Travel Scams...
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Avoid Getting Scammed Abroad: Protect Yourself!
When you’re on holiday and having fun, you tend to feel more relaxed and that’s why holidaymakers are prime targets for scammers looking to make...
Avoiding Currency Exchange Scams
It looks like toy money, you’re unfamiliar with it, and what’s more you’re on holiday so you are more relaxed and less vigilant. It means that people are ripe to be...
Booking a Villa or Apartment That Doesn't Exist
Don’t be scammed while you’re looking for the perfect place to rent out for your holiday. It’s easy to get caught out online by emails from...
Bus Accident Scam
Once a scam has been around for a few months you can almost guarantee that some enterprising soul will come up with a variation on it. That’s been the case with the...
Holiday Club Scam
The holiday club is a good idea. Or, perhaps, it used to be a good idea, until the scammers muscled their way into the market. Now it's becoming difficult to tell the...
Holiday Scams
Your summer holiday should be a time to relax. Instead, from the time you book, the scammers are looking for your money, and you need to be on your guard. There are...
Safe Travel Gigolos
The gigolo is hardly a new phenomenon. The man who courts women, usually older than himself, and lets them pay for his needs - and possibly even pay him - in return for...
Scammed by a Holiday Romance?
It’s one of those things all single people probably think of when going on holiday – the ubiquitous holiday romance. But in some cases, a fun filled fortnight can...
Scams And Seniors
Scam artists are always eager to take advantage of people. But they're particularly happy to find older victims who can seem like easy targets. These are some of their...
The Bogus Travel Companies and How to Avoid Them
In recession hit times, we are all looking out for the deals that are too good to miss, whether we’re shopping online for a holiday or a credit...
Timeshare Property Scam
On the face of it, timeshares can seem like a good idea. You're not buying an entire property at a holiday location, merely a share in one that allows you to use it for...
