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Yes 100% agree and very important! No issue booking via WA only the small number of time folks seem to be asked for card details. Phone same I guess. As you say if it was a regular thing it would be formalised via a platform. ! -
Making a reservation via booking. com, or any other legitimate site is still far more secure than phone, WhatsApp, text, letter, or any other medium. It’s a very small number of people who have been scammed, which of course is no consolation for...
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Also, if you are suspicious and the URL looks good do not click the link. Type in the URL into a browser, don't do a copy and paste. Some letters that look like they are in the Latin alphabet may be similar looking letters in another alphabet and... -
jenwearing replied to the thread WhatsApp, pay in advance?.I’ve done 40 ish WhatsApp bookings and only one asked me for prepayment. I said I didn’t have a card that would work and he said fine. I paid cash when I arrived. No problem. This is important. They don’t actually require prepayment if they are...
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jenwearing replied to the thread WhatsApp, pay in advance?.This is a good question. If they reach out to you in a new medium or from a new account/handle it’s perfectly okay to go back to the booking app or call the place directly (with the phone number published in booking) to clear up anything. That...
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jenwearing replied to the thread WhatsApp, pay in advance?.Yes! So in the screenshot you can see where I got a message from someone I was already booked with. The message explains that they need to verify my credit card info and have me a link. If you read the link carefully, it is not booking.com. It...
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Same here. But i can understand enjoying music or podcasts etc while walking. I also like to have ear buds in case I need to make a call. I know it's not a big deal in the scheme of things - but I have noticed a tendency these days for people to...
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Except when you get messages from properties where you have booked via the Booking platform.
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I agree with your post! I’m nomadic and do 250-300 nights a year on booking . com and whilst no one is beyond scamming, if you follow your advice you should be able to avoid it. Look at the wording on any communication you get, scammers have...
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jenwearing replied to the thread WhatsApp, pay in advance?.Sorry, I didn’t mean to say you did anything wrong to be in this position. I can see how it may have come off this way. It wasn’t my intent.I guess I was speaking in more general terms of site safety which you obviously know your way around but...
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