Definition
Programs that provide a hotline, website or other mechanisms that people can use to report scams involving travel clubs with "great prices" that once a person joins are no better that what they could find on their own; "free trip" offers that ask for a credit card number to verify eligibility; fake international driver permits; taxi drivers whose meters are broken; the cheap but beautiful hotel that turns out to be run-down, missing amenities and in a deserted part of town; rental property scams that take the money and run; bogus travel agents; currency short-changing; counterfeit event tickets; and fake tour guides.
URL Name
FN-1700-1470-930
Third Level Code
FN-1700
Taxonomy Code
FN-1700.1470-930
Parent Code
FN-1700.1470
Family Code
F
Second Level Code
FN
Fifth Level Code
FN-1700-1470-930
Fourth Level Code
FN-1700-1470
Use References
Travel Scam Reporting
Publication Status
Online