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| Above, a cruise ship docked at Freeport, Bahamas. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
There's an old saying about monetary transactions: Buyer Beware!
That about sums it up about scammers who victimize unwary travel and cruise customers. There are scams out there with people posing as travel agents.
The Points Guy has posted an article on how to spot fake travel agents and cruise scams.
It begins with:
When L. Williams chose to take a Caribbean cruise, she booked it with a travel agent employed by Carnival Cruise Line. Well, at least she thought she was booking with Carnival. It turns out the person who made her reservation wasn't a cruise consultant at all — he was a scammer.
Unfortunately, it would be five years before Williams discovered she'd lost $3,500 to that crook posing as a travel agent.
You read that right. Five years.
To read more, go here.
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