Warning issued over Iata phishing scam

A warning has gone out to the trade over an apparent phishing scam seeking to obtain direct payments from travel companies.

The alert was raised by Traveltek president and chief executive Kenny Picken after receiving an email purporting to be from Iata claiming to be carrying out a payments audit.

It claimed to be sent by an Iata accounts/invoicing general manager warning that: “Strict compliance will be highly appreciated to avoid any form of sanctions.”