Warning about fraudulent tour and hotel bookings during tourist season

On July 6, the Ministry of Public Security issued a warning about scammers impersonating travel agencies, tourist areas, resorts, etc., posting information about accepting tour and hotel bookings with the aim of appropriating people's property.

According to the Ministry of Public Security, entering the 2025 summer tourist season, taking advantage of the increased demand for airline tickets, travel combos, tourist areas, hotels, resorts, etc., scammers have impersonated travel agencies, tourist areas, resorts, etc. to post information about accepting tour bookings and hotel reservations to appropriate people's property.

The Ministry of Public Security said that the methods and tricks of the subjects are to hire Facebook blue tick services or buy Facebook accounts with blue ticks from before, change their names to tourist areas, hotels, resorts or reputable travel businesses to create trust for people, run advertisements and post information about booking airline tickets, hotel rooms, etc.

The subjects provided information about attractive tourism programs, large ticket and room funds with prices similar to official establishments to avoid suspicion from the people.

Many Facebook pages post all the official information of the real facility. Ask people to transfer 50% in advance as a deposit, then provide a fake booking code and ask the victim to pay the full amount in advance.

The Ministry of Public Security warns that people need to carefully check information on social media accounts that sell or advertise travel combos, hotel rooms, resorts, etc.

It is necessary to check information posted from many different sources: Facebook, Tiktok, official websites of businesses, accommodation establishments...

Check the transparency of social media accounts. Most fake accounts are newly created or have recently changed their names and post advertisements in a short time. People can easily check this information and should not transact with accounts that show the above signs.

After making a deposit, you need to check the details of your booking code. Contact the official phone number of the airline, accommodation, resort, etc. to check your code, check the reputation of the ticket booking agent, and book a room before paying the full amount.

People should report to the nearest police station when they are defrauded of their property on the internet./.

(TTXVN/Vietnam+)

Source: https://www.vietnamplus.vn/canh-bao-thu-doan-lua-dao-nhan-dat-tour-dat-phong-khach-san-mua-du-lich-post1048231.vnp