🎄 HOLIDAY SCAM ALERT – STAY SAFE!
🛍 Online Shopping Scams
⚠️ Fake websites with “unbelievable” deals
⚠️ Counterfeit goods (designer, electronics)
⚠️ Social media ads → scam checkout pages
🎁 Gift Card Fraud
🚫 Tampered cards drained after activation
🚫 Fake resale offers with empty balances
🚫 Payment requests via gift cards = scam
📦 Delivery Scams
📨 “Package delayed” texts → phishing links
📨 Fake refund notices asking for bank info
📨 Bogus courier sites stealing credentials
✈️ Travel Scams
🧳 Counterfeit holiday packages & flights
🧳 Fake vacation rentals with stolen photos
🧳 “Exclusive deals” needing wire transfer
📱 Phishing & Social Media
👤 Impersonation of charities or friends
👤 Scam links in SMS or WhatsApp
👤 Fake contests asking for personal info
✅ SAFETY RITUALS
🔒 Verify URLs – stick to trusted retailers
🎫 Buy gift cards from official stores only
🚫 Don’t click unsolicited links
💳 Use credit cards for stronger protection
📞 Confirm travel bookings directly
You can check if a holiday company is ABTA protected by using the official ABTA Member Search tool on their website.
👉 Visit ABTA’s Member Search page to look up any travel agent or tour operator and confirm whether they are registered with ABTA.