"Lost fun" because of cheap travel in the summer

During the summer holidays, wanting to have a relaxing family trip, to strengthen the bond between family members, Mr. Q. in Tan Uyen City went online to find a suitable address. While surfing the internet, he found a suitable resort in Binh Thuan, so he clicked on the website to see. "This is truly an ideal place for the family", Mr. Q. was happy to see the sea view, swimming pool, and luxurious hotel rooms being introduced, but importantly, the price was affordable, with attractive promotional packages.

Excited to have found a suitable address, Mr. Q. sent a message on the resort's page and received detailed advice from a person claiming to be a "resort employee", along with a promotion of "10% discount for referrals".

The more they texted back and forth, the more anxious the “staff” became to urge Mr. Q. to close the deal and make a deposit on the same day because there were so many guests that they were afraid there would be no more rooms. At one point, the consultant even agreed to increase the “discount” to 30% and required an immediate deposit.

Faced with the consultant’s impatience, Mr. Q. doubtfully checked the information related to this resort. Surprisingly, the “owner” said that his business did not have any discount or promotion programs as advertised on the other page; at the same time, he said that the other information page was fake, many people have reported on this issue.

This is not an isolated case of going online to search for information about resorts and tourism and being tricked into transferring a deposit. Previously, on the occasion of the April 30 holiday, Ms. H's family, living in Tan Uyen City, went online to find a resort for the whole family to enjoy the holiday. She went to a website designed exactly like that of a famous resort in Ba Ria - Vung Tau for reference and was quite surprised to see the information "50% discount". After talking with the consultant, this person asked to transfer the deposit on the same day because "fear of running out of rooms".

However, when Ms. H. cross-checked the information and checked the phone number of the business that is usually listed under the advertising information page, she did not find it. Continuing to perform other steps to check the information, Ms. H. was informed by the resort owner that she might have been lured by a bad guy, and that the business did not have a 50% discount program.

Nowadays, as people's travel needs are increasing, many people go online to find suitable destinations and also face the risk of being scammed. The tricks of the subjects are very sophisticated, they often offer attractive promotional packages to attract customers and finally require deposit transfer on the same day. If customers are impatient and do not check the information carefully, it is easy to be "trapped".

Faced with the above situation, to proactively detect and prevent this type of crime, authorities recommend that people carefully research information when choosing travel packages and services; should choose tour booking, room booking, and airline ticket booking services from reputable companies or through travel apps (travel apps verified through other channels).

Be cautious when receiving offers to buy travel packages or airline tickets at prices that are too cheap during the tourist season (20-30% cheaper, even 50% cheaper than the general market price). Be especially cautious when asked to transfer a deposit to hold a seat, if possible, make a direct payment transaction...

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