Hotel booking scammers arrested for allegedly defrauding tourists
Three Thais have been arrested for allegedly defrauding international tourists out of thousands of dollars in a fake hotel booking scheme.
Three suspects scammed more than $21,000 from customers.
They set up fake Facebook pages for well-known Pattaya area hotels and took bookings.
Officers from Thailand’s Tourist Police Bureau made arrests at three locations across Thailand.
The three suspects had no ties to the hotels they sold rooms at.
Travellers tried to check in and found no valid bookings existed.
Police issued a warning to travellers to fully verify hotel pages on social media.
“These suspects lured tourists using Facebook pages that mimicked popular Pattaya hotels. They offered fake promotions to convince victims to transfer money for non-existent bookings,” police said.
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