Online holiday scams can be devastating, and they’re becoming more and more frequent – offering deals that don’t really exist to people on social media, only for them to realise too late that they’ve lost their money to criminals. The scams can be heartbreaking for families unfortunate enough to fall victim to them.
Scammers often use social media sites such as Facebook to offer deals to holidaymakers looking for a getaway in Lincolnshire in popular holiday destinations such as Skegness or Mablethorpe, sometimes for caravans that they don’t actually own, and often at a cut-down price.
Luckily, there is some advice on the best ways to avoid fraud, and what to do if you believe you have already fallen for a social media scam. We contacted Lincolnshire Trading Standards for some specific advice on East Coast scams, and they referred us to advice online about the types of scams and how to avoid falling for them.
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Caravan and holiday home fraud
We were referred to the Stop Fraud website by Lincolnshire Trading Standards, the advice is not just for holidays along Lincolnshire’s Coast, but for anyone looking for a getaway anywhere in the country.
Fraudsters will often offer fake listings online, using ‘too good to be true’ prices to lure in families looking for a perfect getaway at a lower price. The problem being, of course, that this holiday doesn’t really exist.
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