Jean, a consultant who owns a holiday rental cottage, received a call about the renewal of an advertisement in an accommodation directory for her cottage. Jean was particularly busy and the woman told her that it had to be done that day to make the print deadline. The woman asked for Jean’s credit card details so that she could receive a discount on the ad. Jean thought that this was one of many publications that she had previously used, so she provided her details.
The next day Jean received an invoice by fax stating that $350 had been debited from her credit card, and a proof copy of the ad from the accommodation directory. Jean then knew that she has been conned. The proof copy looked familiar using details from her cottage website but she had never heard of the directory and certainly hadn’t previously advertised with it.
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