit card numbers and verify the last 3 digits numbers at the reverse side of your charge card.’
Not thinking anything wrong, since the call seems to come from the front desk you oblige. But actually, it is a scam by someone calling from outside the hotel. They have asked for a random room number, then ask you for your credit card and address information.
The complete article is located here - http://www.thedailyberries.com/beware-new-hotel-scam-checking-hotel/ It seems that some hotels have safeguards in place to prevent this from happening, but not all. We just need to continually educate ourselves about ways to protect our personal information.
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