Iingxoxo zeTourist zeFlorida
I-Florida inikeza i-140 million abavakashi ngonyaka - ngaphezu kwamanye amazwe ase-USA. Abavakashi bayazi. Nazi iinkqubo ezininzi eziqhelekileyo ezivela abavakashi kwi-Orlando, i-Miami, i-Tampa, kunye neengama ze-cruise ze-Florida.
Iintsuku ezisetyenziswa kakhulu ze-Florida Tourist Scams
I-Fake Disney / I-Universal Ticket Sites
Search "Disney World tickets discount" kwaye iindawo ezininzi zithunyelwe. Zibonisa iiphakheji zithunyelwe, iiphakheji zithunyelwe, okanye iiphakheji ezikhoyo. Abalandeli kufinyelela kwi-park, ukutshintshwa, kwaye i-website ivula. Izixhobo ezininzi ezifanelekileyo: i-disneyworld.disney.go.com, i-universalorlando.com, okanye i-resellers eyenziwe ngexabiso ezifana ne-Undercover Tourist kunye ne-Costco Travel.
2. Ukukhangisa Ukukhangisa Ukukhangisa
I-Airbnb / i-VRBO ifake kwi-Orlando, i-Miami Beach, kunye ne-Florida Keys. I-Scammers ifake i-lists efanelekileyo kwi-website ye-fake, ukuthatha imali nge-wire / i-Zelle (khona ukhuseleko lwabathengi), ke zangaphantsi. Iingxabiso ziye zithembisa ukuba i-property ayikho okanye ifumaneka kumadoda efanelekileyo. Ukucaciswa: Ukubhalisela kuphela kwi-Airbnb.com okanye i-VRBO.com ngqo. Akukho ukulahleka nge-Zelle, i-wire, okanye i-cards yesipho zokuhamba.
I-Cruise Port Taxi / I-Transport Scams
Kwi-Port Canaveral, i-Port Miami, kunye ne-Port Everglades, abacwaningi abaxhasi abaxhasi abaxhasi abaxhasi bafuna "iziphakamiso ezininzi" kwiindawo zokuhamba okanye izindawo zokuhamba. Iiphakamiso zokuhamba kunokuba yi-5-10x amaxabiso zokuhamba, kwaye izindawo ezininzi ziye kubhalwe ngexesha elidlulileyo. Ukucaciswa: Ukusebenzisa i-taxi ye-license, i-Uber, okanye i-Lyft kuphela kwi-port ye-official queue.
4. Theme Park Area "Free" Ukukhangisa iziphakamiso
Kwiimeko ze-Orlando theme parks kunye neengqungquthela zeehotele, abathengisi bafumana i-disney tickets okanye iipakheji ze-vacancy "ngaphandle kwe-premium presentation." Le nqungquthela i-timeshare sales pitch ye-4-6 iiyure. Ezinye ziyafumaneka kwi-timeshare marketing; ezinye zithengise i-value-free "vacancy memberships" ezininzi ezidlulileyo.
5. Miami Beach Restaurant / Bar Overcharging
South Beach iindawo ezaziwayo iimali ezihambelana, "imali yentlawulo" engabonakaliweyo ezihambelana neengxaki, kunye neentlawulo yeentlawulo ezihambileyo. Ezinye iziko zihlanganisa izivakashi ngokukodwa kunye "iingxaki zokuhamba" ezahlukileyo. Ukucaciswa: Qhagamshelane iimenyu ezincinciphisa ngexesha elandelayo. Qhagamshelane ukuba i-tip ifumaneka ngaphambi kokufaka i-size yakho.
I-Beach Vendor kunye nePhoto Scams
Kwi-Miami Beach, i-Clearwater, kunye ne-Daytona, abathengisi banikezela iifoto ze-"free" kunye ne-paparazzi, i-snakes, okanye kwi-costume - ke bafumane i-$50-200 emva kokufumana umfanekiso. Ukucaciswa: Qhagamshelana kunye nokuthintela ixabiso jikelele ngokubhaliweyo ngaphambi kokufumana iinkonzo.
Indlela yokuvimbela ukuba i-Florida Tourist
- Iifothi ze-theme park zithunyelwe kuphela kwizilwanyana zomthetho. I-Disney, i-Universal, i-SeaWorld kunye nabathengisi abavelisi abavelisi abavelisi.
- Ukubhalisela izindlu ngokusebenzisa iiplatform ezinkulu kuphela. I-Airbnb, i-VRBO, i-Booking.com, i-Expedia - ayikho kwi-Facebook Marketplace, i-Craigslist, okanye iwebhusayithi ze-deal ezibonakalayo.
- Ukusebenzisa i-credit card yonke into, akukho ikhadi yedebhetri, akuyona imali kwi-pre-bookings, akuyona i-wire transfers, akuyona ikhadi yesipho. Ikhadi ye-credit inikeza ukhuseleko ye-creditback.
- Qinisekisa i-URL ngaphambi kokuthenga. Yenza i-Nudge ekugqibeleni ye-browser ye-real-time trust scores. Thumela i-Chrome.
- Izithombe ze-receipts kunye ne-screen confirmations. Umzekelo yonke into.
- Ukuhlolwa ngaphambi kokuhamba. Khangela "[hotel / i-attraktion name] + scam" ngaphambi kokufaka.
Yintoni ukuyenza ukuba ufumane ngexesha lokufika eFlorida
- Umbhali ngokuzenzekelayo. Screenshots, iifoto, iingxowa, inombolo yefowuni.
- Qhagamshelana ne-charge nge-card yakho ye-credit Kwiintsuku ze-60 emva kokubonisa i-transaction.
- ifayile iinkcukacha zololiwe kunye nenkundla yendawo (i-city police okanye i-county sheriff).
- Ukubhalisa kwi-Florida AG kwi-1-866-9NO-SCAM. I-Florida ihamba ngokuchasene ne-tourist-targeted fraud.
- Qhagamshelana ne-FTC Ngathi reportfraud.ftc.gov.
- Ukuba ingxaki enkulu, Qhagamshelana ne-Procurator General ye-domicile yakho - abaninzi abasebenza kunye ne-Florida AG kwi-cross-state tourism fraud.
- Post ukubuyekeza ngokugqithisileyo kwi-TripAdvisor, i-Google Maps, kunye ne-Yelp ukunceda abathengi abaninzi.