More than £15m was lost to holiday fraud last year, as holidaymakers fell victim to scam tactics such as fake bookings before they left the UK and tourist cons when they arrived at their destination.
Nearly 6500 people reported falling for a travel con, with each one losing an average of £2372 per victim -with nearly a third lost in the peak holiday season of May-August.
Be careful when you make a booking as clever fraudsters are creating clones of websites like Airbnb and Booking.com and then advertising deals and offers on social media. The links, offers, and websites look real, so you think you're giving your payment details to the legitimate sites. You'll often even receive a confirmation email of your booking, so you won't suspect anything until you try and check-in for your flight, or even arrive at your hotel, and they have no record of your booking.
