Thousands of people have been duped by several social media scams offering free flights with Emirates and Etihad Airways. Link to article
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Airline ticket fraud: Receive two free airline tickets
Receiving two free tickets from Southwest Airlines for simply following an online link sounds too good to be true. A “phishing” scam promising two free airline tickets has made its way back to Facebook. Link to article
Airline fraud worker
An airline worker has been fined £1,000 for attempting to smuggle cigarettes into the UK through Manchester Airport. David Martin Cooke (51) of Shipham Close, Leigh was arrested on December 8, 2012 by Border Force officers when he attempted to pass through the Customs Green Channel at Manchester Airport with 1,320 duty-free cigarettes, plus other […]
Airlines warn customers to beware of email scams
We have a theory that the day after someone first thought up using email to scam consumers, the first airline phishing email went out. Phishing, of course, is giving the appearance that an email, with its wonderful offers, came from a legitimate company offering amazing travel deals or free tickets or whatever. In fact, the […]