Airline Ticket Scam Exposed!

Scammers are impersonating the airlines! Make sure you have the right number when calling them up or they're going to make that trip of yours A LOT more expensive.

[JimBrowning]

The old 'Faremart Travels' model. Nice video!

[neonshadow]

It used to be that if you called a company and got someone who talked like this scammer did, it would be an instant red flag and you would hang up but thanks to nearly every major company outsourcing their support to foreign countries it's become pretty much expected and so these scammers can impersonate support easily.

[Donyourmom]

It’s so funny seeing the scammer transition from a feeling of glee, to a feeling of panic after the fake card was declining within a five minute time frame.

[PrairieMom]

This just happened to my 75 year old sister. She wanted $200 tickets to Calgary and was charged $1200 by some idiot saying he was in New York working for Air Canada.

[Loki-and-Thor]

It’s unfortunate that many companies make it incredibly difficult to find a contact number on their website. It plays right into the hands of these scammers.

[alleneng]

The first red flag would be a dude with a thick Indian accent saying his name is Jim lol

[lakeman]

Why doesn't Google get called out for letting these companies advertise on their platform?

[BlizzardX]

that heavy breathing he does when he’s been caught was amazing lmao

[modtyqr]

Love that they claim to be a huge, world renown company that deals with every airline in the world, and you got the same representative 3 times when you called them.

[JulieS]

Greetings from Australia! I got a call from a scammer and I asked him what state (in Australia) he was calling from and he couldn't answer. Asking for local knowledge is one good way of finding out if they are in city they are calling from.

[Violett]

STOOPPP, the heavy breathing 😂😂 he was terrified 🤣🤣 and rightly so 😂😂

[maxgc]

The little jingle when you reveal India or Nigeria always cracks me up
😂😂

[BulletAgario]

I honestly had no clue this scam existed, thanks for raising awareness about it. I’m happy I didn’t deal with scammers when I flew from Boston to IL back in July.

[jeff-hhmc]

“I’m from New York.”
“What part?”
“Los Angelos.”

😂😂😂

[davidadausuel]

I just wanted to say thank you for posting this video, because there are so many dishonest people out there that lack morals and values, and don’t mind destroying someone’s life for selfish gains. Thank you for what you do.

[BelleRose]

It was funny how the scammer didn't know any of the areas of New York City 😂 But the scammers sure are clever with how they imitate real airlines. Thank you for your work Ben!

[gilly]

Dude actually buys a ticket to see what happens with the scam. Big W

[CookiesLikei]

the dramatic music when you asked to go to India... comedic gold

[JesseSwaney]

I was just a victim of this scam, and it brought me very close to death. I'd love to tell you my story, Pleasant Green.

[ellenjeane]

I swear I nearly fell for something like this when I tried to get my flight credit used for a trip. It's scary how sneaky this stuff gets. But it felt mega weird right off the bat and it didn't get far.