The mates wife works in hotel security and got this warning email.
This is kinda scary if only because of how simple
it is.I'll bet this works all too often.
Just thought I'd put the email On he sent me as just a wee warning.
Some hotels are passing this on to people as a warning.
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You arrive at your hotel and check in at the front
desk. When checking in, you give the front desk your credit
card (for all the charges for your room). You get to your room and
settle in. Someone calls the front desk and asked for
(example) Room 620
(which happens to be your room). Your phone rings
in your room. You answer and the person on the other end says
the following,
'This is the front desk. When checking in, we came
cross a problem with your charge card information. Please re-read
me your credit card number and verify the last 3 digits numbers
at the reverse side of your charge card.'
Not thinking anything you might give this person
your information, since the call seems to come from the front desk.
But actually, it is a scam of someone calling from outside the
hotel/front desk. They ask for a random room number. Then, ask you
for credit card information and address information. Sounding so
professional that you do think you are talking to the front desk.
.
If you ever encounter this problem on your
vacation, tell the caller that you will be down at the front desk to clear up any problems...
Then, go to the front desk and ask if there was a
problem. If there was none, inform the manager of the hotel that
someone called to scam you of your credit card information acting like a front desk employee. This scam is spreading all over the states.