Tips to stay safe from travel scams
If you're booking a trip soon, you need to watch out for travel scams. They're getting more sophisticated, and scammers using new artificial intelligence tools have become better at creating fake websites and using stolen data to their advantage. If you get an unexpected text or email from your hotel asking for a payment, find their number online and call them directly to ask if it's legitimate.
If you get a text saying your flight has been canceled and offering to help you rebook, go to the airline's website and check with them directly. And don't post photos of your plane tickets on social media.
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