Tuesday, February 11th, 2025

Girl made a big mistake during hotel booking, about 94,000 rupees went by hand, a very big scam became a big scam


Whenever we go for a walk somewhere, we must book the hotel first. Nowadays most of the tourists like to book online hotels, but tourists are facing scams during online hotel booking due to the digital world. Let me tell you, recently an incident has come to light on booking online hotel, in which a woman was booking stay in the hotel through fake Google listing, but she lost more than Rs 90,000. Let’s know what is the whole matter?

Scam with content creator

Shreya Mitra, a content creator, fell victim to an online scam while booking a hotel in Puri (Odisha) for Holi. he/she gave this information on the social media platform. he/she said, like many travelers, I also searched ‘Mayfair Heritage Puri’ on Google and clicked on what came out first. After which I came to the listing of the hotel and started the process of booking, relying on the authenticity of the site.

A scam of Rs 93,600 with Shreya

A scam of Rs 93,600 with Shreya

After liking the hotel, he/she removed the phone number from the site and made a call. After which Scammer told him/her complete information related to the hotel and shared the photo of the hotel rooms on the email. After which Shreya Mitra felt that all this is real and there would be no deception here. Then he/she transferred Rs 93,600. Soon after, he/she received a fake invoice. Then when Shreya told him/her to email the confirmation related to the payment, he/she was told that the system was down.

Scammer did not stop after scam

Scammer did not stop after scam

The next morning, Shreya received a call from Scammer and was asked to open the Google Pay app and enter the booking ID by clicking on ‘Pay’. After which Shreya realized that something was wrong. he/she then asked the scammer to send all these details to email. After which the scammer has understood that he/she has been caught and he/she kept the phone.

How to avoid hotel booking scam?

How to avoid hotel booking scam?

If you are going to roam somewhere and are going to book the hotel online, first check the official website and do not forget to cross the website. Along with this, do not give the money of hotel rooms first, you can give hotel booking money even after reaching the destination. With this, do not share your hotel booking ID with anyone.

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