Prevention of Fraud in Travel

21/05/2021

https://www.profit.uk.com/fake-covid-vaccine-and-test-certificate-market-is-growing/

More than 1,200 vendors operating in the UK and worldwide, offering false documents for as little as £25

21/05/2021

https://www.profit.uk.com/marriott-files-lawsuit-against-scammers/

Marriott International filed a federal lawsuit on Tuesday in Virginia against the “unknown perpetrators” behind a spate of robocalls using the chain’s name.

21/05/2021

https://www.profit.uk.com/personal-data-exposed-by-booking-software-glitch/

Customers of Hotels.com, Booking.com, Expedia and other major booking sites have reportedly had their personal data exposed. Security experts at Website Planet outlined in a report how data from millions of hotel guests globally was exposed via third-party service Prestige … Continue reading →

25/11/2020

https://www.profit.uk.com/personal-data-exposed-by-booking-software-glitch/

27/07/2020

https://www.profit.uk.com/warning-over-covid-19-flight-cancellation-claims-management-scams/

Holidaymakers are being warned about a rise in flight cancellation compensation scams following the COVID-19 crisis.

27/07/2020

https://www.profit.uk.com/loveholidays-warns-of-fake-callers-posing-as-its-staff/

Loveholidays is warning customers that fraudulent callers are posing as Loveholidays staff.

27/07/2020

https://www.profit.uk.com/fraud-warning-over-hajj-pilgrimage-trips/

As many as 25,000 British Muslims planning to book trips to Mecca for Hajj in July are being urged to check that their travel company is Atol protected.

27/07/2020

https://www.profit.uk.com/anti-fraud-group-plea-to-travel-firms-to-report-coronavirus-related-cybercrime/

Travel companies are being urged to report coronavirus related cyberattacks to travel anti-fraud group Profit. The plea comes as Profit joins the police task squad tackling coronavirus related fraud and cybercrime. The Fraud Advisory Panel Covid-19 Task Force, which includes … Continue reading →

27/07/2020

https://www.profit.uk.com/anti-fraud-group-plea-to-travel-firms-to-report-coronavirus-related-cybercrime/

27/07/2020

https://www.profit.uk.com/court-action-for-travel-agents-who-ripped-off-muslim-pilgrims/

27/07/2020

https://www.profit.uk.com/cathay-pacific-fined-over-serious-cyber-security-breach/

01/02/2020

https://www.profit.uk.com/police-hunt-travel-agent/

23/12/2019

https://www.profit.uk.com/pilgrims-lose-thousands-on-cancelled-mecca-trips/

08/12/2019

https://www.profit.uk.com/europol-cracks-down-on-airline-cnp-fraud/

Crime agency Europol has arrested 79 individuals suspected of using stolen credit card data for the online purchase of flight tickets.

08/12/2019

https://www.profit.uk.com/jet2holidays-wins-landmark-fake-sickness-claims-appeal/

Jet2holidays has won a “landmark” court appeal which allows it to issue contempt of court proceedings against holidaymakers who withdrew dubious claims

08/12/2019

https://www.profit.uk.com/reduce-use-of-computer-passwords/

Anti-fraud group Profit is urging travel firms to reduce their reliance on computer passwords in its latest Counter Fraud Campaign 2019 email

11/11/2019

https://www.profit.uk.com/travel-firms-urged-to-protect-website/

Travel companies are being warned to harden their websites to protect their branding and images from theft.

11/11/2019

https://www.profit.uk.com/travel-agent-jailed-for-21-months-for-fraud/

A travel agent who cheated customers out of thousands of pounds for flights he did not book has been jailed for 21 months.

11/11/2019

https://www.profit.uk.com/fifteen-travel-firm-hacking-cases-reported/

Travel firms have been told to be on their guard against hacking after at least 15 high-profile cases in the industry this year

27/10/2019

https://www.profit.uk.com/jetblue-employee-scammed-the-airline-out-of-785k/

Former JetBlue gate agent Tiffany Jenkins, 31, pleaded guilty in a Boston federal court

22/10/2019

https://www.profit.uk.com/thomas-crooks-fraudsters-target-refund-process/

People trying to claim from collapsed holiday giant Thomas Cook have been warned about possible fraudsters trying to get hold of their details.

22/10/2019

https://www.profit.uk.com/big-rise-in-fraud-attacks-against-airlines/

Fraud attack rates against airlines have risen dramatically over the last year while attacks on the hotel sector have fallen.

22/10/2019

https://www.profit.uk.com/how-to-tackle-fake-chargebacks/

Anti-fraud group issues advice for agents on how to tackle fake chargebacks

22/10/2019

https://www.profit.uk.com/fraudsters-target-thomas-cook-customers/

Thomas Cook customers are being targeted by fraudsters claiming to offer refunds

22/10/2019

https://www.profit.uk.com/profit-warns-firms-to-report-every-fraud-case-to-police/

Travel firms have been warned it is vital to report every fraud to police as individual cases could be part of larger organised crimes affecting the trade.

02/09/2019

https://www.profit.uk.com/bogus-uk-airport-email/

A bogus email from a UK airport attempted to defraud thousands of people