Have You Fallen for One of the Top 11 Travel Scams in Europe?
| April 6, 2015
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11. Hotel Hackers
As our home away from home, we often feel safe in our hotel room when traveling. However, this is not the place to let your guard down. Many scammers will target hotels to trick tourists into giving them their personal banking information. Late night phone calls requiring confirmation of your credit card information are common. Whenever giving out your banking info always, do so in person when possible and do not provide anything over the phone. A hotel’s priority is your comfort, so it’s highly unlikely they would be calling you at 4 in the morning.
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