*NEW* Cruise Travel Scams You Haven’t Heard Of (TSA Warning!)
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The creator provides an overview of various travel and cruise-related scams to help travelers remain vigilant. The video details several specific schemes, including Facebook impersonators who pose as well-known cruise personalities to solicit fake deposits and the high-five scam where vendors slip friendship bracelets onto travelers to demand payment. The creator also warns about malvertising, where malicious Google ads provide fake customer service numbers to trick passengers into paying fraudulent fees or rebooking at lower rates. Additional warnings include juice hacking at airports via public USB ports and physical thefts in cities like Barcelona, such as gold chain snatching and the balloon scam involving street performers. The video concludes with advice on avoiding cash payments to taxi drivers to prevent fare manipulation and a warning against purchasing resale cruise wristbands, which may be outdated and invalid for access to exclusive areas.
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The best way to not get caught up in a travel or a tourist scam is to be aware.
Now, unfortunately, there is a scam happening on Facebook. I know it's not going to surprise a lot of you, but basically what has happened in this case is he told the tale of sadly a couple who were swindled out of about $360.
Now, this is one of the most sophisticated scams that have been targeting not only cruisers, but travelers of all sorts.
Now, the TSA has recently warned travelers about a scam called juice hacking.
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