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Just Passing Along Info...
ANOTHER MOTEL/HOTEL SCAM
This is so simple, and reading this, just about anyone could be caught off-guard, even though we're all "intelligent" people.
This is the scenario:
You arrive at your hotel and check in at the front desk. When checking in, you give the front desk your credit card (for all the charges for your room). You get to your room and settle in. Someone calls the front desk and asks for (example) Room 620 (which happens to be your room). Your phone rings in your 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 number and verify the last 3 digits numbers at the reverse side of your charge card.'
Without thinking anything is wrong, you give this person your information, since the caller said he was from the front desk. HOWEVER, actually, it is a scam by someone calling from outside the hotel/front desk, asking for a random room number, then asks you for credit card information and address information.
It sounds up-and-up and so professional that you may think you are talking with someone at the front desk.
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If you ever encounter this problem on your vacation, tell the caller that you will be down personally at the front desk to clear up any problems.
Then, go to the front desk and check to see if they did make the request. Chances are they did not. If so, IMMEDIATELY inform the hotel manager about what happened.
This was sent by someone who has been duped......and is still clearing up the mess....
P.S. Let your friends know. It might just help someone avoid a nasty experience.
Another Motel/Hotel Scam
Member #: 61573
Registered: 9/2/2008
Posted:
7392
Name:
jerry
Company:
Unemployed
Occupation:
none
Location:
USA
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