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The Daily Money: Scammers pose as airline reps
View Date:2025-01-11 12:23:33
Hello! This is Betty Lin-Fisher with Friday's consumer-focused The Daily Money.
Many of us have experienced travel delays and cancellations and it is maddening. All we want is to get to our intended destination.
When that happens, we stand in airport customer service lines, get on the airline's app to chat with a representative, call the airline, and some travelers also take to social media to try to get their problem resolved.
But now we have to also worry about scammers taking advantage of our travel frustrations.
Scammers – who are always looking for ways to target vulnerable people – are now crawling social media looking for posts from upset travelers and posing as airline customer service agents, the FTC warned in a recent alert.
The Crowdstrike glitch, which grounded or delayed thousands of flights worldwide, was the most recent example of cybercriminals taking advantage of a crisis.
What are the scammers doing and how can you protect yourself? Check out my story for more information and tips.
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