Beware of travel vouchers

Summer is the season for traveling to relax after a long stressful period. In order to save money for the trip, people often look for cheap tours or hunt for discount vouchers. Understanding this psychology, many subjects offer attractive invitations for cheap or even free travel with the purpose of defrauding tourists to get money. Because of gullibility, many people become victims, and when they suddenly realize that they have lost their money, it is too late.

Not out of that trend, the story about travel became the main topic at the beginning of the street when the children had just finished the school year. Ms. Van made a plan: After Tu finished his high school graduation exam, I will take the children to visit Da Lat for a week.
You're willing to spend a lot! A family trip that lasts a whole week must cost quite a bit. Mrs. Tuyen looked quite admiring.
Ms. Van explained: At first, I thought the same as you, so I hesitated and didn't dare to decide. But I'm going online to look for cheap tours and hunt for discount vouchers. If I can, I'll go right after my child finishes his exam.
Just then, Lan Hai and his wife passed by and said: What voucher, what a scam. My husband and I have just become “prey” of the “cheap travel” voucher scam.
They were so good at business but still got scammed, they are really good!. Mrs. Tuyen used a humorous tone to ease Ms. Lan Hai's sadness of losing money. Ms. Van eagerly asked: So how did they scam you that you fell for their trick?
Ms. Lan Hai recounted the incident: I received a phone call saying “I became one of the 10 lucky people” and was invited to the conference to receive a free travel voucher, with a commitment that participants would not have to pay any fees. Then my husband and I arrived at the location as invited and were given a voucher from a resort in Phu Quoc. But to use the voucher, we had to make a deposit to reserve a seat, the deposit was 30% of the contract value, and we would also receive gifts and cash. Seeing no suspicious signs, I agreed to transfer the money. 3 weeks later, on the departure date, there was no car to pick us up, no plane tickets, and the conference organizer could not be contacted. When we returned to the conference hotel, we were told “That company only rents the hall by the hour”.
Ms. Lan Hai continued: After the incident happened, I learned more about the issue and learned that many victims were "hooked" by being given "0 VND travel" vouchers and committed to sponsoring all the costs of the trip. But in reality, when arriving at the tourist destination, the organizer used all kinds of tactics to make the customers "pay" for expensive items compared to their actual value. Or they would have to buy the items offered at exorbitant prices, otherwise they would have to pay for the trip.
Hearing Lan Hai's story, Van woke up from her dream: "Luckily I didn't click on the links to register to receive discount vouchers, otherwise I would have lost my deposit."
“You lock the barn door after the horse has fled,” Ms. Lan Hai warns: Free tours are often “bait” for deposit scams. Real travel companies will never call out of the blue, force you to pay a fee, or ask you to “receive a gift” in a vague way. Don’t let attractive invitations make you lose your guard.
To avoid becoming a victim of fraud, consulting lawyers recommend: When receiving travel vouchers, everyone should check whether this travel company is reputable and has full transparent information? Check on websites or e-commerce sites that specialize in selling vouchers. In case of receiving an e-voucher, check the email that sent the voucher, in which note that the email sending the voucher has the name of the issuing company at the end, not personal emails. Always check information from official sources, avoid providing personal information to unreliable websites or subjects. Be a smart consumer and share this useful information with those around you.

Thai Uyen

Source: https://baobacninh.vn/canh-giac-voi-voucher-du-lich-97664.html