Six ‘red flag’ signs of hotel phishing scams have been revealed, to help protect Brits from being conned out of their money. With the summer holidays just on the horizon, hotels across the UK are expected to receive a significant boost in bookings.
However, with the high demand for rooms comes plenty of scammers looking to take advantage of unsuspecting customers. To help Brits avoid being scammed when booking their next hotel stay, Joe Lytwyn, senior partnerships manager at thimbl. credit card, has outlined six red flag signs of hotel phishing scams that everyone should be aware of.
Joe said: “Unfortunately, scamming remains to be a big problem in the UK, where Brits are tricked into providing sensitive information such as credit card details and account passwords. We expect to see a rise in hotel bookings over the next few months due to summer staycations, meaning that we could also expect to see an increase in hotel phishing scams.
