{"id":38,"date":"2011-02-23T13:12:02","date_gmt":"2011-02-23T13:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bedandbreakfast.eu\/blog\/innkeepers\/?p=55"},"modified":"2016-09-21T08:07:16","modified_gmt":"2016-09-21T08:07:16","slug":"con-men-with-bad-cheques","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.bedandbreakfast.eu\/innkeepers\/con-men-with-bad-cheques\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch out for con men with bad cheques"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_57\" style=\"width: 435px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https://blog.bedandbreakfast.eu/innkeepers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/BB_cheque.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-57\" class=\"size-full wp-image-57 \" title=\"Bed &amp; breakfast fraud\" alt=\"B&amp;B money trap\" src=\"https://blog.bedandbreakfast.eu/innkeepers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/BB_cheque.jpg\" width=\"425\" height=\"282\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-57\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Prevent becoming a victim of a money trap!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Recently\u00a0the team of\u00a0<a title=\"Bedandbreakfast.eu\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bedandbreakfast.eu\" target=\"_self\">Bedandbreakfast.eu<\/a>\u00a0gets a lot of reports about con men. They try to swindle B&amp;B owners out of their money by means of bad cheques or credit cards. Prevent becoming a victim of these con men too and read the following information carefully!<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>False reservation request<br \/>\n<\/strong>The con men are operating as follows. You will receive an e-mail with a reservation request, often for several nights and for several people.<\/p>\n<p>The con men pose as an organisation arranging a trip for a group of clients. The e-mail actually seems to come from a legitimate tour operator or university. Pay attention to words in the e-mail like \u2018delegates\u2019, \u2018Christian organisation\u2019, \u2018Christian summit\/Evangelization\u2019, \u2018research\u2019 and \u2018couple coming for their honeymoon\/wedding\u2019.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Much too high amount<br \/>\n<\/strong>If you confirm the booking, the con men will send you a cheque for a much too high amount. For example, you will receive a cheque for 6,000 Euros for a booking worth 2,000 Euros.<\/p>\n<p>The con man will tell you that the remaining 4,000 Euros are meant for car rental, flight tickets, a wedding dress, boat tickets or any other purchase. Next, the con man will ask you to transfer this money to bank account XXXXX. At first, the cheque will be accepted by your bank and the amount appears on your account. So, your mind is soothed and you transfer the 4,000 Euros.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bank reclaims money<br \/>\n<\/strong>Not until a few weeks later your bank or credit card company will discover that the cheque or credit card was forged or stolen. The full 6,000 Euros will be reclaimed from your account. Moreover, you have lost the 4,000 Euros you already transferred. Because the money is already out of the country by then, you do not have the opportunity anymore to get it back.<\/p>\n<p>A variation to this type of con is as follows. The con man will pay you an amount and will then cancel the booking. Next, he will ask you to deposit the money, minus a so called generous compensation for your effort, to another account.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do not respond!<\/strong><br \/>\nWe advise you not to respond to e-mails with this tenor! Pay attention to bank cheques and credit cards for too high amounts. Also, never refund any money. And even more important: if you do not trust the situation, refuse the request.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recently\u00a0the team of\u00a0Bedandbreakfast.eu\u00a0gets a lot of reports about con men. They try to swindle B&amp;B owners out of their money by means of bad cheques or credit cards. 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