{"id":2685,"date":"2023-06-22T07:27:12","date_gmt":"2023-06-22T07:27:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/?p=2685"},"modified":"2024-02-10T09:48:09","modified_gmt":"2024-02-10T09:48:09","slug":"scammers-target-victims-of-easy-jet-cancellations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/scam\/scammers-target-victims-of-easy-jet-cancellations\/","title":{"rendered":"Scammers target victims of easy Jet cancellations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Scammers commonly take advantage of any opportunity to con unsuspecting people, and easyJet airline cancellations due to the current pandemic have created such an opportunity. Victims of these cancellations, many of whom are unfamiliar with the reimbursement process, are prime targets as they are more likely to turnout to be vulnerable and less wary of the scammers. The most common type of scam related to easyJet cancellations is the phishing scam. In this type of scam, the criminals will usually send a fake email to the victims that appear to be from easyJet. The scammer may also offer a \u201cspecial\u201d refund program or a voucher to be used on their website. Customers are tricked into providing their personal information, such as bank account details or boarding pass numbers, in exchange for money or services. Other common scams related to easyJet cancellations involve price manipulation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/image-123.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/image-123-1024x820.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2686\" width=\"278\" height=\"222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/image-123-1024x820.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/image-123-300x240.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/image-123-768x615.png 768w, https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/image-123-1536x1230.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/image-123-624x500.png 624w, https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/image-123.png 1613w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 278px) 100vw, 278px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In these scams, the con-artists attempt to lure victims by offering cheap flight tickets. This can involve creating fake accounts on websites such as Expedia and Orbitz. Once the payment is processed, the victim finds out that the ticket does not exist and that they\u2019ve been scammed out of their money. Some victims may also be targeted by another type of scam, known as \u201cDouble Booking\u201d. This type of scam involves conmen taking the victims\u2019 details during the booking process, and then canceling the booking and refunding the amount in the conman\u2019s own account. Victims are then left with no ticket and out of pocket. Finally, there are also scams related to fraudulent refunds. In these scams, the conman requests for a refund from easyJet and in exchange, the victim is offered a voucher usually for more than the amount refunded. By the time the victims realise that they\u2019ve been scammed, the conman has already disappeared. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scammers commonly take advantage of any opportunity to con unsuspecting people, and easyJet airline cancellations due to the current pandemic have created such an opportunity. Victims of these cancellations, many of whom are unfamiliar with the reimbursement process, are prime targets as they are more likely to turnout to be vulnerable and less wary of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2686,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2685","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-awareness","category-scam"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2685","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2685"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2685\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2831,"href":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2685\/revisions\/2831"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2686"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2685"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2685"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2685"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}