PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — After many people were cooped up due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many families want to get away this summer — but scammers know that, too, and for them, this is a big opportunity.
They want to trick to get your money and they’re finding more and more ways to do that.
There are four scams you can keep an eye out for so that you don’t get taken advantage of.
The first is a ‘Fake Front Desk Call’ scam, where you’ll get a call that appears to be from the front desk of your hotel.
“They’ll call you usually very early in the morning, or late at night, impersonating the front desk. claiming there was some kind of issue processing payment for your credit card.” said Caitlin Driscoll with the Better Business Bureau of Western Pennsylvania.
The individuals on the phone will say they that need to confirm your personal information or that there’s an additional fee.
“They may claim you’re gonna be kicked out of your hotel room or have to be moved,” Driscoll said.
The key with this scam is to not get frazzled, and simply check in with the actual front desk.
The second summer scam involves fake rental ads for vacation rentals that either don’t exist or don’t belong to the person posting the advertisement.
“Either the property is grossly misrepresented, or it’s not available for rent at all,” Driscoll said.
Don’t allow yourself to be lured away from legitimate sites in order to get a deal.
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