Travel industry insiders remind consumers to carefully confirm when choosing to book tickets online to avoid counterfeiting**. A man in Canada lost more than $2,200 to book a ticket to Brazil through a fraudulent trip**.
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Last October, Sam Salam, who lives in Vancouver, was booking a flight to Brazil to see his girlfriend when he found a travel agency through a Google search. After he paid for his ticket, Salam said that after calling ** on the Internet, he felt that something was not quite right.
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Salam told CTV that they sent me a ticket, but it was a strange ticket, and they said they would send me the real original ticket later.
Salam credited with booking his ticket through Flight Centre Canada. When his ticket hadn't arrived, he decided to go to the Air Canada Centre store to find out in person, only to be told that he had booked his ticket through a fraudulent company.
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Salam said that as soon as I walked into the office, they already knew about the problem and said it was a **.
Salam was cheated out of 2,280 yuan.
Now the Air Canada Centre is warning their customers to be careful when booking flights to avoid falling into fake** counterfeits that are counterfeiting their company.
Chris Lynes, General Manager of the Air Canada Centre, said, "We're seeing a lot of fraud** counterfeiting the Air Canada Centre, and many times people arrive at the airport only to realize they haven't actually booked their flights.
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According to the company, an example of counterfeiting an Air Canada center is the use of "center" in a link, which is the American spelling of "centre."
The company said it had heard that many victims had lost thousands of dollars and wanted to warn customers to be careful when booking tickets.
Lynes said that we are in contact with Google, and our legal team has been working hard to clear those, but after we have cleared one, another fake seems to reappear.
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Salam had to buy another ticket to Brazil, and despite being scammed, he said he had a great trip with his girlfriend and that he was optimistic about it.
Salam said, thank God, I'm safe and happy, as we always say, this is life!
Since he paid for the ticket with a debit card, Salam was unable to get a refund.
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Experts remind that when booking tickets, you should always use a credit card, as you are more likely to get a refund if something goes wrong.