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How to Avoid Travel Scams - Travel Pulse
Most people don’t get too excited when they answer a random phone call telling them about a free trip they won, especially if they haven’t signed up for anything to have the possibility of winning. While this may be an easy way to identify a travel scam, it’s not always as straight forward as a sketchy phone call.
In Larriesha Davis’ case, she connected with a travel agent through Facebook on what seemed to be a legitimate business page. Unfortunately, it took her until after she already sent her payment in before realizing she had been scammed.
Other times, people come across amazing travel promotions online that have an urgent deadline to book and get caught up in the too good to be true deals before checking the source to make sure it’s a real company. Unreal deals and last minute deadlines are two signs to take caution of before handing over your credit card.
Most people don’t get too excited when they answer a random phone call telling them about a free trip they won, especially if they haven’t signed up for anything to have the possibility of winning. While this may be an easy way to identify a travel scam, it’s not always as straight forward as a sketchy phone call.
In Larriesha Davis’ case, she connected with a travel agent through Facebook on what seemed to be a legitimate business page. Unfortunately, it took her until after she already sent her payment in before realizing she had been scammed.
Other times, people come across amazing travel promotions online that have an urgent deadline to book and get caught up in the too good to be true deals before checking the source to make sure it’s a real company. Unreal deals and last minute deadlines are two signs to take caution of before handing over your credit card.