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tags? Caveat emptor? is a universal warning:? Buyers cautious. Buy at your own risk.? There? S is a direct translation from the Latin for a good watch for the time-to-be-true tricks of trips made online. However, Internet fraud cheating tourists every day. Cheap business class fares cheap specialist Lets Fly (LFC) to protect customers and users in general, from such travel sites offering fake tickets there.

Tags: To help customers flying smarter, and cheaper, LFC has compiled some of the stories they find most scandalous agent. They? Website visitors are encouraged to share their horror stories online scams trip by visiting the company? S in http://www.letsflycheaper.com. LFC will publish the best (read worst) travel fraud and giving a gift certificate of $ 100 to access the most interesting stories. Lets Fly cheaper? S? Let Airport Travel Scams Contest smarter? running until February 29, 2012.

Tags: As an online discount travel agent, Lets Fly Free is very sensitive to the weaknesses that exist in Internet sales. ? There? S potential fraud in the course of both transactions? Ramon explained Van Meer, director of marketing LFC. ? Our goal is to help consumers protect themselves. This particular scam has occurred in a friend of mine. ? We wore t want to see others be fooled by this -? -. Or other? scheme

Tags: Fraud Online / South West

fixed position ad in the newspaper classifieds Craigslist or other online or on eBay. Often, they will give Southwest Airlines gift cards, coupons, rewards or money faster travel. Southwest is the most common, because s one of the few that allows customers to donate their rewards fast for others.

Tags? This is why you will see quick rewards Southwest, but other airlines?,? Van Meer said. ? It is usually large (apparently) the bargaining, both valued at $ 1,000 was offered for $ 500 or less.

Those who take the bait to find out when they reach the airport ticket counter which rewards are false or fraudulently obtained. Of course, at that time it was way too late.?

Tags: A real example of Southwest fraud

A friend of Van Meer had to go to the funeral in Miami, flew from Los Angeles. He saw the $ 800 gift card to Southwest advertised on Craigslist for only $ 400.

Tags: When he came to the airport he was told the ticket had been canceled because of gift cards purchased with stolen credit cards. Not only did he have to buy a new ticket as a whole (with a higher price), he had to pay with cash. Because he had bought a ticket in the core (via gift card) with a stolen credit card, he immediately suspects and stop the credit card. Worse still, like many people, he can only withdraw $ 500 per day using his ATM card. He had to go to the bank to withdraw money. He eventually lost the flight and had to wait until tomorrow to fly to the funeral. So, all told, he lost $ 400 on Craigslist scammer, $ 300 + more to buy a new ticket, missed the flight, and had a lot of unnecessary stress.

Tags:? The most frightening thing is, it is very easy for fraudsters to pull out of this? Van Meer notes. ? What they need to do is go to southwest.com and using stolen credit cards to buy gift cards. Sometimes they actually buy a ticket and to cancel flights for travel funds in the country. When they get a gift card in the e-mail inbox, it was only a PIN number. They then post an ad for Craigslist advertising $ 1000 gift card for $ 500, or offer some equally interesting. When they hook potential buyers, they are hard to provide a code to prove it true gift cards. Yes, it? True,? but paid with stolen credit cards! Most of the unfortunate buyers discover the truth only when they go to solve their current trip to the Southwest ticket counter. Until then, the money they lost more.?

Tags fraud involving more malpractice payments, as well. Method of payment must be the end of extraordinary outside, but not everyone is clued to the warning signs. And a very good liar. To be untraceable, anonymizer software they use to anonymize e-mail address and password to detect the browser and / or they go to the CAF internet? open or use the Wi-Fi to get online. Some really good use of 3G mobile USB modem. Portable USB modem is difficult for users to triangulate the position.

Tags: LFC urges people not to deal with 50% in claims payments may be taken? t be detected. ? Craigslist has a warning across the country on false payment methods, etc. But the scammers are always 10 steps ahead in the future with new ways to steal your hard-earned money? Van Meer said.

Tags: Lets Fly Cheap plans to regularly publish advice on how to avoid travel scams. Currently, the company provides advice on the way through? Let Airport Travel Scams Contest smarter.? ? If you are not comfortable posting your story details in the scam websites, e-mail us. Information is he? Important. Sharing your story can help others to buy smart and save money and pain in their future transactions,? Van Meer advised.

Tags: Lets Fly offers a free $ 100 gift card (not the West, and certainly can not pay with stolen credit card) in exchange for fraudulent traveler tips. ? We? Advice will be received by February 29, which occurred as a leap year and thus appears as the appropriate day to end our nation,? Van Meer said. All applications will be considered for posting on the LFC and perhaps to be published abroad. Contest winners will be the poster / emailer that fraudulent stories are evaluated (by business travel agents LFC) to become more intense.

Tags: Go to http://www.letsflycheaper.com/blog/travel-scams-contest/ submit your story to warn tourists and your friend might win $ 100 gift card.

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