Spices Scam
Heads up! An online offer says, “My son works at McCormicks’ Spices and says, pending where you live, you can get a complete spice rack for $15”. Please beware – I fell for this, and it turned out to be an American company. My Canadian bank warned me of attempted fraudulent activity on my card, and I have now canceled my card. It looked and appeared so legit!
Canada Carbon Tax Rebate Scam
Hotel Scam
This is one of the best scams I’ve heard about.
You arrive at your hotel and check-in at the front desk. Typically, you give the front desk your credit card (for any charges to your room).
You go to your room and settle in. All is good.
The hotel receives a call, and the caller asks for (as an example) room 620 – which happens to be your room.
The phone rings in your room. You answer, and the person on the other end says, ‘ This is the front desk. When checking in, we encountered a problem with your charge card information. Please re-read me your credit card number and verify the last 3 digits on the reverse side of your charge card.’
Not thinking anything wrong, since the call seems to come from the front desk, you oblige.
But it is a scam by someone calling from outside the hotel.
They have asked for a random room number and then asked you for your credit card and address information.
They sound so professional that you think you are talking to the front desk.
If you ever encounter this scenario on your travels, tell the caller that you will be down to the front desk to clear up any problems. Then, go to the front desk or call directly and ask if there was a problem.
If there was none, inform the hotel manager that someone, acting like a front desk employee, tried to scam you of your credit card information.
This was sent by someone who has been duped……..and is still cleaning up the mess.
ANYONE traveling should be aware of this one!
