Month: December 2017

Rita Hunter – Police probe reports of bookings fraud

Convicted fraudster Rita Hunter is facing fresh allegations of defrauding holidaymakers. Merseyside Police confirmed it was investigating six reports received relating to flights and accommodation booked through a third-party company but not supplied or paid for. Police have not named the company or suspects involved, but have urged victims to come forward. The six complainants, […]

No single fix for cybercrime

Travel companies should use a combination of solutions to protect themselves from cyber crime, including staff training, antivirus software and “phrase” passwords, according to a cyber security expert. Speaking at the Aito Overseas Conference in Evora, Portugal, Stephen Hall, managing consultant in governance, risk and compliance, Acuity Group, said there was “no such thing as […]

Johnny Pollard faces new fraud accusations

Convicted fraudster Johnny Pollard has been accused of duping would-be holidaymakers out of tens of thousands of pounds. Greater Manchester Police confirmed it had launched an investigation into a travel-related fraud after Travel Weekly spoke to 12 complainants claiming they booked holidays with Pollard which later turned out to be bogus. They were each offered […]

Free protection from malicious emails

Travel anti-fraud group offers firms free protection from malicious emails Anti-fraud in travel group Prevention of Fraud in Travel (PROfiT) has launched a new free Domain Main Service tool for firms. Quad9 filters emails to prevent spam from known malicious IP addressed from entering users mailbox’s. PROFiT estimates that 40% of all spam contains malware […]

Homeworker found guilty of defrauding Advantage

A homeworker who defrauded Advantage Travel Partnership of tens of thousands of pounds has been handed a suspended jail sentence. Rita Hunter, who ran Hunters Travel in Liverpool, was ordered to pay back £33,000 to the consortium. Hunter admitted using former customers’ credit and debit cards to pay for new bookings through the consortium, while […]