An Estonian man used insufficiently funded cards to obtain about €18,000 in Finnair duty-free merchandise across at least 17 flights, including 49 Suunto watches. Some pre-orders used false details, and online resale of the watches helped expose the scheme.
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British Airways passenger faces costly rebooking after scammers cancel his return ticket through a fake support account.
Biman Bangladesh Airlines (BG) faces serious allegations involving two flight attendants accused of targeting business class passengers with romance scams.
A passenger attempting to resolve a cancelled flight through United Airlines (UA) ended up losing $17,000 in a phone scam.
A Sicilian student faces charges for a $200K (€180,000) scam involving fake boarding passes to exploit flight discounts offered by Sicily’s government.
United Airlines (UA) is warning its flight attendants about a growing cyber threat, Cybercriminals are targeting employees with fake websites to steal login credentials and redirect their paychecks.
To penalise individuals after two years of travel restrictions, Air India has barred local agents from buying tickets in the Canada sector.