Avoid Scams - Holidays Scams

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Avoid Scams - Holidays Scams

Caravan and mobile home scams

Fake listings and attractive prices.  Avoid payments via bank transfer as opposed to other secure payment methods

Holiday Cancellation refund Scams

Criminals defraud people in a number of ways and they can find out a lot about you.  Avoid giving out bank account details over the phone.

Look when entering details into a website which might be fake (look at the full address and ignore and domain name details that are left of any full stop,
for example ryanair.iamascamsite.com is a scam site.

Refund via a spoof refund agent

Criminals call you with the claim of a refund which requires personal and financial information.  The real company should have enough information about the original payment method to pay back to your credit card or debit card.

Holiday Booking Scan

Make all purchases using a credit card which will protect you if the holiday is a scam or does not come about.  Holidays that are fantastic bargains you are normally directed to a site that steals your credit or banking details.  Also do not pay the full amount only pay the deposit amount so that you are protected to a certain extent.

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