You arrive at your hotel and check in at the front desk.
Typically when checking in, you give the front desk your credit card for any
charges to your room.
You go to your room and settle in. All is good.
The hotel receives a call and the caller asks for (as an
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 me your
Credit card number and verify the last 3 digits numbers at the reverse side of
your charge card.'
Not thinking anything wrong, since the call seems to come
from the front Desk you oblige. But actually, it is a scam by someone calling
from outside the hotel. They have asked for a random room number, then ask you
for your Credit card and address information. They sound so professional, that
you think you are talking to the front desk.
No comments:
Post a Comment