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New scam: Beware of travel fakes!

The travel industry is constantly trying to trick you. Here's the latest.

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Christopher Elliott
Jan 12, 2025
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A few weeks before his trip from Minneapolis to Florence, Italy, Scott Mayer received an email from United Airlines that said his flight had been canceled and that he owed $600 in "cancellation" fees.

Just one problem: United says it didn't send it.

Mayer, an event producer from Minneapolis, had been contacted by a scammer who was trying to prod him into …

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