Lay My Hat

Obviously a scam...I wonder how it works. Probably they pay with a cloned credit card, then cancel and ask for a refund on another account they can get their hands on.
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Good day,

My name is Daniel Alex from The group travel experts. I would like to make the following reservation for my client who comes with his family for a short vacation.

Entry: October 16, 2019

Departure date: October 31, 2019

Type of rooms: 1 double room and 1 single room OR 1 apartment for 3 people Number of guests: 3 adults Please return with the cost of the entire stay of the 3 Guests and confirm if you receive Visa or MasterCard for payment.

Thank you

Daniel Alex

Bridge House
1A Low Ousegate York
North Yorkshire
United Kingdom
YO1 9QU
Reg No:05694594
VAT No:921039553

Hi Giuliano, I am not sure it's a scam, the address, post code and VAT number all line up with "The Group Company". might be worth checking with them first before you dismiss it.

Dusty wrote:Hi Giuliano, I am not sure it's a scam, the address, post code and VAT number all line up with "The Group Company". might be worth checking with them first before you dismiss it.

hi Dusty, I am quite sure it's a scam: English is poor ("receive credit cards"?), the "Good Day" greeting is typical and, besides, mine is not a hotel, but a villa, so asking for single and double rooms makes no sense.

THE GROUP COMPANY (UK) LIMITED
05694594 - Incorporated on 1 February 2006
Bridge House, 1a Low Ousegate, York, YO1 9QU

It looks like some sort of shell company, used as a cover. No officers have been registered with Companies House.

Along with other things, that email shouts "scam" to me. It's not at all clever, and I doubt it will bring much of a return for Mr. Daniel Alex (or whomever).

On the basis that the wording is identical to several hundred other scam attempts - and that’s just the ones I’ve received or seen reported - I’m going to stick my neck out and say “scam”, even without seeing the email addresses and headers.