Spring Break Fraud

There is an interesting scam praying on students. Specifically scam artists are targeting spring break students looking for a deal on vacation travel. Knowing how busy police are performing normal duties during spring break, criminals looking to commit fraud are becoming extremely bold in their attempts to steal someone's money. These scams come in many forms, and news programs across the nation are reporting on it. Some examples are vacation package scams, misleading information on hostels, or even vacation packages that are misleading, seemingly offering hotel accommodations or the like, but really offering something much less substantial. A lot of news outlets are warning people about these criminals, telling them to avoid anything that seems too good to be true, also avoiding any company without a reputation. Of course there are many ways for students to protect themselves from fraud. Of course this includes avoiding deals that are way to inexpensive to actually be legitimate. But students should also avoid any package that makes them pay before obtaining a rate. Ensure that you receive any receipts or paperwork for the package that you buy. Also avoid any claims stating that you have won some sort of prize, its surprising that this sort of thing still works on people. Pay with a credit card for more easy tracking, and also make sure that you contact any companies that are in the package to ensure that they have actually made a deal with the third party company giving you the package deal.