Fake ticket
Feb 22, 2018, 5:32 pm
#18
Join Date: Jun 2011
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I have heard of this scam..Majority of the time the ,'mark' is contacted by the con artist passenger in question around the time he claims to be flying to meet her.
He gets 'stuck' at an airport in between / lost luggage / lost documents/ no funds . Asks the 'mark' to wire funds by western Union etc.
Not everyone is sharp enough to spot the con and some do wire the funds . (They would have contacted multiple women via social media)
He gets 'stuck' at an airport in between / lost luggage / lost documents/ no funds . Asks the 'mark' to wire funds by western Union etc.
Not everyone is sharp enough to spot the con and some do wire the funds . (They would have contacted multiple women via social media)
Feb 23, 2018, 12:43 am
#19
Join Date: Aug 2012
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I have heard of this scam..Majority of the time the ,'mark' is contacted by the con artist passenger in question around the time he claims to be flying to meet her.
He gets 'stuck' at an airport in between / lost luggage / lost documents/ no funds . Asks the 'mark' to wire funds by western Union etc.
Not everyone is sharp enough to spot the con and some do wire the funds . (They would have contacted multiple women via social media)
He gets 'stuck' at an airport in between / lost luggage / lost documents/ no funds . Asks the 'mark' to wire funds by western Union etc.
Not everyone is sharp enough to spot the con and some do wire the funds . (They would have contacted multiple women via social media)
on topic a complete scam
Feb 23, 2018, 4:34 am
#22
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I have heard of this scam..Majority of the time the ,'mark' is contacted by the con artist passenger in question around the time he claims to be flying to meet her.
He gets 'stuck' at an airport in between / lost luggage / lost documents/ no funds . Asks the 'mark' to wire funds by western Union etc.
Not everyone is sharp enough to spot the con and some do wire the funds . (They would have contacted multiple women via social media)
He gets 'stuck' at an airport in between / lost luggage / lost documents/ no funds . Asks the 'mark' to wire funds by western Union etc.
Not everyone is sharp enough to spot the con and some do wire the funds . (They would have contacted multiple women via social media)
"Am late already, I bought a lot for you and I know you will like them but when I come we will still shop ok, so you take things you like. Am in the airport.. About to board in now. Am happy I will see you tomorrow. Love you so much"
But he was flying to the wrong city! Apparently video call never connects, haha.
The next stage of the scam has yet to materialise. Though obviously he has painted that he has lots of money, business class, etc. so it seems likely that that's the trick.
Feb 23, 2018, 6:26 pm
#23
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Feb 23, 2018, 7:06 pm
#24
Join Date: Sep 2015
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Don't make Hawaiian Airlines cry! They have the IATA prefix 173!
Maybe a "long-distance relationship"-scam: I.e. a stranger claiming to have wildly fallen in love with you and trying to persuade you to send money so that they can buy a ticket to come see you, and marry you (duh!). I suspect that this is just a more sophisticated version to demonstrate that they have bought a ticket and now need cash (and therefore ask to send money via gift cards or Western Union).
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We really shouldn't be pointing out what makes this e-ticket stick out. We wouldn't want this scammers to improve on their shoddy work...
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We really shouldn't be pointing out what makes this e-ticket stick out. We wouldn't want this scammers to improve on their shoddy work...
Feb 23, 2018, 11:10 pm
#26
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Canadia
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• In the line with the fare "2,043.68", one of the digits is higher than the others.
• "EK 398" vs "EK028" have different fonts, sizes and kerning. Really looks like a cut & paste.
• There's a blur to most of the text, as you'd expect from an image scan... but some text appears very sharp, especially the number below the barcode.
• "EK 398" vs "EK028" have different fonts, sizes and kerning. Really looks like a cut & paste.
• There's a blur to most of the text, as you'd expect from an image scan... but some text appears very sharp, especially the number below the barcode.
Feb 24, 2018, 6:31 am
#27
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