[BITList] HOTEL SCAM

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*Subject:* *HOTEL SCAM*





        HOTEL SCAM*
        Anyone with some sense would not give personal info on the
        phone, but could still get caught by this one.**
        PLEASE PASS ALONG TO FAMILY AND FRIENDS**

        Hotel/Motel Scam (This one is so simple it is shocking)**

        You arrive at your hotel and check in at the front desk. When
        checking in, you give the front desk your credit card (for all
        the charges for your room). You get to your room and settle in.**

        Someone calls the front desk and asks (for example) Room 620 -
        which happens to be your room. The phone rings in your room. You
        answer and the person on the other end says the following:**

        'This is the front desk. When checking in, we came across a
        problem with your charge card information. Please re-read your
        credit card number and verify the last 3 digits on the reverse
        side of your charge card.'**

        Not thinking anything, you might give this person this
        information, since the call seems to come from the front desk.
        But actually, it is a scam of someone calling from outside the
        hotel/front desk.

        They ask for a random room number. Then, ask you for credit card
        information and address information. They sound so professional,
        that you give it to them, thinking you are talking to the front
        desk.**

        If you ever encounter this problem on your vacation, tell the
        caller that you will be down at the front desk to clear up any
        problems.

        Then, go to the front desk and ask if there was a problem.
        If there was none, inform the manager of the hotel that someone
        called to scam you of your credit card information, acting like
        a front desk employee.**

        This was sent by someone who has been duped........ and is still
        cleaning up the mess.*
        *
        P.S. Please, consider spreading the word by forwarding this
        e-mail.**

        Who knows, you might just help someone avoid a nasty experience.**

        ANYONE traveling should be aware of this.*



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